5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Marion County, Oregon.
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In Marion County, residential garbage and recycling collection is provided by private franchised haulers (such as Valley Recycling/Loren's) regulated under the county Solid Waste Management code (MCC 8.05). It is unlawful for any unfranchised hauler to collect waste for compensation. Standard service is weekly garbage and every-other-week recycling.
Marion County Code 8.05.100
Except as provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to store, collect, transport, or dispose of any solid waste, recyclable material or compostable material for compensation unless the person is franchised in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Marion County Code 8.05.140 requires carts to be placed at the curb or roadside before collection time, with no part of a cart in the street more than three feet from the curb, and safe access for the hauler. Carts may be at the curb only within 24 hours before
Marion County Code 8.05.140
All carts designed for mechanical solid waste, recycling or composting collection shall be placed at the curb or roadside by the generator prior to collection time... receptacles placed in the street shall be placed so that no part of the receptacle may be more than three feet from the curb.
Marion County residents can self-haul bulky waste to the Salem-Keizer Recycling & Transfer Station, 3250 Deer Park Dr. SE, Salem, open 7 days a week. General garbage is $130.00 per ton ($30 minimum); yard waste is $80.00 per ton. Curbside bulky items bundled for a hauler may not exceed 60
Marion County Code 8.05.120
Unless the collector and the customer have arranged for special service collection or special equipment for handling bulky waste materials, it shall be securely tied in bundles or placed in boxes, sacks, or other receptacles. Bulky waste so bundled shall not exceed 60 pounds in weight.
Marion County provides curbside recycling to residents through franchised haulers, typically collected every other week alongside weekly garbage under MCC 8.05. Oregon's Opportunity to Recycle Act (ORS 459A) requires cities of 4,000-plus to offer at least monthly curbside recycling. Many materials also recycle free at the county transfer stations.
Dumping solid waste on any public or private land, or into ditches and waterways, is unlawful in Marion County under MCC 8.05.160 and the county nuisance code, and is a crime statewide under Oregon's offensive-littering law (ORS 164.785, a Class C misdemeanor). Report dumpsites to Marion County Public Works.
Marion County Code 8.05.160
It shall be unlawful for any person to sort, scatter, dump, deposit, or cause to be deposited any solid waste along the bank of or in any canal, ditch, creek, or river, or in any street, alley, road, or park, or on any lot, place, or premises in the county, whether public or private.
1 cities in Marion County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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