Bend, OR Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Removal frequency
- Putrescible waste every 7 days minimum
- Set-out time
- No earlier than 5 p.m. day before pickup
- Retrieval window
- Within 24 hours after collection
- North franchisee
- Republic Services (formerly Bend Garbage Co.)
- South franchisee
- Cascade Disposal, Inc. / Waste Connections
- Penalty
- Class A civil infraction, per day
Summary
Bend Code § 11.16.120 requires every generator of waste to have putrescible garbage removed at least every seven days, more often if public health requires it. Customers should set out solid waste and recycling containers no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before collection and retrieve them within 24 hours after pickup.
J. Every person who generates or produces wastes shall remove or have removed all putrescible wastes at least every seven days. More frequent removal may be required where facility or service involves the public health. All wastes shall be removed at sufficient frequency as to prevent health hazards, nuisances or pollution. ... O. ... Customers should normally set out solid waste and recycling containers for collection no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before the next scheduled collection and should normally retrieve them within 24 hours after collection. Additional time is allowed when customers will not be present to comply with these timelines.
Full Breakdown
) collects south of that line. 120(J), every person who generates waste must remove, or have removed, all putrescible wastes at least every seven days, with more frequent removal required if public health is involved, and all wastes must be removed often enough to prevent health hazards, nuisances, or pollution. the day before the scheduled pickup and should retrieve empty containers within 24 hours afterward, with additional time allowed if the customer will not be present. 120(E). 120.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Bend Code Chapter 11.16, including the seven-day removal rule and set-out timing standards, is a Class A civil infraction under § 11.16.130, with each day of violation counted as a separate infraction. Franchisees are not responsible for enforcing these public-responsibility rules; the City enforces through the civil infraction process.
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