Yuma, AZ Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Definition
- Boxes, crates, appliances, furniture (§ 190-15)
- Request required
- Call Director of Public Works first
- Placement
- Alley or curbline on scheduled day
- Fee
- Rate set by City Council resolution
- Penalty
- Class 3 misdemeanor, § 190-99
Summary
Yuma collects bulk rubbish like furniture, appliances and crates only on request. Section 190-20(A) requires generators to call the Director of Public Works to schedule special collection, set the item out on the assigned day at the alley or curbline, and pay the rate the City Council sets by resolution.
Bulk rubbish, except for roll-on/roll-off containers, will be collected by the city. The generator shall call the Director of Public Works for special collection of such items, and the Director of Public Works shall establish the schedule for the collection. Bulk rubbish for special collection will be placed by the generator on the day scheduled for its collection in the alley at the rear or side of his property, or if there is no alley, at the curbline of the street fronting his property, or as directed by the Director of Public Works. Special collection of bulky, heavy or uncontainable refuse is subject to the limitations of this subchapter, and shall be at the rate as established by resolution of the Council.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-74: Current through May 20, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 190-15 defines BULK RUBBISH as 'wooden or cardboard boxes, crates, appliances, large items of household furniture, and other refuse items which by size, shape or weight are not readily containable,' distinct from ordinary bagged trash and from the oversized brush covered separately in Section 190-20(B). Section 190-20(A) governs how that bulk material gets picked up: 'Bulk rubbish, except for roll-on/roll-off containers, will be collected by the city. ' There is no free, standing bulk-pickup day; every collection is scheduled individually after a resident or business calls in, and the section notes that special collection of bulky, heavy or uncontainable refuse 'shall be at the rate as established by resolution of the Council,' meaning the city can charge for the trip. Violations carry the penalty at Section 190-99.
Violations & Fines
Setting bulk rubbish out without first calling the Director of Public Works to schedule collection, or leaving it somewhere other than the assigned alley or curbline, violates Section 190-20 and is enforceable under Section 190-99 as a class 3 misdemeanor: up to $500 or one day in jail under Section 10-99's citywide schedule, with each day the item remains a separate offense.
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