Yuma, AZ Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Brush definition
- Prunings over 4 ft (§ 190-15)
- No-pickup threshold
- Over 4 ft, 2 ft diameter, or 50 lb
- Cactus/century plant rule
- Bundled, under 4 ft, covered
- Who to call
- Director of Public Works
- Penalty
- Class 3 misdemeanor, § 190-99
Summary
Yuma's Garbage and Refuse chapter caps what brush and yard debris the city will collect: trimmings, limbs and stumps over four feet long, two feet in diameter or 50 pounds go unpicked under Section 190-20, and residents must reduce, bundle or arrange private hauling themselves.
BRUSH. Tree limbs and shrubbery clippings or prunings exceeding four feet in length. ... (B) Oversized; overweight items. Brush, tree trimmings, large limbs, tree trunks and stumps, all of which exceed four feet in length, two feet in diameter, or 50 pounds in weight per unit or bundle will not be collected by the city. The generator shall reduce the size and weight of such items to the specified limits or make other arrangements for commercial or private collection and disposal. (C) Dangerous plants. Century plants, cacti, prickly pear and similar plants hazardous to collection personnel shall be contained in lengths less than four feet, bundled and tied in protective covering, or contained in cardboard boxes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-74: Current through May 20, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Yuma defines BRUSH under Section 190-15 as 'tree limbs and shrubbery clippings or prunings exceeding four feet in length'; anything shorter counts as ordinary containable rubbish and goes out with regular trash. ' Homeowners generating oversized brush, whether from date palm pruning, citrus removal or storm damage, must cut it down to those limits themselves or pay for commercial or private hauling; the Director of Public Works does not dispatch a crew for anything past the cutoff. Section 190-20(C) adds a desert-specific rule for hazardous plants: century plants, cacti, prickly pear and similar species dangerous to collection crews must be cut to lengths under four feet, bundled and tied in protective covering, or boxed in cardboard before they can go out for pickup at all.
Both limits sit inside the same bulk rubbish section that lets the city schedule special collection through the Director of Public Works, at rates the City Council sets by resolution, and violations carry the chapter's penalty at Section 190-99.
Violations & Fines
Putting oversized brush at the curb without cutting it to size does not trigger city pickup, but leaving refuse in a way that violates the chapter is punishable under Section 190-99 as a class 3 misdemeanor, carrying up to a $500 fine or one day in jail under the citywide schedule at Section 10-99, with each day a violation continues counted separately. Century plant or cactus trimmings left loose, unbundled or uncovered are treated the same way.
Frequently Asked Questions
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