The city provides bulk trash pickup service for large, bulky items that
will not fit into your residential garbage container. This is the time
to dispose of tree limbs and brush, as well as furniture and appliances
generated from your property.
Crews are responsible for removal of
large debris only. The equipment used often leaves behind small debris,
which is the responsibility of the resident to clean up. Service will
not be provided if bulk trash is improperly placed, deemed unsafe to
collect or contains unacceptable items.
In order to reduce blight and assist in keeping our neighborhoods
safe, residents are asked to place bulk trash out no earlier than 6 a.m.
on the Thursday before your scheduled service week and no later than 6
a.m. on the Monday of your scheduled service week.
It is a violation of city ordinance to put bulk trash out before or
after the assigned period. Residents not placing bulk trash out on time
will not receive service until the following month and are required to
remove their items from the street or alley until the next scheduled
service. Failure to comply may result in enforcement action, including
charges to the resident.
Place bulk trash piles no farther than 4 feet toward your home
(from sidewalk’s edge).
Stack items neatly, parallel to the street or alley adjacent to
your property line. If you have alley garbage collection, place bulk
trash on your side of the alley along your property line only.
Separate piles by category, such as appliances, tree limbs and
green waste.
No object placed out for collection shall exceed 4 feet in
length, except bulk trash (ex: a couch).
Cut tree limbs into 4-foot segments and neatly stack so all
point in the same direction.
Tree limbs and other objects must be less than 12 inches in
diameter.
Fruit must be removed from limbs and prepared for collection
separately.
Wood panels and wood fencing must be no larger than 4 feet
square.
Keep glass separate from other items, in small, sturdy cardboard
boxes and clearly labeled. Boxes should be 2’x2’x2’ or smaller.
Place yard clippings (grass, leaves, palm tree skins and bark)
in plastic bags. Bags must be securely tied.
Place cacti in small, sturdy cardboard boxes. Boxes should be
2’x2’x2’ or smaller.
Refrigerators must have the attached doors, hinges, lids and
latches removed. (Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) 36-1651)
Bulk trash service will not be provided if there exists a possible
health or safety risk or chance of equipment or property damage.
What Not to Do:
Do not place bulk trash on or within 2 feet of city-owned
containers or bins, water meters, cable boxes, fire hydrants, block
walls or other fixed objects.
Do not put out dirt, rock, gravel, concrete, shingles, bricks,
dry wall, blocks, tile, wet or dry mortar, sod, bunny ears or polka
dot cactus (Opuntia) or other unacceptable items.
Do not place whole tree trunks or stumps out for collection.
Do not put out oil, paint, car batteries, pool chemicals or any
hazardous materials.
Do not place tires out for bulk trash or residential collection.
Tires may be taken to the landfill.
Do not put garbage out for bulk trash collection.
Do not place bulk trash in the street or on the sidewalk.
Do not place bulk trash against block walls on narrow easements.
Do not pile bulk trash more than 6 feet high.
Do not park within 10 feet of bulk trash piles.
Do not put bulk trash in containers you wish to keep. Containers
must be clearly marked for bulk trash and will not be returned.
Do not block bulk trash piles with residential containers on
garbage and recycling collection day.
Do not put out Styrofoam®, including packing materials and foam
peanuts.
If you have ornamental borders, fences or desert landscaping, bulk
trash should be stacked parallel to the street on the farthest edge of
your driveway. Do not place bulk trash on desert landscaping. It is the
responsibility of the resident to maintain desert landscaping if
disturbed by the equipment.