Queen Creek provides weekly curbside trash and recycling on the same day, set by collection zone. Carts must be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the service day. The town contracts the service with Waste Connections of Arizona; solid-waste service is governed by Chapter 10, Article 10-9 of the Town Code.
Curbside trash and recycling in Queen Creek run on a weekly schedule determined by which zone a home is in, with both the sandstone-colored trash cart and the blue recycling cart collected on the same day each week. The town instructs residents that carts must be curbside by 6 a.m. on the scheduled collection day to ensure pickup. Service is provided through the town's environmental services program under contract with Waste Connections of Arizona, serving homes inside the incorporated town limits. Residents find their day using the published Zone Map PDF or the QC Services Map by address. Solid-waste, bulk-waste, recycling and animal-waste services for residential dwellings are codified in Chapter 10, Article 10-9 of the Town Code, which also covers service fees (around Section 10-9-9), damaged carts (around Section 10-9-10) and temporary discontinuance of service (around Section 10-9-6). Property owners on large lots with livestock or with an alternative disposal service can apply for an exemption from town solid- and bulk-waste services. Trash must be bagged and tied and placed in the cart with the lid closed, not overfilled.
Carts set out late, overfilled, or with open lids may be skipped until the next service day. Households are generally required to subscribe to town solid-waste service under Article 10-9 unless they qualify for and receive an approved exemption; improperly disposing of waste outside the cart system can fall under the town's nuisance and dumping rules.
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