Scottsdale Trash Pickup & Garbage Schedule 2026

Scottsdale residential solid waste service for single-family homes typically includes weekly trash service in the black container, weekly recycling service in the mauve recycling container, and a separate monthly brush and bulk collection week for larger piles. The city also offers special services like appliance pickup, move-in box pickup, household hazardous waste collection, and landfill access for eligible residential customers.

How to Find Your Scottsdale Trash Pickup Day

The easiest way to check your Scottsdale collection day is the city’s official My Services page. It lets you enter your address and see your trash, recycling, and annual brush-and-bulk dates for your home.

1. Open My Services. Go to Scottsdale My Services.
2. Enter your exact address. Select your address from the drop-down if it appears.
3. Check all services. Review your trash day, recycling day, and brush-and-bulk dates.
4. Review holiday weeks. Only New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas change regular collection in 2026.
5. Save the city number. Keep 480-312-5600 handy for missed pickups, repairs, or service requests.

Scottsdale Trash Pickup Schedule: What Runs When

Scottsdale’s residential program is built around weekly container service and a separate monthly brush-and-bulk cycle. Your exact dates come from the address lookup, but the collection pattern stays consistent citywide for residential single-family customers.

Scottsdale also provides monthly home collection for household hazardous waste for residential waste-collection customers, and residents may use the city’s residential landfill program for self-haul disposal if they meet the landfill rules.

Scottsdale Trash, Recycling, Brush and Bulk System

Scottsdale’s system works best when each waste stream stays separate. The black container is for bagged household trash, the mauve container is for accepted recyclables, and brush and bulk piles must be sorted into separate green-waste and bulk-item piles.

Scottsdale says plastic bags and liners should not go in the recycling container. Recyclables should be clean, dry, and empty. For trash, garbage should be bagged and tied before being placed in the black trash container.

Scottsdale Set-Out Rules

Scottsdale uses automated collection for containers and separate crews for brush and bulk. Proper spacing and timing are important.

• Place trash and recycling containers on the street with wheels against the curb by 5:00 a.m. on collection day.
• Remove containers the same day after pickup.
• Keep each container at least 4 feet away from other containers, parked cars, mailboxes, and obstacles.
• Do not overfill the container. The lid must close.
• For brush and bulk, place piles out no later than 5:00 a.m. on Monday of your scheduled collection week.
• Brush and bulk material may not be set out earlier than 3 days before your collection week begins.

Scottsdale Monthly Brush and Bulk Pickup

Scottsdale Solid Waste provides monthly brush and bulk collection for residents who pay for residential collection services. The collection runs during your scheduled week, beginning on Monday and ending Friday, with the crew visiting the neighborhood once during that week.

Common brush and bulk items include:

• Yard clippings, branches, and trimmings
• Furniture and other oversized household items
• Non-containerized bulk waste that fits the city’s rules
• Boxed broken glass when prepared exactly as required

1. Follow the 3-day rule. Put piles out no sooner than 3 days before your scheduled collection week.
2. Set out by Monday morning. Material must be out by 5:00 a.m. on Monday of your scheduled week.
3. Separate your piles. Keep green waste in one pile and bulk items in another pile.
4. Stay within size limits. Piles should not exceed 10 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet tall.
5. Keep clearance around the piles. Maintain at least 3 feet of space from walls, fences, mailboxes, utility boxes, and parked cars.

Scottsdale also says tree limbs and similar objects must be less than 12 inches in diameter, and cut limbs should be placed in 6-foot segments with cut ends pointed the same direction.

Scottsdale 2026 Holiday Trash Schedule

Scottsdale’s 2026 residential single-family holiday collection schedule only changes service on three holidays: New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Several other holidays do not affect collection at all.

This makes Scottsdale simpler than many cities: most 2026 holidays do not change regular service, and only New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas create a delay.

What to Do If Scottsdale Missed Your Pickup

If your trash or recycling was out correctly and still was not collected, Scottsdale provides online request tools and phone support through Solid Waste Services.

1. Check the holiday page first. Make sure your route was not delayed by one of the three affected holidays.
2. Confirm your set-out time. Containers should be out by 5:00 a.m., and brush and bulk should be out by 5:00 a.m. Monday of your collection week.
3. Review spacing and overflow rules. Overfilled containers or blocked access can prevent pickup.
4. Contact Solid Waste Services. Call 480-312-5600 or use the city’s online request system.
5. Leave the material accessible. Do not move it until you know whether the city is sending a follow-up crew.

Scottsdale Landfill and Special Disposal Options

Some materials are not accepted in standard trash, recycling, or brush-and-bulk collection. Scottsdale gives residential customers additional disposal options through the Resident Landfill Program, appliance collection, move-in box collection, household hazardous waste home pickup, and electronics recycling events.

For landfill use, Scottsdale says residents must present the top portion of a current city utility bill showing residential solid waste collection charges, plus a valid driver’s license that matches the service address and account holder information.

Frequently Asked Questions About Scottsdale Trash Pickup

Official Scottsdale Trash Collection Resources

Reminder: Scottsdale’s address lookup is the safest way to confirm your exact pickup day and monthly brush-and-bulk week before you set anything at the curb.