Flagstaff, AZ Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Flagstaff City Code § 7-04-001-0007(G)-(I)
- Bin assignment
- To the property, not the occupant
- Replacement fee
- Actual cost plus $50 (§7-04-001-0010(G))
- First-offense fine
- $25 to $100, Class 1 misdemeanor
- Who maintains bins
- The City or its designee
Summary
In the City of Flagstaff, City-owned commercial bins and roll-off containers are assigned to the property, not the occupant, under City Code Section 7-04-001-0007. The business occupying that property must keep the container clean and pays to replace it if it is lost or damaged through misuse.
G. City-owned automated collection containers and commercial bins shall be assigned to the property and not to the occupant of the property. No person who occupies any property to which containers have been assigned may remove the containers from the assigned property for any reason. H. The occupant of a residential property or business establishment is responsible for the solid waste container(s) provided by the City. The container(s) shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. The occupant of the property is responsible for the cost of replacing the container(s) when replacement is necessitated by loss of the container or damage due to the occupant’s misuse. I. The City will provide appropriate bins for hotels, restaurants, businesses, or institutions requesting City bin service. Such bins shall be maintained by the City and replaced when determined no longer serviceable by the Director or designee.
Full Breakdown
Section 7-04-001-0007(G) assigns City-owned automated collection containers and commercial bins to the property itself, and no occupant may remove an assigned container from that property for any reason, even after a tenant change. Subsection (H) makes the occupant of a residential property or business establishment responsible for keeping the container in a clean and sanitary condition, and for the cost of replacing it when the loss or damage traces to the occupant's misuse. Subsection (I) has the City provide appropriate bins to hotels, restaurants, businesses, or institutions that request City bin service, and the City maintains and replaces those bins once the Director or designee determines a bin is no longer serviceable.
Section 7-04-001-0010(G) prices that replacement at the City's actual replacement cost plus a $50.00 service fee for a bin or roll-off (hoist and haul) container. Underlying all of this, Section 7-04-001-0004 makes it unlawful to fail to perform any duty this chapter imposes, and Section 7-04-001-0023 sets the criminal penalty scale for chapter violations at $25.00 to $100.00 for a first offense, up to $2,500.00 for a third.
Violations & Fines
Removing an assigned commercial bin from its property, letting it become unsanitary, or damaging it through misuse makes the occupant liable for the City's actual replacement cost plus a $50.00 service fee under Section 7-04-001-0010(G). Chapter violations generally are Class 1 misdemeanors carrying $25.00 to $100.00 for a first offense under Section 7-04-001-0023.
Frequently Asked Questions
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