Glendale Bulk Trash & Garbage Pickup 2026 – Large Items

Glendale’s Solid Waste Division provides weekly residential garbage and recycling collection on the same day, plus monthly loose bulk trash collection based on Sections 1 through 4. Bulk trash is for large items that will not fit in your regular garbage container, while normal bagged garbage should stay inside the black trash cart.

How to Find Your Glendale Bulk Trash Pickup Week

Glendale bulk trash is not one citywide day. Your home is assigned to one of four monthly bulk trash sections, and the fastest way to confirm it is the city’s bulk trash map.

1. Open the Glendale bulk trash map. Use the official Bulk Trash Status Map.
2. Find your section. Confirm whether your address is in Section 1, 2, 3, or 4.
3. Match it to the 2026 schedule. Each section has one collection week every month.
4. Place your pile out on time. Glendale says bulk trash should go out no earlier than the Thursday before your week and no later than 6:00 a.m. Monday morning.
5. Keep it accessible. Make sure piles are not blocked by parked cars, bins, walls, hydrants, or other fixed objects.

Glendale Weekly Garbage and Monthly Bulk Trash Overview

Glendale keeps residential service simple once you separate regular weekly pickup from large-item pickup.

For 2026, Glendale lists the residential monthly base rate as $31.00, which includes one 95-gallon garbage container, one 95-gallon recycling container, weekly curbside collection, monthly loose trash collection, and a landfill fee waiver for loads of 2,000 pounds or less once per month.

What Glendale Takes for Large Items

Glendale bulk trash is meant for household large items and green waste that cannot fit into your regular container. The city specifically expects items to be grouped neatly and separated by material type.

Common Glendale bulk trash items include:

• Unwanted furniture
• Appliances
• Tree limbs and brush
• Green waste and yard clippings
• Wood fencing or wood panels within the city size limits

Glendale Bulk Trash Set-Out Rules

Glendale has strict placement rules for large items. Following them matters because the city says improperly placed or mistimed piles can trigger a $99 fine added to your monthly utility bill.

• Place bulk trash out no earlier than the Thursday before your scheduled week.
• Place bulk trash out no later than 6:00 a.m. Monday morning of your zone collection date.
• Place all bulk trash within four feet of the sidewalk edge toward your home.
• Stack items neatly and parallel to the street.
• Separate piles by category such as appliances, tree limbs, and green waste.
• No object should exceed four feet in length, except bulk items like a couch.
• Tree limbs must be cut into four-foot segments and kept under twelve inches in diameter.
• Do not pile bulk trash more than six feet high.
• Keep piles away from bins, hydrants, meters, cable boxes, walls, and parked vehicles.

Glendale Bulk Trash 2026 Section Schedule

Below is the official monthly Glendale, Arizona bulk trash schedule by section. Confirm your section first, then use the matching week for 2026.

Glendale also publishes an official PDF version of the schedule, which is helpful if you want a printable copy for the year: 2026 Bulk Trash Schedule PDF.

Glendale 2026 Holiday Garbage and Recycling Schedule

For regular weekly garbage and recycling, Glendale says residents only need to remember three holiday patterns. In 2026 itself, the two main collection delays are Thanksgiving and Christmas. On all other days, including most federal holidays, garbage and recycling stay on the regular schedule.

Bulk trash follows its own monthly section schedule, so use the city’s bulk trash page and map for large-item timing, and the holiday page for regular garbage and recycling timing.

Missed Your Week? Special Pickup and Other Options

If you miss your scheduled Glendale bulk trash week, you still have a few official options.

1. Use the landfill. Glendale residents can take items to the landfill with a city utility water bill and driver’s license as proof of residency.
2. Use your monthly free allowance. The city says residents get up to one ton free once a month under the landfill rules.
3. Request a special bulk pickup. Glendale offers a paid special pickup for $99.00 for the first 30 minutes of collection.
4. Call customer service first. Use 623-930-2660 if you need to ask whether your item belongs in bulk trash, the landfill, or a special pickup request.
5. Handle Freon units separately. Glendale says refrigerators or other Freon units require a special crew and a $25 fee per unit.

Glendale Landfill and Hazardous Waste Options

Some items should never go into a Glendale bulk trash pile. The city gives residents separate options for those materials.

2026 hazardous waste appointment windows: Spring appointments run from February 23 to March 13 with collections from March 9 to March 27. Fall appointments run from September 14 to October 2 with collections from September 28 to October 16.

Frequently Asked Questions About Glendale Bulk Trash Pickup

Official Glendale Bulk Trash and Garbage Resources

Reminder: Glendale bulk trash is a monthly section-based program. Always confirm your section and week before you put large items out at the curb.