5 rules for unincorporated Summit County, Ohio.
Verified from official government sources
Trash and recycling collection is arranged by each city, village, or township and its hauler. The Summit/Akron ReWorks solid-waste district coordinates countywide recycling access and drop-off programs under Ohio's solid-waste-district law.
Summit County sets no countywide bin-placement rule. Where and when to set out carts is governed by your city, village, or township ordinance and hauler contract, plus any city-cart instructions.
Bulk trash pickup is arranged by your city or hauler. For hard-to-recycle items, ReWorks runs Recycling Days collections (July–August), Household Hazardous Waste drop-off, and a scrap-tire program (up to 10 tires per vehicle, $1 each) for residents.
The Summit/Akron ReWorks solid-waste district provides countywide recycling access — curbside carts through participating communities plus drop-off and Recycling Days. Ohio bans yard waste from sanitary landfills, so it must be composted or mulched.
Ohio law bans open dumping of solid waste. ORC 3734.03 prohibits disposing of solid waste by open burning or open dumping. Summit County Public Health investigates dumping, C&D-debris, and scrap-tire complaints in the 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.
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