Scottsdale, AZ bulk trash pickup: schedule, booking and rules

Who gets City of Scottsdale bulk trash collection?

As of November 12, 2026, monthly brush and bulk service is available to residents paying for Scottsdale residential waste collection. Check the service on your utility account before scheduling a cleanout. The program is designed for items too large for your curbside container. Official brush and bulk guidance.

For an apartment, shared commercial dumpster or HOA property, confirm the collection arrangement with your property manager and Scottsdale Solid Waste at 480-312-5600. The bulk page ties the service to payment for residential collection; confirm the account and address before set-out.

HOA rules may be more restrictive than the city’s set-out window. Check both before putting items outside. Hiring a gardener or moving crew also does not remove the homeowner’s responsibility for how material is placed for collection. HOA and homeowner responsibilities.

How to find your Scottsdale bulk trash schedule

Use My Services to find the trash, recycling and brush-and-bulk schedules for your home. Type your address into the search box, choose the suggested match and check the brush-and-bulk information. The city recommends typing rather than pasting an entire address.

Collection runs across the assigned Monday-to-Friday week. Crews visit the neighborhood once during that week and do not return for a pile put out after your street was serviced. A scheduled week therefore does not mean that you can add material whenever convenient. Collection-week explanation.

The official bulk page also publishes an area map and schedule. Check the current version rather than using a calendar saved from a prior year. This guide does not assign an area to your address or promise a particular truck-arrival day. Area map and schedule.

Plan pruning, furniture replacement or a move around the confirmed week. If you need an item removed sooner, consider the resident landfill program or a separately arranged disposal service. Do not create an early pile while waiting for the next route.

What does Scottsdale bulk trash pickup accept?

The city’s brush and bulk list accepts furniture, mattresses, prepared branches, bagged clippings and properly boxed cacti. Some televisions have a different route from other electronics. Large appliances have their own collection service, so check the category before adding an item to your pile.

Carpet, tile, countertops, lumber, drywall, roofing materials and sheet glass or mirrors from construction or remodeling are the resident’s responsibility. Ask your contractor to include disposal in the job. A bulk collection week does not make renovation waste acceptable. Construction and remodeling exclusions.

Set-out window and curb or alley placement

Scottsdale’s three-day rule allows brush and bulk out no sooner than three days before the Monday of your scheduled collection week. Published Ordinance 4588 (effective July 1, 2022) specifies a 5 a.m. Monday deadline; confirm current instructions with Solid Waste at 480-312-5600. Check tighter HOA restrictions before set-out. Preparation rules; published ordinance, section 24-16.

If your home has alley service, place the pile on your side along your property line and keep the alley clear. Without an alley, stack neatly and parallel to the street at the front property line. Never use an empty lot, wash or HOA common area. Placement instructions.

• Make separate green-waste and other-bulk piles, with at least three feet between them.
• Keep material more than four feet from bins, meters, cable boxes, hydrants, walls and other fixed objects.
• Cut branches to six-foot segments, with cut ends pointing the same way; diameter must be under 12 inches.
• Securely bag clippings and box cacti; separate and label glass in sturdy boxes no larger than two feet in each dimension.

The city’s equipment removes large debris; small pieces left behind are the homeowner’s cleanup responsibility. Check the area after the trucks finish, and promptly ask about anything left uncollected. Resident cleanup responsibility.

Scottsdale bulk trash limits, rates and excess material

The published pile dimensions are ten feet long by six feet wide by four feet tall. The city asks for green waste and other bulk to be separated. Do not assume a taller pile, a scattered row of belongings or a second location will receive extra service. Pile dimensions.

For oversized piles, the service page allocates 20 minutes and says remaining material must be removed within 72 hours of notice. Ordinance 4588, section 24-16(c)(2) says 48 hours after service. Confirm the deadline with Scottsdale Solid Waste at 480-312-5600 before leaving rejected material out.

Monthly brush and bulk is provided to residents paying for residential collection. The My Services page lists a residential single-family monthly rate of $32.42, including the state recycling fee. That is the residential service rate, not an optional fee charged each time the bulk truck comes. Residential rates.

For a set-out violation or enforcement notice, contact Scottsdale Solid Waste at 480-312-5600 and confirm the required action and any charge. Follow the published placement window and the instructions on your notice.

How to arrange Scottsdale brush and bulk or appliance service

Regular brush and bulk follows your assigned route week. Appliance collection is a separate request available to Scottsdale solid-waste account holders. The city describes monthly appliance collection on the last Thursday; confirm the appointment date, any charge and preparation instructions with Solid Waste, including holiday-month arrangements. Appliance collection.

1. Check your residential solid-waste account and find your brush-and-bulk week in My Services.
2. List the materials and identify appliances, electronics, hazardous waste and construction debris before moving them.
3. For ordinary accepted bulk, prepare the pile for your assigned week; there is no on-demand bulk slot promised by the route page.
4. For a major appliance, use the Schedule an Appliance Collection link on the city’s appliance page, or call Solid Waste at 480-312-5600 for help.
5. Confirm preparation instructions and keep a record of the appointment before setting an appliance out.

Freon appliances will not be collected unless a certified technician has recovered the refrigerant and removed the compressor. Refrigerators and freezers also need doors, hinges, lids and latches removed under the city’s instructions. Ask a qualified technician to handle refrigerant work; do not try it yourself. Appliance preparation requirements.

Missed collection and problems with a pile

First check whether your whole collection week has finished and whether the crew already serviced your street. The city explicitly says it will not return for piles placed after that visit. Adding a late mattress to a neighbor’s remaining pile does not create another collection. Single-visit rule.

For a suspected missed pickup, use the Report Collection Issue link in My Services or contact Solid Waste at 480-312-5600. Give the service address, assigned week, set-out time, material list and any notice left by the crew. Ask what to do with the remaining material.

Do not move rejected material into an alley, wash or common area. If the pile was oversized or included prohibited debris, correct the problem and obtain instructions. The route is not a substitute for arranging lawful disposal of material the service excludes. Excluded materials and placement rules.

Landfill, hazardous waste, electronics and reuse

Eligible Scottsdale residential customers may haul up to 2,000 pounds of trash, brush or bulk to Salt River Landfill once per calendar week, Monday through Saturday. Bring the top portion of the current city utility bill and matching driver’s license. Printed bills are required; cellphone images are not accepted. Resident landfill program.

The load must meet the city’s vehicle-capacity rules: a noncommercial vehicle of three-quarter-ton capacity or less, or no more than 1.5 cubic yards. Extra visits, overweight loads, missing documents and Freon appliances can create charges. Read the current conditions before loading and cover or secure the material. Landfill conditions and charges.

Household hazardous waste home collection offers up to three free appointments per residential address per year. The maximum is 20 gallons by container size, with no container larger than five gallons. June and December are excluded from the published booking cycle; signups can fill. HHW appointments and limits.

Scottsdale’s electronics events accept listed computers, peripherals and entertainment equipment, but exclude CRT televisions and monitors, projection televisions, appliances, batteries and hazardous waste. The city directs CRT and projection televisions to brush and bulk. Check the current event requirements and dates before driving there. Electronics recycling guidance.

City facilities are not general drop-off sites for appliances, electronics, moving boxes or hazardous waste. Use the designated appointment or event. For furniture that someone can still use, consider a confirmed donation or private handover before arranging disposal; check acceptance and pickup arrangements directly. City drop-off warning.