Oregon, OH Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

21(a) states that from the moment a resident places recyclables in an approved City recycling container at the streetline, the items become the property of the City. It is a violation of Chapter 507 (Anti-Litter Regulations) for any person not authorized by the City to collect or pick up, or cause to be collected or picked up, those recyclables, and each unauthorized collection from any location is treated as a separate, distinct offense. The section targets scavenging of curbside recycling by unauthorized collectors who resell metal, cardboard or other salvageable material before the City truck arrives.

03). 01(f), which bars putting refuse in a street or public right-of-way except as approved by the City or permitted under the separately adopted City Refuse Collection Rules and Regulations, with violations there a fourth-degree misdemeanor plus liability for removal costs. 21(b) escalates with repeat offenses: a first violation is a minor misdemeanor, while a second offense is bumped to a misdemeanor of the first degree, Ohio's most serious misdemeanor class short of a felony. The Department of Public Service administers the City's collection program and fields reports of unauthorized scavenging.