Medina, OH Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Yard waste container
- Metal/solid plastic, up to 40 gal or 35 lb
- Bags/boxes
- Paper or plastic bags not allowed for yard waste
- Brush length
- Cut to 48-60 inches
- Bundle limit
- Under 24 inches diameter or 35 lbs
- Not collected
- Limbs/stumps over 8 inches diameter or 35 lbs
- Holiday tree pickup
- Free, 2-3 weeks after December 25
- Citation
- Codified Ordinances of Medina Section 941.06(c)(5)-(6)
Summary
Medina requires grass clippings and yard waste kept separate from household rubbish in metal or solid plastic containers up to 40 gallons and 35 pounds, while brush must be cut to 48-60 inches and bundled under 24 inches thick. Oversized limbs over 8 inches thick are not picked up.
Grass clippings shall not be mixed with normal household rubbish or garbage. Yard waste shall be separated from normal household rubbish and placed in approved metal or solid plastic containers not to exceed forty (40) gallons in size or thirty-five (35) pounds in weight. Containers shall have a secure handle(s) and solid bases. Yard waste may not be placed in paper boxes or paper or plastic bags. ... Tree limbs, brush and branches shall be cut to lengths between forty-eight (48) and sixty (60) inches. The limbs, brush and branches shall be tied into manageable bundles not exceeding twenty-four (24) inches in diameter or thirty-five (35) pounds in weight. These materials shall be collected by the City on the same collection day as the scheduled rubbish collection day. Yard waste such as limbs, trunks, stumps, etc. in excess of eight (8) inches in diameter or thirty-five (35) pounds in weight will not be picked up.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025-01: Local legislation current through June 24, 2025 | State legislation current through December 31, 2024).
Full Breakdown
06(c)(5) sets the container rule for yard waste: grass clippings cannot be mixed with normal household rubbish or garbage, and yard waste must be separated and placed in approved metal or solid plastic containers not exceeding forty gallons in size or thirty-five pounds in weight, with a secure handle and a solid base. 02(c). 06(c)(6) covers woody debris separately: tree limbs, brush and branches must be cut to lengths between forty-eight and sixty inches, then tied into manageable bundles not exceeding twenty-four inches in diameter or thirty-five pounds in weight.
Those bundles go out on the same day as the regular scheduled rubbish collection, so no separate brush-only pickup day exists. 06(b)(4), which adds a ten-dollar charge for any collection requested outside the regular schedule. The same subsection gives residents one seasonal break: the City collects decorative evergreen trees and branches at no charge during the two-to-three week period immediately following December 25 each year.
Violations & Fines
Setting out yard waste in paper bags or boxes, mixing grass clippings with household rubbish, or bundling brush over the 24-inch diameter or 35-pound limit under Section 941.06(c)(5)-(6) can result in the material being left uncollected, and repeated noncompliance falls under the chapter's general penalty in Section 941.99: a fine of up to $100, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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