Lake Havasu City, AZ Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Chapter 8.04's weekly residential collection in § 8.04.060 covers ordinary garbage set out in compliant cans under § 8.04.070, but bulkier yard trimmings such as brush, long bush stems, tree limbs, and cuttings usually will not fit in a 30-gallon can. Section 8.04.100 handles that case directly: any such cuttings that cannot be placed in containers must instead be cut down to 4-foot lengths and tied securely into bundles, and each bundle is capped at 60 pounds. The length and weight limits exist so the same crew that lifts household cans can also handle bundled brush by hand at the curb or alley placement point required under § 8.04.090, without needing separate heavy equipment on the regular route.

Because RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTES is defined at § 8.04.010.G to include yard trimmings but exclude bulky items, properly bundled brush and cuttings ride along with a household's normal weekly service rather than being treated as a bulky-item pickup under § 8.04.120, which the regular route does not remove at all. A resident with a large amount of storm debris or a fallen tree limb that exceeds the 4-foot, 60-pound bundle limits should arrange separate removal, either through the contractor directly or at their own expense, the same way bulky items like furniture or appliances are handled.