Gresham, OR Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Placement
- Curbside for residential carts
- Keep clear of
- Mailboxes, hydrants, driveways, sidewalks
- Mobility exception
- Arrange alt. spot with hauler
- Multifamily
- Enclosures must stay accessible
Summary
Gresham requires residential trash and recycling carts at the curb, clear of mailboxes, hydrants, driveways and on-street parking, with special curbside arrangements available for mobility-impaired customers.
The customer shall place receptacles in a location that does not obstruct mailboxes, water meters, the sidewalk, fire hydrants, driveways, or impede traffic flow or onstreet parking. There shall be unobstructed vertical clearance for receptacles picked up away from the curbside or roadside. Solid Waste collection areas shall be at ground level and accessible to the licensed solid waste and recycling hauler.
(2) Residential Service. Receptacles must be placed at the curbside. Special placement arrangements for mobility-impaired customers, or those whose lots are not physically configured to allow curbside placement, may be made by agreement between a customer and licensee.
(3) Multifamily and Multi-Tenant and Mixed-Use Commercial Customers.
(a) General. The customer shall maintain unobstructed access to solid waste, recyclable materials and yard debris receptacles for tenants and licensees.
(b) Opportunity to Recycle. The owner of any multifamily complex shall provide tenants with separate receptacles or areas for the collection of the same materials collected in the applicable (residential commercial) curbside program.
(c) Internal Trash Rooms. If receptacles are not accessible to the hauler, the customer must bring receptables to a location where receptacles are accessible as covered in 7.25.415(1), as proposed. Receptacles moved
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
Gresham Revised Code § 7.25.415 sets the placement rules customers must follow. Receptacles can't obstruct mailboxes, water meters, sidewalks, fire hydrants, driveways or on-street parking, and must sit at ground level with clear vertical access for the hauler. Residential carts go at the curbside; customers who are mobility-impaired or whose lots can't physically accommodate curbside placement can arrange an alternative location directly with their licensee. Multifamily, multi-tenant and mixed-use commercial properties must keep collection enclosures required under the Gresham Community Development Code unobstructed, in good repair, and accessible for both tenants and the hauling crew.
Violations & Fines
Blocking a mailbox, hydrant, driveway or the sidewalk with a cart, or letting a required collection enclosure fall into disrepair, is a code compliance issue the city can act on under GRC 7.25.415.
Frequently Asked Questions
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