Gresham, OR Trash & Recycling: Holiday Pickup Schedule (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)
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?
Can trucks collect before 6 a.m. or after 6 p.m. normally?
Sources & Official References
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