Scottsdale Holiday Trash and Recycling Collection Schedule

The city of Scottsdale, Arizona provides weekly curbside trash and recycling collection to residents. This service does not occur on major holidays, resulting in collection delays. This article explains Scottsdale’s holiday trash schedule and how it affects waste pickup days.

Holidays Impacting Collection

The following major holidays affect Scottsdale’s trash and recycling collection schedule:

• New Year’s Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

On these holidays, all trash, recycling, and brush and bulk pickup is cancelled citywide. Collection is delayed by one day for the remainder of that week.

2023 Holiday Collection Schedule

• New Year’s Day – Jan 1, 2023 (Sunday) – No delay
• Thanksgiving – Nov 23, 2023 (Thursday) – Thursday and Friday delayed by 1 day
• Christmas – Dec 25, 2023 (Monday) – All days that week delayed by 1 day

2024 Holiday Collection Schedule

• New Year’s Day – Jan 1, 2024 (Monday) – All days that week delayed by 1 day
• Thanksgiving – Nov 28, 2024 (Thursday) – Thursday and Friday delayed by 1 day
• Christmas – Dec 25, 2024 (Wednesday) – Wednesday to Friday delayed by 1 day

No Changes on Other Holidays

Scottsdale provides collection services as normal on other holidays like:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Presidents’ Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day

If your regular pickup day falls before a holiday, there will be no change. Pickup continues as scheduled.

Setting Out Waste on Holiday Weeks

Follow these tips for placing your trash, recycling and brush and bulk items curbside on holiday weeks:

• Check the holiday collection schedule for that year to determine your revised pickup day.

• Write down the new collection day for easy reference.

• By 6pm the evening before or 5am the morning of your revised pickup day, move bins to the curb.

• If unsure, place curbside the night before to ensure collection.

• Leave 3 feet clearance around bins.

• Avoid overfilling bins and make sure lids fully close.

Following these steps correctly will prevent missed collections due to the holiday schedule changes.

Christmas Tree Pickup

Scottsdale offers Christmas tree recycling every year from December 30 to January 15 at drop-off locations across the city. Trees must be real, unflocked, undecorated, and without stands or bags.

Alternatively, residents can leave trees curbside on their normal brush and bulk collection day in January. Place separate from other bulk items for easy collection.

Contact Information for Missed Pickup

If your collection is ever missed on your scheduled day:

• Confirm you properly set out waste before 5am.

• Call Scottsdale Solid Waste at 480-312-5600 before 2pm to arrange same-day pickup.

• If reported after 2pm, pickup will occur on the next service day.

Visit the Solid Waste department page for additional trash, recycling, and brush and bulk information. Properly preparing for holiday collection schedule changes reduces confusion and ensures you receive timely service.

Summary

The city of Scottsdale provides weekly curbside collection of trash, recycling and brush and bulk items to residents. Pickup does not occur on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. This results in collection delays of one day for the remainder of the holiday week. Scottsdale residents should check the holiday collection schedule each year and adjust their curbside placement accordingly. Contact Solid Waste at 480-312-5600 with any issues obtaining pickup on your scheduled revised collection day.