Bend, OR Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)

030(D) defines resource recovery to include recycling, this scavenging ban covers recyclables set at the curb, not just garbage, so someone other than the generator, a City officer or employee, or the franchisee's own staff cannot legally pick through a neighbor's recycling bin or remove bottles, cans, or cardboard before the franchisee's truck arrives. 120(B) bars anyone but the person who produced the material, a City officer or employee, or a franchisee employee from removing the lid of, molesting, or scattering material stored in a container, or from depositing waste into someone else's container.

040, including charitable organizations that collect source-separated donations and the state's bottle-deposit redemption system under ORS Chapter 459A, which are exempt from the franchise requirement and this removal ban when they operate strictly within that exemption. 150 based on their gross receipts, so material diverted before pickup reduces both recycling revenue and city franchise-fee revenue.