Orem, UT Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide window
- 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Mon-Sat
- Near-residential rule
- No earlier than 7 a.m., 15-3-1
- Distance trigger
- Within 700 feet of residential area
- Schedule filing
- Contractor must file schedule with City
- Enforcement
- Permit suspension under 15-1-10
Summary
Orem limits when solid waste contractors can run pickups: containers may be emptied only between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, under City Code 15-1-3 and 15-3-1. Any pickup within 700 feet of a residential area must additionally wait until 7:00 a.m. and finish by 8:00 p.m., at the least disruptive time available.
Allowable solid waste contractor operating hours shall mean the hours between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, except pickups within seven hundred feet (700') of a residential area, which shall be at the least disruptive time possible, but no earlier than 7:00 a.m. or later than 8:00 p.m. ... 15-3-1. Allowable solid waste contractor operating hours. No solid waste container pick-ups shall take place outside the allowable solid waste contractor operating hours as defined herein. Solid waste contractors shall schedule container pick-ups for containers within seven hundred feet (700') of residential areas at the least disruptive time possible, but no earlier than 7:00 a.m. or later than 8:00 p.m.
Full Breakdown
m. no matter its classification. The schedule itself is separately set under Section 15-3-2: the solid waste contractor and each container customer establish a pickup schedule by agreement, and the contractor must file a current copy of that schedule, listing account names and pickup days, with the City at the start of service and whenever it changes. No specific penalty section addresses hours violations directly, so a contractor operating outside the allowed window is enforced through the Chapter 15 general penalty at Section 15-1-9: a Class B misdemeanor, with the City also empowered to suspend or revoke a violator's solid waste contractor permit under Section 15-1-10.
Violations & Fines
Running pickups outside 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (or before 7:00 a.m. near homes) is enforced under Chapter 15's general penalty, Section 15-1-9, as a Class B misdemeanor, with each day of noncompliant scheduling a separate offense. The Public Works Director can also suspend or revoke a contractor's solid waste permit and business license under Section 15-1-10 after a show-cause hearing.
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