Tigard, OR Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

Four sections of the Tigard Municipal Code reach dumping in the City of Tigard, Oregon (Washington County), and they carry different penalties. Section 6.02.260 bars anyone from depositing waste on public property or the private property of another without authorization and compliance with the disposal site requirements of Chapter 11.04, and it states that streets and other public places are not authorized places to deposit waste unless specific provisions for containers have been made. Section 11.04.120 repeats the same prohibition inside the solid waste chapter.

Section 6.02.230 widens the reach: no person can deposit on public or private property any rubbish, trash, debris, refuse or substance that would mar the appearance, create a stench or fire hazard, detract from the cleanliness or safety of the property, or be likely to injure a person or animal or damage a vehicle traveling on a right-of-way. Section 6.02.250 separately prohibits waste on property that is offensive or hazardous to the health or safety of others or that creates offensive odors or unsightliness. Vehicles carry duties too.

Loads must be secured so wastes do not drip, drop, sift, blow or otherwise escape onto a public right-of-way or adjacent lands (§ 11.04.100(D)), and the owner or operator of a vehicle transporting excavation or construction materials must keep public streets and sidewalks free of earth, rock and other debris (§ 6.02.210). The criminal track is § 7.32.050, offensive littering. It covers discarding rubbish, trash, garbage, debris or other refuse on another person's land without permission or on any public way, draining sewage, septic tank or camping vehicle waste-holding tank contents on another's land or a public way, and permitting refuse to be thrown from a vehicle the person operates. Offensive littering is a Class C misdemeanor.