Buckeye, AZ Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Pile limit
- 6' x 6' x 6' per residence
- Annual free cap
- 20 cubic yards/household
- Schedule
- Quarterly, city-published
- Grass clippings
- Must be bagged and tied
- Runs through
- Public Works Solid Waste Division
Summary
Buckeye collects yard waste and brush through its quarterly residential bulk collection program, capping piles at 6 by 6 by 6 feet per scheduled pickup and 20 cubic yards per household each fiscal year at no charge.
A pile 6' × 6' × 6' of brush or bulk shall be collected from a single residence on a scheduled brush or bulk collection date. ... The amount of bulk waste placed out for collection at no charge shall not exceed a total un-compacted volume of twenty (20) cubic yards per fiscal year per household. ... Bulk collection shall be on a quarterly schedule as published by the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 22 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Yard waste (grass clippings, leaves, weeds, twigs, shrub and cactus trimmings, palm fronds) goes out with the residential bulk waste program run by the Public Works Department Solid Waste Division, not the weekly cart. Bulk/brush collection runs on a quarterly schedule the city publishes, and piles can't exceed 6' x 6' x 6' per residence per scheduled date. Households get up to 20 cubic yards of bulk material a year free; beyond that, the resident must arrange private hauling. Grass clippings must still be bagged and tied for the weekly cart under Sec. 9-2-2, though loose brush and branches don't need bagging if the pile empties out normally.
Violations & Fines
Setting out unscheduled or oversized bulk/yard waste, or bagging requirements the city can abate as a public nuisance; loose grass clippings on the wrong day simply get left uncollected.
Frequently Asked Questions
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