Trash collection in Cuyahoga County is handled by individual municipalities or private haulers, not the county. Cleveland provides weekly automated cart pickup through the Division of Waste Collection, and most suburbs contract with Republic Services, Rumpke, or Kimble for weekly residential service.
There is no countywide trash utility. The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District (a separate entity from the county government) coordinates recycling education and household hazardous waste events but does not collect trash. Cleveland uses 65 and 95 gallon automated carts with weekly pickup by the Division of Waste Collection under Codified Ordinance §551. Set-out time is no earlier than 6 PM the day before collection and carts must be removed by 8 AM the day after. Suburban contracts vary: Parma, Strongsville, and Westlake use Republic Services; Lakewood runs its own municipal service. Collection is typically suspended on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day with one-day delays.
Cleveland early set-out or late removal: $50-$150 per violation under CO §551.44. Overloaded carts with lids unable to close may be skipped.
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