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Refuse administrator outlines Title 13 revisions: end of 300‑gallon residential containers, expanded convenience centers and enforcement changes
Summary
Refuse Division administrator Tim Swager told the committee Title 13 changes (last revised 2018) update container standards, define owner/tenant responsibilities, align penalties with the Ohio Revised Code, create a Refuse Appeals Board, and expand convenience centers and food‑waste collection to reduce landfill diversion.
Tim Swager, refuse division administrator in the Department of Public Service, briefed the Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee on proposed revisions to Title 13, last broadly revised in 2018. Swager said the updates reflect operational changes in collection methods, clearer owner/tenant container responsibilities, compactor compaction ratio adjustments for multifamily properties and aligned civil and criminal penalties.
Swager said as part of the conversion program the city will eliminate 300‑gallon containers for residential use citywide, completing the switch by Nov. 2. "As of November 2nd this year, we will have no 300…
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