Sahuarita, AZ Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

030(B) sets the basic container standard: garbage must be stored in rigid or semirigid, durable, liquid-tight containers made of metal or other easily cleaned material, fitted with fly-tight covers that stay on except when the container is being filled, emptied or cleaned. The code is explicit that plain garbage bags are not an acceptable substitute for a proper container. Subsection C addresses what happens when trash exceeds the container's capacity: on the actual collection day, and only that day, bagged garbage and bulky items that will not fit inside the container may sit curbside next to it, but only if the hauler has agreed or scheduled to pick up that excess.

040 then controls how long the empty container itself can sit at the curb: it must be removed from the collection point within 24 hours of the collection time and stored close to, or behind, the house between pickups, rather than left visible at the curb all week. Together these sections keep the standard trash can regime, correct container type, an overflow exception tied to hauler agreement, and a prompt curbside removal deadline, consistent across the town. 10.