Sedona, AZ Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Lid requirement
- Must be closed for collection
- Overflow waste
- Cannot be set around container
- Insufficient bins
- Owner must add more containers
- Unlawful accumulation fine
- $100.00 to $2,500 per SCC 8.05.100
Summary
Sedona requires trash and recycling to fit inside a closed-lid container for collection, with nothing stacked around the outside of the can. Properties without enough capacity must get more containers, and piling waste on the ground instead of using one is unlawful.
All solid waste and recycling must fit securely into the container with the lid closed for collection. The lids of containers set out or used for residential solid waste or recycling collection must be closed. No solid waste or recycling may be set or stored around the perimeter of the container. ... The responsible party must provide sufficient containers at the private premises or business establishment to accommodate the amount of solid waste generated by the private premises or business establishment to comply with this chapter. It shall be unlawful, and no responsible party shall permit or allow the accumulation of solid waste upon any property within the city except in containers provided for the disposal of such solid waste.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Initiative Ordinance 2026-01, approved by voters at the July 21, 2026 election).
Full Breakdown
080(A)(3) sets the physical standard for what can go to the curb: all solid waste and recycling must fit securely into the container with the lid closed, the lids on any container set out or used for collection must actually be closed, and no waste may be set or stored around the perimeter of the container. 080(B) backs that up on the supply side: the responsible party must provide enough containers to accommodate the amount of solid waste the property generates, and it is unlawful for a responsible party to permit or allow solid waste to accumulate on the property except inside containers provided for that purpose.
Together these provisions mean a resident can't solve a too-small bin problem by leaving extra bags beside it; the code requires getting an adequate number of containers instead. 100. A responsible party who repeatedly sets out overflow waste outside a container, or who lets solid waste accumulate on the property instead of containing it, faces escalating fines and potential city abatement of the resulting hazard at the owner's expense.
Violations & Fines
Setting waste outside a container or letting it accumulate on the property violates SCC 8.05.080(A)(3) and (B), triggering the SCC 8.05.100 penalty schedule: $100.00 for a first violation, $200.00 for a repeat within 180 days, and $250.00 to $2,500 for further violations, plus liability for any city abatement cost.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I leave extra trash bags next to my full can in Sedona?
What if my household generates more trash than one bin holds?
Is it illegal to just pile trash in my yard instead of using a bin?
Sources & Official References
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