Gresham, OR Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Bulky wastes include
- appliances, furniture, stumps
- Branch threshold
- over 4in dia, 36in long
- Response time
- within 7 working days
- Governing section
- GRC 7.25.230
- Max fine
- $500 (GRC 7.25.600)
Summary
Gresham requires licensed haulers to collect bulky items like appliances, furniture, and large branches for every customer, on a schedule set by agreement but within seven working days of the customer's request.
The licensee shall provide the opportunity for collection service for other solid waste materials as defined and provided for in this ordinance for all persons within their geographic area licensed by the city. Other solid waste materials include white goods, bulky waste, tires, and medical and infectious waste.
(2) Tires. The licensee shall acquire all necessary permits from the Department of Environmental Quality for the storage or transportation of tires.
(3) Medical and Infectious Wastes. The licensees may provide for collection of medical and infectious wastes or may subcontract with other licensees for this service. In either case, the licensees and their subcontractors shall conform to all rules and laws including, but not limited to, those of the State of Oregon applying to the collection, transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of medical and infectious wastes.
(4) Collection Frequency. The collection frequency for other materials shall be as agreed upon by a licensee and their customer and within seven working days of the customer request. (Ord. No. 1493, Amended, 02/15/2000; Ord. No. 1441, Renumbered and 1441, Amended, 05/07/1998)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
GRC 7.25.230 requires every licensed hauler to offer collection of 'other solid waste', defined at GRC 7.25.020 to include bulky wastes such as appliances, furniture, large auto parts, stumps, and branches over four inches in diameter and 36 inches long, to every customer in its service area. Because bulky items don't fit the regular weekly cart pickup under GRC 7.25.305(2), collection frequency instead runs by agreement between hauler and customer, but service must be provided within seven working days of the request.
Violations & Fines
Unless a specific fine is set elsewhere in the article, a hauler or customer who violates GRC Article 7.25's solid waste rules, including the bulky-waste collection duty, faces a fine up to $500 under GRC 7.25.600.
Frequently Asked Questions
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