5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
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Curbside trash and recycling pickup in Hamilton County is arranged by each city, village, or township through a contracted hauler. The county's role is the district-wide solid-waste plan and recycling access, authorized under ORC Chapter 343.
ORC 343.01(A)(1)
Establish, by resolution, and maintain a county solid waste management district under this chapter that consists of all the incorporated and unincorporated territory within the county except as otherwise provided in division (A) of this section.
Hamilton County has no countywide cart set-out rule. When and where to place trash and recycling carts at the curb, and when to bring them back, is set by your community and its hauler, not the county district.
Bulk pickup is arranged through your community's hauler, and the Hamilton County Recycling & Solid Waste District (R3Source) provides drop-off options and a search tool for hard-to-recycle and large items the curbside cart won't take.
The Hamilton County Recycling & Solid Waste District, created under ORC Chapter 343, ensures every community in the county has curbside or drop-off recycling, and Ohio bans yard waste from landfills so it must be composted instead.
ORC 343.01(A)(1)
Establish, by resolution, and maintain a county solid waste management district under this chapter that consists of all the incorporated and unincorporated territory within the county except as otherwise provided in division (A) of this section.
Ohio Revised Code 3734.03 flatly prohibits disposing of solid waste by open dumping, and offensive dumping can also be prosecuted as a public nuisance under ORC 3767.13. This applies everywhere in Hamilton County.
ORC 3734.03
No person shall dispose of solid wastes by open burning or open dumping, except as authorized by the director of environmental protection in rules adopted in accordance with division (V) of section 3734.01, section 3734.02, or sections 3734.70 to 3734.73 of the Revised Code and except for burying or burning the body of a dead animal as authorized by section 941.14 of the Revised Code.
1 cities in Hamilton County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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