Newark, OH Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Newark City Council set the container rules in Chapter 1860 of the Newark Code of Ordinances, adopted by Ordinance 82-63 and rewritten by Ordinance 14-20-A, passed August 4, 2014. Section 1860.03 reaches every owner, tenant, lessor, lessee, land-contract purchaser, manager or other person in a position to exercise control over real property in the City of Newark, Ohio. None of those people can cause or permit solid waste to accumulate on the premises unless it sits in a container that meets the section's standards.

The placement rule has two parts. Under subsection (a)(6), no container is permitted in a public right of way except immediately before and immediately after pick-up of the contents. Under subsection (a)(9), each container is placed at curbside either the day before the scheduled collection or the day of it, and is removed from curbside the day after collection. Section 1860.02(c) defines curbside as the street curb in front of a residence, or the alley adjacent to a residence or other location next to a roadway or alley that is readily accessible to a solid waste enterprise. That means alley collection points count the same as street curbs. The set-out and removal timing in (a)(9) carries the qualifier "to the extent practicable," while the right-of-way limit in (a)(6) does not.

The same section sets the build and upkeep standards a container must meet. It must keep contents from dripping, sifting, leaking or blowing out, keep dogs, cats, rats, mice and other animals out, and hold solid waste for up to seven consecutive calendar days without losing those capabilities. Each container must also stay in reasonable repair and condition. Domestic solid waste must be drained of liquid to the extent practicable before it goes in the container.

Where several people hold an interest in the same property, Section 1860.15 makes them jointly and severally responsible for every requirement of the chapter. The Director of Public Service administers Chapter 1860, and Section 1860.17 makes the chapter's remedies nonexclusive, so the City can also act under another ordinance when the same conduct qualifies.