Mohave County, AZ Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Bulk Pickup
- None; self-haul
- Drop-off
- County landfills, per ton
- Dumping Tips
- ERACE 928-715-0480
- Desert Dumping
- Actively enforced
Summary
There is no county bulk pickup in unincorporated Mohave County. Large items are self-hauled to a county landfill for a per-ton fee. Illegal wildcat desert dumping is actively enforced by the county's ERACE program.
Also to promote efforts and solutions addressing the eradication of the pervasive environmental, health and public safety hazards associated with illegal "WILDCAT" dumping of wastes in the desert areas of Mohave County.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
Bulky junk, furniture, mattresses, appliances, is the resident's own responsibility in unincorporated Mohave County. The county offers no curbside bulk pickup; you haul the item to the Cerbat or Mohave Valley Sanitary Landfill and pay by weight at the scale. What the county polices hard is the alternative. Dumping waste out in the open desert instead of hauling it is treated as a serious hazard, and the Environmental Rural Area Cleanup Enforcement (ERACE) program at 928-715-0480 investigates old dumpsites and illegal dumping tips across the county's vast rural land.
Violations & Fines
Illegal dumping in the desert is prosecutable and can be reported to ERACE at 928-715-0480. Dumping garbage or debris also constitutes a public-health nuisance under A.R.S. §36-601.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get rid of a couch or old fridge?
What if I just dump it in the desert?
Sources & Official References
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