Trash & Recycling in Josephine County, OR (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Josephine County, Oregon.
Verified from official government sources
Illegal Dumping
Dumping or storing putrescible waste without fly-tight, rodent-proof containers, or letting solid waste accumulate enough to attract mosquitoes, flies, and rodents, is a prohibited public health nuisance in unincorporated Josephine County under § 8.10.070(D)-(E).
Josephine County Improper Waste Storage Ban
Some RestrictionsJosephine County Code § 8.10.070(D)-(E)
Each of the following conditions is (1) deemed to be conducive to human exposure to organisms or which present a reasonable possibility that the public is being exposed to hazard, disease, physical suffering, or illness; (2) prohibited; and (3) constitutes a nuisance: ... ... D. Putrescible wastes not stored in fly-tight and rodent-proof containers and not removed from the premises at least eve...
Recycling Rules
Rural Josephine County treats recycling centers and resource recovery facilities as a regulated land use under Josephine County Code § 19.86.030. Operators must hold a County solid waste or recycling franchise license, keep storage and building setbacks at least 30 feet from property lines, and confine all collected and processed materials to the site.
Josephine County Recycling Center Siting Rules
Significant RestrictionsJosephine County Code § 19.86.030
1. The owner and/or operator shall obtain and maintain a solid waste or recycling franchise license from Josephine County, or operate as an authorized subcontractor under some other franchised solid waste or recycling operator, and be so licensed or authorized during the entire time the use is conducted; ... ... 3. Areas used for the storage of waste and/or recycling materials and buildings use...
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