Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 60 ILCS 1 > Article 210 - Township Refuse Collection And Disposal

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Ashes: means residue from fires used for cooking and for heating buildings. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/210-10
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Garbage: means wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food and wastes from the handling, storage, and sale of produce. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/210-10
• General Revenue Law of Illinois: or any equivalent expression, when used with reference to revenue, shall be deemed to refer to the Property Tax Code and all existing and future amendments thereto and modifications thereof, and all rules now or hereafter adopted pursuant thereto. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.23
• Recycling: means the transfer of brush, wood chips, or leaves by employees of the township to a facility or place that will utilize the product without charge. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/210-10
• Refuse: means (i) combustible trash, including but not limited to paper, cartons, boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, tree branches, yard trimmings, wood furniture, and bedding; (ii) noncombustible trash, including but not limited to metals, tin cans, metal furniture, dirt, small quantities of rock and pieces of concrete, glass, crockery, and other mineral waste; and (iii) street rubbish, including but not limited to street sweepings, dirt, leaves, catch-basin dirt, and contents of litter receptacles. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/210-10