Municipal Services and Properties Committee withdraws waste management ordinance
The Municipal Services and Properties Committee withdrawn an emergency ordinance on 2026-10-26 that would have updated the city's waste collection and disposal regulations. This move ends the current push for File No. 591-2026, which we reported on as "Cleveland Proposes Updates to Waste Collection and Disposal Rules" as we reported on 2026-08-02.
What changed
The ordinance, which sought to amend several sections of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland regarding waste collection and disposal citations, has been withdrawn. According to the 591-2026 Legislative Summary, the proposed changes were intended to establish clearer standards for residential waste set-out, bulk item disposal, and licensed hauling operations to improve service efficiency.
Status and timeline
- 2026-05-11 City Council read and referred to administrative review
- 2026-10-26 Municipal Services and Properties Committee withdrawn
Residents can verify these details by reviewing the official records for File No. 591-2026 through the Cleveland City Council website.
Source record
- File
- 591-2026
- Type
- Emergency Ordinance
- Status
- In Committee
- Committee
- Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
- Introduced
- May 6, 2026