Trash & Recycling

Trash

  • Garbage (Black Container)
  • Every Monday by 5:00am, including holidays.
  • Collection is postponed a day if the schedule falls on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

Recyclables

  • Recyclables (Mauve Container)
  • Every Thursday, after 5:30am, including holidays.
  • Includes plastic (#1 or #2), paper, cardboard, magazines, newspapers, milk & juice containers, aluminum & tin cans
  • No Styrofoam!
  • Collection is postponed a day if the schedule falls on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
  • Call 480-391-5611 for more details.

Bulk Pick-Up

  • Go to City of Scottsdale’s BRUSH & BULK COLLECTION GUIDELINES web page for the guidelines AND the area/collection days map
  • Have items out for collection by 5:00 AM the Monday of the week your area is scheduled for brush collection.
  • Schedule your trimmings and clean up projects to coincide with the brush removal schedule, so we can remove your material from the curb or alley in a timely manner. Your neighbors will appreciate it!
  • Piles should not exceed 10’ long by 6’ wide by 4’ tall. If you exceed these limits solid waste crews may only spend 20 minutes per residence. Material left behind will be picked up on the following month collection date and must be removed from the curb until the next collection.
  • Please stack items neatly, parallel to the street on your property line. Do not put brush and bulk material on the street. If you have alley garbage collection, place bulk trash on your side of the alley along your property line only.
  • 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 such as construction material or loose cactus.
  • Each homeowner is responsible for the manner in which their material is placed out for collection, whether or not they hire someone else to do the work.

Tips

Cut tree limbs into 6-foot segments and stacked neatly so that all cut ends point in the same direction.
Tree limbs and other objects must be less than 12 inches in diameter.
Wood panels and wood fencing must be no larger than 5 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’ x 2’ x 2’ or smaller.
Refrigerators must have the attached doors, hinges, lids and latches removed and have the refrigerant removed by a licensed technician. (Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) 36-1651)

Please do not…

  • Place brush or bulk items out for collection more than 9 days prior to the Monday of the scheduled week of collection. For more information on this new rule, contact our Citizen and Neighborhood Resources department at (480) 312-3111.
  • Place bulk trash on or within 4′ of city-owned containers/bins, water meters, cable boxes, fire hydrants, block walls or other fixed objects.
  • Place a community piles out for collection.
  • Mix trash, rocks, dirt, wire, cactus, grass, bricks, cement, or other materials in with your brush. Our crews will be unable to collect your brush until these items are removed.
  • Put out paint, paint thinners, strippers, pesticides, batteries, motor oils, chlorine, pool acid, or other prohibited items. Each homeowner is responsible for proper disposal of these items. Any size tires will not be collected.
  • Place bulk trash in the street or on the sidewalk.
  • Park within 10′ of bulk trash piles.
  • Put bulk trash in unmarked containers you wish to keep. Containers must be clearly marked if you want them to be returned.
  • Place your material more than 6 feet onto your property or behind your fence. Our crews may be unable to collect your material.

Appliance Collection

The City of Scottsdale also provides appliance collection the last Wednesday of the month. This service, which must be scheduled in advance, is for major appliances only — washers, dryers, stoves, ovens, water heaters, dishwashers, refrigerators, and freezers.

  • Appliances containing freon will NOT collected unless the compressor has been removed, and the freon recovered by a certified technician in accordance with Federal law.
  • Appliances must be placed curbside by 5am the Wednesday of scheduled collection, no sooner than 9 days prior to the date of scheduled pick-up.
  • For safety reasons, residents must first remove refrigerator and freezer doors before placing them curbside.

Schedule a pick-up online at ScottsdaleAZ.gov Service Request or call (480) 312-3111