Trash & Recycling in Portland, OR (2026)

Portland City Code § 17.102.290

No person may store, or cause to be stored, containers of solid waste, recycling or compostables in public right-of-way without a permit from the City Administrator. For the purposes of this Section, storage means leaving containers in the right of way for more than two hours either before or after collection during normal business hours. If collection occurs after normal business hours, contai...

Portland City Code § 17.102.290

No person may store, or cause to be stored, containers of solid waste, recycling or compostables in public right-of-way without a permit from the City Administrator. For the purposes of this Section, storage means leaving containers in the right of way for more than two hours either before or after collection during normal business hours. If collection occurs after normal business hours, contai...

Portland City Code § 17.102.295

It is a violation of Chapter 17.102 for any customer to: A. Place in a recycling cart, recycling container or recycling bin any plastic bag, diapers, pet waste, Styrofoam, wood, food, yard debris, or any solid waste; or, B. Place in a compost cart or compost container any plastic bag, diapers, pet waste, Styrofoam, or any solid waste.

Portland City Code § 17.102.270.A.1.c

Covered food scraps generating businesses must separate their food scraps for collection. d. For all building projects within the City where the total job cost (including both demolition and construction phases) exceeds $50,000, the general contractor must ensure that 75 percent of the solid waste produced on the job site is recycled. In addition, certain materials generated on the job site mu...

Portland City Code § 29.20.010(H)

H. Trash and debris. Remove, and keep removed, unless specifically authorized by ordinance to do otherwise: 1. All garbage, offal, dead animals, animal and human waste, and waste materials (All garbage must be stored as specified in Section 29.30.140); 2. Accumulations of litter, glass, scrap materials (such as wood, metal, paper, and plastics), junk, combustible materials, stagnant water, or...

Portland City Code § 29.30.140.C

The owner of a residential rental property of four or fewer dwelling units must provide for each dwelling unit, or subscribe to and pay for weekly recycling and composting service and every-other-week garbage removal service by a franchisee as defined in Portland City Code Chapter 17.102, where each dwelling unit is provided with at least one 20 gallon receptacle into which garbage and rubbish ...

Portland City Code § 16.20.120

N. If the vehicle is a drop box parked during the hours of sunset to sunrise without reflective devices on the edge or side of the vehicle nearest the center of the street. The reflective device must be plainly visible for a distance of 200 feet in either direction from the drop box, parallel with the center of the street. O. If the vehicle is a drop box within 50 feet of an intersection wit...

Portland City Code § 29.30.140.C

The owner of a residential rental property of four or fewer dwelling units must provide for each dwelling unit, or subscribe to and pay for weekly recycling and composting service and every-other-week garbage removal service by a franchisee as defined in Portland City Code Chapter 17.102, where each dwelling unit is provided with at least one 20 gallon receptacle into which garbage and rubbish ...

Portland City Code § 17.102.270(A)(1)(a)-(b)

a. All businesses and multifamily complexes must recycle 75 percent of the solid waste they produce; b. All businesses must recycle all of their paper and containers. For the purposes of this Section, containers means all recyclable metal, plastic and glass containers; c. Covered food scraps generating businesses must separate their food scraps for collection. d. For all building projects wi...