Peoria, AZ Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Contamination violations before removal
- 3 within 365 days
- Non-bagging rule
- Recyclables not bagged (except shredded paper)
- Shredded paper rule
- Must be in a clear bag
- Service response to contamination
- No pickup until cleared
- Governing code
- Peoria City Code § 22-10(e)
Summary
Peoria's recycling containers are only for the acceptable materials the City lists, and putting non-recyclable items in one under City Code Section 22-10(e) means no more pickups until the contamination is cleared out. Three or more contamination violations within a 365-day period give the City cause to pull the recycling container from that address entirely.
City-owned recycle containers shall contain only acceptable recycled materials as identified on the city website or by contacting the city for a list of acceptable items. Inspection of a recycle container that contains non- recyclable materials shall result in no service until the non- recyclable materials have been removed by the resident or commercial customer. Three (3) or more violations in a three hundred and sixty five (365) day period by contamination of recyclable containers shall be sufficient cause for the City to remove the recycle container. The City may elect not to restore a recyclable container service to such customer until the customer has demonstrated an intent to comply with the provisions of this section and such other rules and procedures adopted by the City.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-9: Supplement contains: LLocal legislation current through Ord. 2026-15, passed 6-16-26).
Full Breakdown
City-owned recycling containers in Peoria are restricted under Section 22-10(e) to the acceptable materials the City publishes on its website or provides on request, and an inspector who finds non-recyclable material inside one will suspend service on that container until the resident or business removes the contamination. Residents unsure what belongs in the bin are directed to the City's published list rather than guessing, since anything outside that list counts as contamination even if it would be recyclable elsewhere. The code treats repeat contamination as a service-ending problem rather than a one-time warning: three or more contamination violations at the same address within a 365-day period give the City cause to remove the recycling container altogether, and the City can decline to restore recycling service until the customer demonstrates it will follow the rules and any other procedures the City adopts.
A separate handling rule in Section 22-24(f) covers how recyclables go into the container in the first place: unlike bagged trash, recycle materials are not to be bagged, with one exception, shredded paper, which must be contained in a clear bag so it does not blow away or jam sorting equipment.
Violations & Fines
A contaminated recycling container gets no further pickups until the non-recyclable material is removed, and three contamination violations at one address inside a rolling 365-day window are grounds for the City to pull the container entirely. Once removed, the City can withhold restored recycling service until the customer shows it will follow the accepted-materials list and any other rules the City sets.
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