Yard Waste Removal Cost in Phoenix, AZ

Yard Waste Removal in Phoenix: where the city stops and a hauler starts

The free route in Phoenix has hard edges, and they are the reason people end up paying: Four collection opportunities a year, and a single pile no larger than ten cubic yards per residence. Included with regular trash service at no extra charge. Ten cubic yards per residence per appointment, and the piles of two households may not be combined — each address has to book its own.

Past those limits the city is not an option at all — not slower, not pricier, simply unavailable. That is the line a hauler exists for, and it is worth knowing exactly where it sits before you start carrying anything.

Collection in Phoenix is run by City of Phoenix Public Works Department. Below is what they will take, straight from their own rules — and where each route runs out.

Booked bulky pickup

All bulk trash. Phoenix moved to appointments, so nothing goes out without one being booked first. Four collection opportunities a year, and a single pile no larger than ten cubic yards per residence. Included with regular trash service at no extra charge. Book online or on 602-262-6251, as late as three business days ahead. Cancelling at least two business days early keeps the slot off your yearly count; cancelling later does not. The pile goes within five feet of the street or the front edge of the property, at least five feet clear of any fixed object, and must be in place by 5:30 a.m. on the appointment date. Putting it out more than seven days ahead of the appointment is a violation of city ordinance. The scheduler blocks Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day plus the seven days after each.

Checked against the operator’s own page on 2026-09-04. Source

Taking it yourself

The public drop-off is the 27th Avenue and North Gateway transfer stations. Free up to one ton a calendar month for City of Phoenix residential solid waste customers, on production of the water bill and a photo ID. Past a ton — and on certain items — the published disposal fees start. Monday to Friday, 5:30 am to 5 pm. Saturday, 6 am to 3 pm. Closed Sunday. The two sites are 3060 S. 27th Ave and 30205 N. Black Canyon Hwy. Your City of Phoenix city services bill — the water bill — and a photo ID, shown at the scale house. That is what proves you are a residential solid waste customer, and it is what the free ton is measured against. Whatever you drive, the load has to be secured from the moment you leave home, and you do not uncover it before entering the facility. An unsecured load is a $20 penalty on top of the disposal charge. One ton per calendar month at no charge. A deposit is required once the vehicle and any trailer together pass 6,000 pounds, or 9,000 pounds if you have your water bill with you; residential deposits usually run $65 to $180, and the scale house takes deposits in cash only. Regulated hazardous waste, PCBs, radioactive and infectious waste, commercial quantities of liquids, and anything classed as special waste under Arizona statute. Household hazardous waste has its own city programme rather than the scale house.

Checked against the operator’s own page on 2026-09-09. Source

What the regular cart will not take

Not collected: loose debris and ordinary household trash, loose grass and clippings, household hazardous waste, materials in Bagster bags, more than two wooden pallets, bricks, concrete, dirt, rocks, asphalt and roofing shingles or tiles, and construction or demolition material over 25 pounds. Tree trimmings have to be under twelve inches thick and four feet long, and grass, leaves and clippings bagged and tied.

Checked against the operator’s own page on 2026-09-04. Source