Avondale, AZ Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Code Section
- Avondale City Code sec. 11-7, 11-13
- Frequency
- Weekly trash, weekly recycling (automated)
- Set-out time
- By 5:00 a.m. on collection day
- Weight limit
- 250 lbs max per container; lid must close
Summary
Avondale provides weekly automated trash and weekly recycling collection. Under City Code Section 11-13, containers must be set out by 5:00 a.m. on the collection day, with all trash bagged and tied, lids fully closed, and container contents weighing no more than 250 pounds. Late-set carts will not be serviced.
Time. Containers must be placed in the proper location for collection by 5:00 a.m. on the designated collection day. Containers set out late will not be serviced. Containers may be set out after 5:00 p.m. of the day preceding collection and must be removed from the collection location by 5:00 a.m., the day after collection. ... Solid Waste must be bagged. All solid waste prepared for residential garbage collection must be bagged and securely tied to exclude flies and other pests. ... Weight limit. The contents of the container must weigh no more than two hundred fifty (250) pounds.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
The City of Avondale collects residential trash weekly and recycling weekly through an automated, city-run program under City Code Chapter 11 (Solid Waste Code). Collection days are set by the Public Works Director and posted on the city website; residents look up their day by address. on the designated collection day - carts set out late are not serviced. the day after. All residential solid waste must be bagged and securely tied to exclude flies and pests; grass clippings and small yard clippings must also be bagged.
Lids must be entirely closed, sharp items (glass, cacti) must be contained to prevent injury, and the contents of a container may weigh no more than 250 pounds. Crews are allowed only one inversion of the cart per collection day and are not required to remove anything left after that.
Violations & Fines
Improperly prepared materials (wrong time, place or container) may not be collected and can incur a fee. General Solid Waste Code violations carry a $250 civil penalty per violation under Section 11-22, with criminal exposure up to a Class 1 misdemeanor ($2,500 / 6 months) under Section 11-21.
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