Bulk Trash Pickup in Tucson, AZ: Rules, Limits and Fees
What Tucson picks up at the curb, how many items you get, what needs an appointment, and what it costs. Straight from the city, checked and dated.
What Tucson collects, and what you do with the rest
Every city route below is capped. Read the last two columns first: they decide whether the city takes your load at all, or only part of it.
| Route | What it costs | How much it takes | The condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curbside, regular collection day | Part of the Environmental Services fee — nothing extra for the two scheduled rounds. | Twice a year. Crews work through each of the city's twenty-six residential trash service areas on a published schedule. | Materials go in front of your home (a few service areas are exempt), at least three feet clear of every obstacle including the trash and recycling containers and the utility meters, and out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week. Taken: appliances with the freezer or refrigerator doors removed, up to five auto tires in their own pile, brush up to five feet long and twenty-four inches thick, cacti boxed for safety to a twenty-five pound limit, furniture and carpet, lumber up to five feet in a separate pile, and scrap metal and pipes up to five feet. Not taken: compressed gas and air cylinders, concrete, construction material, dirt, stone, rocks and gravel, glass and mirrors, household hazardous waste such as paint, oil, pesticides and solvents, and televisions or computer monitors. |
| Booked city collection | The city charges for a special collection but does not publish the amount on this page. | — | A load that cannot wait for one of the two scheduled rounds — the city calls it a special Brush and Bulky collection. |
| Hire a hauler | You pay — quotes come from local companies bidding against each other. | No item cap and no wrapping, residency or vehicle rule. | They carry it out; nothing has to reach the curb under its own steam. |
Booking a city pickup
A load that cannot wait for one of the two scheduled rounds — the city calls it a special Brush and Bulky collection.
- How to book
- Submit the request online or call Customer Service on 520-791-3171, then put the materials where you would for the scheduled round.
- What it costs
- The city charges for a special collection but does not publish the amount on this page.
Putting it out with your regular trash in Tucson
- How many items
- Twice a year. Crews work through each of the city's twenty-six residential trash service areas on a published schedule.
- What it costs
- Part of the Environmental Services fee — nothing extra for the two scheduled rounds.
- Good to know
- Materials go in front of your home (a few service areas are exempt), at least three feet clear of every obstacle including the trash and recycling containers and the utility meters, and out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week. Taken: appliances with the freezer or refrigerator doors removed, up to five auto tires in their own pile, brush up to five feet long and twenty-four inches thick, cacti boxed for safety to a twenty-five pound limit, furniture and carpet, lumber up to five feet in a separate pile, and scrap metal and pipes up to five feet. Not taken: compressed gas and air cylinders, concrete, construction material, dirt, stone, rocks and gravel, glass and mirrors, household hazardous waste such as paint, oil, pesticides and solvents, and televisions or computer monitors.
Or have someone take it
City routes are cheap but slow, and they all assume you can get the item to the curb yourself. If it is upstairs, if it is heavy, or if you need it gone this week, a local pro is the faster answer.
Post the job free, and local pros in Tucson bid on it. You pick the offer you like and pay your pro directly — JunkerClub takes no cut of the price.
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What people actually pay — measured, not estimated
And a flat rate is only one company's number. When we put one real job out to bid, 12 local pros priced the same pile from the same photos: $225 to $1,250, median $525. Nobody else publishes this, because nobody else runs the auction.
Bulk pickup in Tucson — common questions
How many bulk items can I put out at once in Tucson?
Twice a year. Crews work through each of the city's twenty-six residential trash service areas on a published schedule.
What needs an appointment in Tucson instead of going out with the trash?
A load that cannot wait for one of the two scheduled rounds — the city calls it a special Brush and Bulky collection.
How do I book a bulk pickup in Tucson?
Submit the request online or call Customer Service on 520-791-3171, then put the materials where you would for the scheduled round.
What does a bulk collection cost in Tucson?
The city charges for a special collection but does not publish the amount on this page.
Where this comes from
Checked against official sources on 2026-09-15. City rules change — if something here does not match, the city page wins.
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