A metropolitan city stands at almost 335 meters above sea level, Phoenix, Arizona city in the USA. Phoenix Waste Solutions is with the vision of a sustainable and pollution-free future. To make sure that you are contributing to making your environment clean, then simply you have to follow some residential trash rules as a responsible citizen of Phoenix, Arizona.
Phoenix City Trash Collection Schedule & Time
The Phoenix Trash Schedule follows a well-structured pattern to collect trash, typically based on your location within the city.
Check out this link ahead if you want to track trash pickup schedule at your exact address: https://mapapps.phoenix.gov/imap/imap.html
You have to put your trash bins with closed lids outside before the time of trash collection starts. Recycling and trash collection will be done between 6 AM to 5 PM.
In order to ensure that your trash collection may not be interrupted because of any cause, it is best to put your trash outside before 6 AM on your trash collection day.
And don’t forget to get back your container by 9 AM the next day.
There is no set schedule for trucks; when they come and empty trash and recycling bins, although it seems like trucks arrive at the same time every week.
The time of collection of trash may change from area to area and even in the same area due to certain factors such as loading capacity of trucks, heavy traffic, change in routes due to construction, and any other emergency.
Check Trash Schedules of other cities at Mygarbagecollection.com.
Phoenix Trash Collection Holidays Schedule
Below are the dates on which changes in collections of trash will only occur:
| Holidays | Dates | Changes in collection schedule |
| Thanksgiving day | 28 November 2024 (Thursday) | Solid trash will not pick up. Those areas where trash collection is normally scheduled on Thursday, will be shifted on Friday. |
| Christmas day | 25 December 2024 (Wednesday) | Solid collection will not happen . Trash collection will be pushed one day back by that week. Those areas in which normally collection is scheduled on Wednesday, trash and recycling will be collected on Thursday. |
| New year day | 1 January 2024 (Monday) | Solid trash service again will not be provided. If the new year started on Monday, recycling and collection will be provided on Tuesday. |
Holidays with no change in collection day:
Remember! Public staff will be on duty during these holidays in Phoenix for the collection of trash and recycling, but remember that the Phoenix disposal facility will remain closed to the public.
| Holidays | Dates and Days |
|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Day | Monday (January 20, 2024) |
| President’s Day | Monday (February 17, 2024) |
| Cesar Chavez Day | Sunday (March 31, 2024) |
| Memorial Day | Monday (May 27, 2024) |
| Juneteenth | Wednesday (June 19, 2024) |
| Independence Day | Thursday (July 4, 2024) |
| Labor Day | Monday (September 2, 2024) |
| Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Monday (October 14, 2024) |
| Veterans Day | Monday (November 11, 2024) |
Proper Container Placement
Make sure that the container must not interfere with people and vehicles to move around.
The container must be placed at least 15 feet away from objects like cars, poles, and mailboxes.
Put garbage in the bag and tie it tightly before putting it into the container.
Missed Collection of Trash in Phoenix
If you come to know that your trash container was missed and not picked up by the trash truck, then first of all make sure that either neighbors’ bins are collected or not. If neighbors’ bins are collected and you are the only one who is left, then leave the container outside and call customer service on the next working day earlier. If a missed collection happens on Thursday, then call customer service on Friday by 3 PM.
After inspection of the container, they will track the GPS of the truck to see where it went and stopped. It will help to analyze why this missed collection happened.
Phoenix Recycling Schedule
Phoenix owns a city material recovery facility that provides recycling service weekly; recycling occurs on the same day as trash collection by using different trucks.
Your container may be picked up on the same day but at different times. Before putting recyclable material into bins, make sure that they are empty with liquid, food material, and grease.
And make sure that you are not using plastic bags and even don’t put material in plastic bags, but put all recycling material loosely in bins.
Phoenix Solid Waste Charges and Its Regulations
Monthly solid waste charges are implemented through the city council. It depends on the quantity and quantity of trash.
Residents have to pay charges on the date printed on the bill after the due date. A $3 late fee will be charged to the Phoenix city code.
A trash container will be placed at the resident’s place; a medium-sized container costs $3. Customers can upgrade the medium-sized container to a large size. It costs an extra $3 per month.
Residents can request an extra container (black), which costs $17/monthly, with the exception that two extra blue containers will be given at no cost. Monthly costs will be charged for the third one. For a green organic container, it costs $5 monthly.
All these containers will remain the property of the city council, and they are responsible for their replacement and repair with certain rules on them.
Phoenix Bulk Trash Schedule
Too much big stuff that cannot be placed in garbage and recycle containers, such as furniture, home appliances, and many other products, are collected four times a year in Phoenix city.
There are some rules and regulations that you have to follow for them to pick up your bulk. On a specified date, make sure to put bulk trash outside by 6 AM at the beginning of bulk trash week.
In case of curbside collection of trash, make sure to put all trash on the edge of your property, and trucks will pick up trash from here.
If you own alley-side collection, then trash will be picked up from your designated alley, and bulk trash crew will only go to 5 feet inside your property.
Make sure to put bulk trash along only your property lines without touching walls.
Check this link ahead to get your bulk trash pick-up schedule: https://www.phoenix.gov/publicworkssite/Documents/2024%20Bulk%20Trash%20Collection%20Schedule_English.pdf
