Tigard, OR Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Yard debris in the City of Tigard, Washington County, Oregon, is handled through the solid waste franchise chapter, Chapter 11.04. Section 11.04.070.A.10 is the only place the Tigard code names yard debris. It requires the franchisee to provide regular opportunities for disposal of nonputrescible waste, yard debris, discarded appliances and other waste, and to comply with state and local laws and regulations adopted from time to time for the specific waste materials. The duty sits on the hauler, not on the household. Under § 11.04.040.B the exclusive franchisees are Pride Disposal Company in Areas I and III and Waste Management in Area II, so the hauler that must offer yard debris disposal depends on which franchised area an address falls in.

Two related rules in the same chapter shape what residents do with branches, leaves and clippings. Section 11.04.030 defines solid waste to include vegetable solid and semisolid wastes along with garbage, rubbish and refuse, so yard material falls inside the chapter's definition. Section 11.04.120 then prohibits any person, without authorization and compliance with the disposal site requirements of the chapter, from depositing waste on public property or the private property of another. Streets and other public places are not authorized as places to deposit waste except where specific provisions for containers have been made. Piling brush in a right-of-way or on a neighbor's lot is therefore a violation. Section 11.04.110 adds that no person shall have waste on property that is offensive or hazardous to the health or safety of others or that creates offensive odors or a condition of unsightliness.

Hauling is also addressed. Section 11.04.100.D requires any vehicle used to transport wastes to be loaded and operated so wastes do not drip, drop, sift, blow or otherwise escape onto a public right-of-way or adjacent lands. Under § 11.04.040.D.11 the franchise does not prohibit a person from transporting or disposing of waste produced as an incidental part of the regular business of gardening or landscaping service. The code does not print a set-out day, bundle size or container size for yard debris; those terms come from the franchisee's service.