Litter definition

Litter means any object or matter which is discarded by a person in any place except in an approved receptacle provided for that purpose or at a waste handling facility or waste disposal facility;
Litter means any garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse, waste materials, or debris.
Litter means all refuse and includes any other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as prohibited under these Bye-Laws, tends to create uncleanliness or a danger or nuisance to public health, safety or welfare.

Examples of Litter in a sentence

  • Litter and debris removal includes the pickup, removal, and disposal from the right-of-way and County property of any obstacle such as wood, signs, tires, cans, etc., which cannot be traversed by the mowing equipment.

  • During that time we have had many issues including:- Not closing at the appropriate time- Drunk people mingling in the street from the restaurant late at night, with shouting and loutish behaviour into the early hours.- Customers and staff using the steps of Hinde House as places to 'hang out' and being abusive to residents when being asked to move- Cigarette smoking outside the entrance- Litter, including cigarette butts, being left in the street close to the entrances to our flats.

  • Keep Wales Tidy (2010) Litter in Wales: Understanding Littering and littering.

  • Authorizing Award of Contract Through ESCNJ – Columbus Park Gazebo – Bench, Litter Receptacle and Table Replacements – Ben Shaffer Recreation Inc.

  • We will also build on the G20 Marine Litter Action Plan as elucidated in the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision.


More Definitions of Litter

Litter means waste, excluding hazardous waste, arising from activities in public areas that has not been deposited of in a public litter container;
Litter means any garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse, waste materials, or debris not exceeding 10 pounds in weight or 15 cubic feet in volume. Litter includes but is not limited to empty beverage containers, cigarette butts, food waste packaging, other food or candy wrappers, handbills, empty cartons, or boxes.
Litter means “garbage”, “refuse”, and “rubbish” as defined herein and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
Litter means discarded and abandoned solid waste materials that are not special waste or industrial waste.
Litter means any garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse, waste materials, or debris. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 455B.361(1))
Litter means any discarded Solid Waste lying in a public place.
Litter means, for purposes of this chapter, any solid waste that is discarded or scattered about a solid waste management facility outside the immediate working area.