Trash & Recycling in Ohio (2026)

Cincinnati bars residents and businesses from letting trash sit out in the open. Municipal Code § 729-25 requires waste…

Columbus requires trash, recycling, and compost carts to sit at least four feet from parked vehicles at the curb, then…

Curbside trash and recycling pickup in Hamilton County is arranged by each city, village, or township through a…

Lima's Utilities Department provides weekly curbside collection of garbage, recycling and yard waste. All garbage and…

Medina's Director of Public Service divides the City into as many garbage and rubbish collection districts as needed…

Curbside trash pickup is run by each city or hauler, not the county. The county Solid Waste District operates the…

In Canton, residential waste must be at the curb no earlier than noon the day before pickup and no later than 6:00 a.m…

Summit County's countywide noise ordinance treats refuse collection as exempt from its nuisance-noise rules only when…

Refuse and recycling must go inside Toledo's city-issued gray and blue automated containers with the lid fully closed…

Akron tells residents exactly when city-issued trash and recycling carts can sit at the curb: no earlier than 4:30 p.m…

Cincinnati sets exact hours for putting trash carts at the curb. Municipal Code § 729-7 requires containers within…

Cleveland residents may not set solid waste or a waste container out for collection any earlier than noon the day…

Columbus requires collection containers to sit at least four feet from parked vehicles at the curb, then be pulled back…

Dayton requires waste containers out at the curb or alley by 7 a.m. on collection day, but not before 3 p.m. the day…

In Lima, garbage containers may not be set at the curb or right-of-way earlier than 6:00 p.m. the day before collection…

Medina requires every home and business to keep garbage in odor-tight receptacles on the premises or within twenty-five…

Canton provides each residence a 95-gallon standard cart. The lid must close completely or an additional container is…

Toledo's Solid Waste Division sets exact hours for putting trash and recycling carts out: no earlier than 5 p.m. the…

Parma bars putting waste out for collection before noon the day ahead of the scheduled pickup, and requires containers…

Akron sharply limits what bulky items can go out for curbside pickup. Sec. 52.11(C)-(D) bans nearly all automobile…

Cincinnati defines 'bulk refuse' as acceptable waste too big for regular pickup, items over 40 pounds, longer than 48…

Large bulk items like refrigerators, furniture, mattresses and couches are 'special waste' under Codified Ordinances §…

Columbus residents must schedule bulk pickup through the Division of Refuse Collection and cannot set items outdoors…

Dayton bans depositing bulk waste like furniture, mattresses, or appliances on public or private property or into a…

Lima's Property Maintenance Code bars storing garbage, brush, discarded articles and junk outside on any premises…

Canton residents may set out two large items per week (such as furniture) on their regular collection day at no extra…

Since January 5, 2026 Toledo residents may set out up to five bulk items at the curb every week alongside the regular…

Ohio has no statute forcing residents to recycle, but Revised Code 3734.53 requires every county's solid waste…

Akron defines exactly what counts as curbside recyclables under Sec. 52.10, covering metal cans, glass, rigid plastic…

Cleveland's automated collection program gives each household two carts, one for regular trash, one for recyclables…

Columbus lets recyclables go loose into the collection container: they're the one waste stream exempt from the citywide…

The Hamilton County Recycling & Solid Waste District, created under ORC Chapter 343, ensures every community in the…

Elyria issues every residence a green recycling cart for recyclables only, collected weekly. The Lorain County Solid…

Recycling is not mandated countywide, but the Lucas County Solid Waste Management District runs drop-off centers…

Montgomery County offers free drop-off recycling at the Moraine transfer station and countywide drop-offs, plus free…

Parma protects curbside recycling under Codified Ordinances Section 642.025: once residents set out glass, plastic…

Canton's curbside program collects aluminum and bi-metal cans, glass, paper, and plastics numbered 1 and 2, rinsed and…

Toledo runs single-stream curbside recycling under Section 211 of Appendix D, accepting plastic jugs and bottles…

Toledo observes 13 city holiday dates a year, and refuse/recycling collection days move forward to the next business…

Akron treats any dumping of more than five pounds of waste on public or private property or waters as a first-degree…

Dumping waste from a vehicle anywhere in Cincinnati, public or private property, is banned outright. Municipal Code §…

Dumping solid or industrial waste by vehicle on any unlicensed public or private property is banned under Codified…

