Medford, OR Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

502, the owner of any dwelling who rents, leases, or lets units for human habitation must subscribe to and pay for weekly garbage removal service for that property's receptacles, and that service must be provided by a City of Medford refuse collection franchise holder, not an unfranchised hauler. The requirement has been in effect since January 1, 1997, and it is paired with a receptacle mandate: the owner must supply, in a location accessible to all dwelling units, one 30-gallon receptacle per unit (or, for multi-family buildings, a combined capacity of 30 gallons per unit) so garbage and rubbish can be stored between weekly pickups.

200(1) makes it unlawful for any person, for profit or gain, to transport, store, or dispose of solid waste collected from another person unless franchised by the City Council, with narrow exceptions such as charitable material recovery, no-charge hauling, and beverage-container recycling. 205(6). 200.