Marion County provides curbside recycling to residents through franchised haulers, typically collected every other week alongside weekly garbage under MCC 8.05. Oregon's Opportunity to Recycle Act (ORS 459A) requires cities of 4,000-plus to offer at least monthly curbside recycling. Many materials also recycle free at the county transfer stations.
Recycling in Marion County is delivered through the county's franchised solid-waste system (MCC 8.05), which regulates collection of recyclable material alongside garbage. Standard residential service from franchised haulers such as Valley Recycling and Loren's includes an every-other-week recycling cart. Oregon's statewide Opportunity to Recycle Act (ORS 459A) obligates cities and their haulers to provide residents the chance to recycle, including at least monthly curbside collection of source-separated recyclables in cities of 4,000 or more. In addition, the Salem-Keizer and North Marion Recycling & Transfer stations accept many materials for free, including cardboard, glass, scrap metal, car batteries, motor oil, and electronics (computers, TVs, and monitors).
Recycling is provided under the county franchise and state Opportunity to Recycle Act; solid-waste code violations are enforced under MCC 8.05, and contaminating recyclables can cause a load to be handled as garbage.
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Marion County has no ordinance banning backyard composting, and no permit is needed for a home compost pile. It must not become a nuisance, attract rodents o...
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Marion County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating residential artificial turf. Installation on private property is generally allowed. Check d...
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Marion County does not require any particular plants and does not ban native or xeric landscaping. Ornamental landscape grasses that are not a fire or traffi...
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Oregon law lets you collect rain and snowmelt from a rooftop or other artificial impervious surface without a water right. Marion County has no ordinance ban...
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Marion County itself sets no residential watering schedule. In Salem, the Public Works Director may curtail water use whenever a supply shortage or emergency...
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All of Marion County outside city limits is a weed control district. Landowners must destroy designated noxious weeds and stop them from seeding. Inside the ...
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