Elyria, OH Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Chapter 959 of the Elyria Codified Ordinances makes the City the collector. Section 959.05 says the City, through the Office of Safety Service, "shall cause all allowable garbage and rubbish to be collected, on a routine and regular schedule," from the premises of account holders in good standing. Delays caused by holidays or inclement weather must be publicized "promptly and reasonably." The code does not print weekday routes; § 959.09 authorizes the Director of Safety-Service to make rules and standards for collection, including dividing the City into collection districts.

Section 959.13(a) controls the curb timing. Garbage, rubbish, commingled recyclable materials and yard waste cannot be placed on curb lawns or other collection sites before 5:00 p.m. on the day before the designated pick-up day and after 7:00 a.m. on the designated pick-up day, as the code prints it. Empty containers must be removed from the curb lawn or collection site within twelve hours after pick-up. Under § 959.13(b), the Director can authorize additional pick-ups of material set out in violation, and the charge for those pick-ups is added to the penalty.

Service is an account relationship. Section 959.02 makes each account holder responsible for keeping City-provided receptacles available for exclusive use on the premises, placing them on the ground level of the curb lawn, and keeping the sanitation account in good standing to prevent interruptions. No one except the collector can remove garbage or rubbish from an account holder's premises.

Section 959.11 sets the printed residential rates. The last schedule in the code, effective the first full billing cycle after January 1, 2020, is $28.38 per month or $85.14 per quarter, and an additional pick-up costs $28.38. The homestead exemption rate printed for that cycle is $19.87 per month or $59.61 per quarter. Under § 959.06(c), no person can remove recycling materials from the curbside.