Prescott Valley, AZ Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Section 9-02-010(C) of the Prescott Valley Town Code sets the preparation rules for brush. It must be cut and tied into a size one (1) person can readily load into a truck or chipper, piled in neat order with all long branches parallel to one another, and stripped of metal or foreign materials to facilitate chipping. Section 9-04-010(K) defines yard waste to cover brush, grass and vegetation clippings, weeds, twigs, leaves, limbs, branches and trunks from trees, and general yard, garden and tree waste materials.

Property maintenance Article 9-04 adds the owner's duties. Section 9-04-020(B)(1) requires the owner, lessee or occupant to control weeds and yard waste on the property and on appurtenant, adjacent or contiguous sidewalks, alleys and portions of streets that are not hard-surfaced, keeping the areas free of dry bushes, trees, tumbleweeds, weeds or other dry vegetation that create a visual blight, harbor insect or rodent infestations or become a fire hazard. Grass or weeds cannot exceed twelve (12) inches in height, and weeds or yard waste cannot be carried or deposited by the elements upon any public place. Under subsection (B)(2), storm drainage ditches and similar watercourses must be kept clear of rubbish, expressly including vegetation, yard waste and debris.

Section 9-04-010(J) names weeds including bull thistle, cocklebur, foxtail, ragweed and Russian thistle, plus plants defined as noxious in A.R.S. 3-201, regardless of whether the owner regards the growth as desirable. Section 9-04-030 bars placing brush or other yard waste on property the person does not control, including any public place.