Josephine County, OR Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)

86 of the Rural Land Development Code covers the siting of solid waste operations, waste transfer centers, sewage transfer sites, resource recovery facilities and recycling centers together. 41; the chapter's review steps are the mandatory minimum and override any lesser procedure elsewhere in the title. 030(A), the operator must obtain and keep a County solid waste or recycling franchise license, or operate as an authorized subcontractor of a franchised operator, for as long as the use runs, and must obtain and keep every required federal, state and County permit; losing any of those permits is itself a violation of the development permit.

Storage and building areas for waste or recycling materials must sit back at least 30 feet from every property line, with a larger setback if needed to mitigate impacts, and the use cannot produce vibration, gas, dust, soot, smoke, steam, liquid or odor detectable from adjacent land. Near residential zoning, the operator must, where feasible, route delivery and pickup traffic and machinery maneuvering away from residential streets. Outdoor storage and processing must be screened by fencing, berms or vegetation. 030(C), must supply adequately sized containers to collect and store recyclables, keep all collected and processed material on site, and control littering on the property and along its perimeter.