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Gresham, OR Trash & Recycling: Holiday Pickup Schedule (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Normal hours
6 a.m.–6 p.m.
Holiday exception
Extended hours allowed
Commercial/industrial areas
No hour limit
Applies to
Residential & multifamily routes

Summary

Gresham limits residential and multifamily trash, recycling and yard debris collection to 6 a.m.-6 p.m., but its code expressly allows licensees to run outside that window when a holiday schedule requires extended hours.

Any person collecting solid

waste, recyclable materials, food scraps or yard

debris shall limit the hours of collection activity in

predominately residential and multifamily

neighborhoods to between the hours of 6:00 a.m.

and 6:00 p.m., unless weather or holiday schedules

require extended hours of collection.

(2) Commercial and Industrial Areas. There shall be no limit on the hours of collection activity for any solid waste, recycling materials, food scraps and yard debris in predominately commercial and industrial areas. (Ord. No. 1750, Amended, 05/07/2015; Ord. No. 1441, Enacted, 05/07/1998)

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.

Full Breakdown

Under Gresham Revised Code § 7.25.205(1), collection trucks in predominately residential and multifamily neighborhoods must stick to a 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. window: except when weather or a holiday schedule requires extended hours. The code doesn't spell out a fixed day-by-day holiday shift; instead it gives licensees room to run earlier or later than normal during holiday weeks so routes still get finished. Commercial and industrial areas carry no hour limit at all, holiday or not. Residents whose pickup falls on or after a city holiday should expect trucks any time that day rather than assuming the usual afternoon cutoff.

Violations & Fines

The code binds licensees, not residents: collection outside 6 a.m.-6 p.m. without a weather or holiday justification is a franchise compliance issue reportable to the city's solid waste program.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does my Gresham trash day move after a holiday?
The code doesn't set a specific day-shift; it just lets licensees start earlier or run later than 6 a.m.-6 p.m. when a holiday schedule requires it, under GRC 7.25.205(1).
Can trucks collect before 6 a.m. or after 6 p.m. normally?
No: regular residential and multifamily collection is capped at 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; only weather or holiday schedules justify running outside that window.

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