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

Under § 8-3-4(B), the City picks up bulky refuse and furniture at the front curb, unless the Solid Waste Division designates a different spot, provided the customer ties it in bundles or places it in boxes that do not exceed four square feet by four feet deep and 60 pounds. ' If a load is not bundled or boxed, the City still collects it but assesses the appropriate collection and disposal fees for program cost recovery. Separately, the Development Services Manager or a designee may order bulk-item service for any customer, at the applicable fee, if a health or safety hazard exists in the public right-of-way.

Green waste and trimmed brush, addressed in § 8-3-4(C), carry the identical four-by-four-foot, 60-pound bundle cap, tied securely with heavy twine or rope; loads that miss those limits draw whatever collection charge the method requires. Brush trimmed by a landscaping contractor must be hauled away by that contractor rather than left for city pickup. Brush placed loose in a regular container has to fall out freely when the container is emptied, and cannot be compacted, wedged in, or stick more than 12 inches above the container's rim.

Once the Solid Waste Division notifies a resident that a brush pile does not conform, the resident has 10 days to fix it before the City removes it and bills the property owner.