Glendale, AZ Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Under Glendale Code of Ordinances § 18-108, bulk trash collection is offered in accordance with a schedule and level of service approved by City Council, and the Administrator decides whether street or alley service applies to a given property. Owners or occupants of residential properties must place bulk trash in neat stacks parallel to the street or alley adjacent to their property line. No object placed out for collection may exceed five feet in length, except for bulk trash and palm fronds, which are exempted from that length cap.

Placement is also restricted for safety and access reasons: bulk trash cannot go within two feet of City-owned containers or bins, water meters, cable television boxes, or telephone boxes, and it cannot be set out in a manner that interferes with or poses a safety hazard to pedestrians, bicyclists, equestrians, or motorists. Anything that does not meet the City's collection criteria is the owner or occupant's responsibility to transport and dispose of at the City landfill or another appropriate facility. Timing is strictly controlled: no owner or occupant may place bulk trash out for collection earlier than the Thursday of the week preceding the scheduled pickup week, per § 18-108(c).

This chapter sits within Article III, Division 1 of Chapter 18 (Solid Waste), adopted by Ord. No. 2994, § 1(Exh. A), effective June 28, 2016.