Scottsdale, AZ Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

the day preceding collection, and remove them from the curb on the day of collection once emptied. Underground containers are not serviced. City-owned containers serving more than one residence must sit along the rear or side alley no more than 100 feet from the serviced property line. To prevent injury to collection staff and equipment, individual containers cannot exceed set weight limits: 60 pounds for 20-gallon containers, 200 pounds for 90-gallon containers, and 500 pounds for 300-gallon containers. Recyclable material must go loose into the recycling container, not bagged, and disposing of garbage or other solid waste in a recycling container is separately barred under Sec.

24-13(f). Residents who put prohibited materials such as animal waste, human waste, hazardous waste, food waste, green waste, construction debris or general refuse into their recycling container face immediate discontinuation of recycling service and removal of the container; lesser noncompliance instead triggers at least two written notices before service is cut off. A resident dropped from the program cannot request re-entry sooner than six months later, absent a director-approved waiver for exceptional circumstances, and can appeal a nonparticipant designation to the director within 10 calendar days, with a further appeal to the City Manager available within 7 days of that decision. Separately, Sec. citywide.