Define: Refuse

How is Refuse defined in a legal contract?

• Refuse means any garbage, rubbish, or waste materials. Seen in 62 SEC filings
• Refuse means decaying and non-decaying waste, including but not limited to garbage, rubbish, residual ash from incineration, street cleanings, market and dry or semi-solid sewage treatment waste. Seen in 61 SEC filings
• Refuse means all waste products that have the nature of solids rather than liquids and which are composed wholly or partially of materials such as garbage, litter, residues from spills clean-up or other discarded materials. Seen in 49 SEC filings
• Refuse means any waste matter resulting from various activities or processes, that cannot be consumed, used or processed by the generator, whether it's biodegradable, non-biodegradable, recyclable, solid or semi-solid. Seen in 46 SEC filings
• Refuse means all matters produced from industrial or community life, eligible for decomposition that are not defined as sewage. Seen in 40 SEC filings
• Refuse means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, except body wastes, and includes garbage, rubbish, residual ash from incineration, street cleanings, and industrial wastes. Seen in 40 SEC filings
• Refuse means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, discarded animals, abandoned automobiles, and market and industrial wastes. Seen in 37 SEC filings
• Refuse means solid waste not carried by water through the sewage system. Seen in 33 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

Refuse means waste not carried by water, potentially biodegradable or non-biodegradable, and not defined as sewage.

Relevant Contract Type

• Waste Management Services Contract
• Environmental Compliance Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• When arranging waste disposal services with a third-party provider.
• When defining roles and responsibilities in an industry where waste production and disposal is a norm.

Relevant Sectors

• Manufacturing

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Genie Definition 2

Refuse means discarded or unwanted matters, including garbage, rubbish, and other residuals from [industry/community activities].

Relevant Contract Type

• Purchase of Services Agreement
• Construction Contract
• Property Lease Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• When specifying responsibilities for waste management in a construction setting.
• When defining terms in property lease agreement regarding waste handling.

Relevant Sectors

• Retail
• Property Management
• Construction

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