Parma, OH Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Codified Ordinances § 660.26(c)
- Earliest set-out
- 12:00 p.m. day before collection
- Container removal deadline
- 8:00 p.m. on collection day
- Early set-out option
- Hardship permit, Director of Public Safety
- First offenses
- Minor misdemeanor, cited under Crim. R. 4.1
- 4th+ offense
- First-degree misdemeanor, up to $1,000
Summary
Parma bars putting waste out for collection before noon the day ahead of the scheduled pickup, and requires containers back off the tree lawn by 8 p.m. on collection day. Section 660.26(c) allows an early-drop hardship permit from the Director of Public Safety when needed.
No waste shall be placed for collection by the City or its agent before 12:00 p.m. on the day prior to the publicly scheduled day for the collection of waste for that street. If a hardship occurs that requires the deposit of waste at an earlier time, a permit therefor shall first be obtained from the Director of Public Safety. After the collection of waste, property owners or occupants shall remove waste containers from the tree lawn area and return them to their regular storage area not later than 8:00 p.m. on the day that the waste is collected.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-30: Local legislation current to August 3, 2026 | State legislation current to June 25, 2025).
Full Breakdown
on the day prior to the publicly scheduled collection day for that street. If a hardship requires setting waste out earlier than that, the resident must first obtain a permit from the Director of Public Safety. on the day the waste is collected. deadline. 26(b) separately requires anyone with property fronting a street to clear accumulated dirt, ashes, rubbish or refuse from the full width of the sidewalk in front of the premises within 48 hours of notice from the Division of Police.
Violations & Fines
A violation of the tree lawn set-out and pickup schedule in Section 660.26(c) is a minor misdemeanor under subsection (f), enforceable by citation under Rule 4.1 of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure, and treated as a separate offense for each day it continues. A fourth or later violation escalates to a first-degree misdemeanor, exposing the offender to up to $1,000 in fines and up to 180 days in jail under Section 698.02.
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