Columbus bans depositing waste into waterways or onto streets, alleys, rights-of-way, and vacant lots, backing the ban…

Dayton makes it a crime to dump litter, bulk waste, or hazardous or infectious waste on public or private property…

Ohio bans open dumping of solid waste statewide, and the ban reaches unincorporated Summit County directly under ORC…

Toledo makes knowingly or recklessly dumping more than a 30-gallon bag or five pounds of waste on public or private…

Parma makes it a first-degree misdemeanor to throw, deposit or dump rubbish, garbage, dirt, pesticide, ashes or refuse…

Illegal dumping is banned statewide. ORC 3734.03 prohibits disposing of solid waste by open dumping, and ORC 3767.32…

Ohio Revised Code 3734.03 flatly prohibits disposing of solid waste by open dumping, and offensive dumping can also be…

Dumping litter on public property, on land you don't own, or in Ohio's waters is illegal statewide under Ohio Revised…

Dumping litter or garbage on public land or on property you do not own is illegal statewide under Ohio Revised Code…

Open dumping of solid waste is banned statewide under Ohio Revised Code 3734.03, and depositing litter on public or…

Medina bans throwing or depositing garbage on any public or private property citywide, with only a composting…

Ohio law bans depositing litter on public or private property. Under ORC 3767.32, no person may deposit litter, or…

Ohio law bans depositing litter on public property, on private property you don't own, or in state waters (ORC…

Akron won't collect loose brush or carpet at the curb. Sec. 52.11(B) requires that any carpet or brush set out for…

Cincinnati requires yard waste to be bagged, bundled, or carted separately from regular trash and set out on the same…

Yard waste, brush and tree trunks aren't picked up in Cleveland's regular waste containers. Codified Ordinances §…

Columbus bars residents from setting yard waste out before 6 p.m. the night before pickup and requires empty containers…

Dayton lets residents skip a container for yard waste if shrubbery and tree trimmings are cut to three-foot lengths and…

Medina requires grass clippings and yard waste kept separate from household rubbish in metal or solid plastic…

Parma bans dumping leaves, clippings and other yard waste onto sloped land so it slides onto a neighbor's lot, and it…

Toledo runs no separate curbside yard-waste truck: leaves, grass clippings, shrubbery and tree prunings are collected…

Toledo bans commercial and industrial dumpsters from Residential zoning districts outright and, everywhere else…

Akron caps how long you can keep a dumpster, roll-off, or storage pod in a residential neighborhood: thirty consecutive…

Setting a roll-off dumpster or storage unit down on a Cleveland street, alley, or sidewalk requires a street…

Columbus requires dumpsters to sit on a designated, screened pad outside required yards and setbacks, clear of aisles…

Dayton requires waste receptacles at any use other than a single- or two-family dwelling to be enclosed on all four…

Franklin County zoning requires dumpsters in qualifying districts to sit beside or behind the building, on a screened…

Medina requires commercial dumpsters, recycling containers, and trash handling equipment to sit back from neighboring…

Placing a portable storage bin, box, or dumpster on a Parma property requires a City permit under Section 1707.09(b)…

Properties serviced by dumpsters or dumpmaster-type vehicles are carved out of Cincinnati's standard curbside container…

Only City of Medina employees may collect or haul garbage within city limits, closing residential garbage service to…

Akron requires most homes to subscribe to the city's curbside trash program or a licensed private hauler, and bars…

Cleveland requires garbage collection at least once a week and solid-waste (bulk) collection at least once a month…

Columbus requires residents to pull collection containers back from the curb by 2 p.m. the day after pickup and keep…

Dayton's Director of Public Works sets the weekly waste collection schedule by area of the city, and every serviced…

Parma limits solid waste hauling to between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, no later than 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays…

Toledo picks up household refuse once a week on a color-coded day and recycling every other week on a numbered cycle…

Cincinnati does not set one citywide trash day in its code. Municipal Code § 729-21 lets the city manager or a designee…

Cincinnati's city-issued recycling carts stay city property, and only the city or its authorized agent may take what's…

Once you've set recyclables at the curb for Cleveland's curbside program, only City employees, contractors or agents…

Columbus law exempts recyclables from the bag-everything rule: household trash must go in tied, sealed bags, but…

Parma's curbside recycling program only accepts glass bottles and jars, plastic soda bottles and milk, juice and water…

Toledo defines recycling participation as curbside use at least monthly under Section 212 of Appendix D, and bars…