Mesa provides weekly curbside solid waste and recycling collection to residential properties through the city's Solid Waste Management division. Residents receive city-issued carts for trash, recycling, and green waste. Collection occurs on assigned days by neighborhood, and residents must place carts at the curb by 5:00 AM on their collection day. The city observes a modified schedule on certain holidays.
Mesa contracts with waste haulers or operates municipal trash collection on a weekly schedule. Residents receive assigned pickup days. Bins must be placed curbside by the designated morning time, typically 6 to 7 AM. Holiday delays shift pickup one day. Contaminated recycling bins may be skipped. Oversized or overweight bins will not be collected. Contact Mesa public works for schedule changes or missed pickup reports.
Failure to follow schedule may result in missed pickup. Repeated violations of bin rules may incur $50 to $200 fines from code enforcement.
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