Buckeye, Arizona Trash and Recycling Schedules

Buckeye, Arizona provides trash and recycling services to residents through contracted waste management companies. Understanding the trash and recycling schedule is key to ensuring your waste is picked up properly. This article provides an overview of trash and recycling schedules and services in Buckeye.

Trash Collection Schedule

• Trash is collected weekly on your designated collection day. Collection days are assigned based on your address.

• To find your collection day, enter your address on the trash collection schedule lookup on the City of Buckeye website.

• Trash must be placed in city-provided roll carts and set at the curb by 5:00am on your collection day.

• Roll carts should be placed with the arrow on the lid pointing toward the street. Carts should be at least 3 feet away from any obstacles.

• Each household is provided with one trash roll cart. Additional carts can be requested for a monthly fee.

• Trash in excess of your roll cart capacity can be placed in sealed trash bags next to carts on collection day. Excess trash is subject to additional fees.

Recycling Collection Schedule

• Recycling is collected every other week on your designated collection day.

• Recycling weeks alternate with trash weeks. For example, if your trash is collected on Mondays, your recycling will be collected on alternate Mondays.

• To find your recycling collection schedule, enter your address on the collection schedule lookup.

• Acceptable recycling items include plastic containers, aluminum cans, steel cans, mixed paper, cardboard, and glass bottles and jars.

• Recycling must be clean and placed loosely in the provided recycling roll cart. Do not bag recyclables.

Holiday Schedule Changes

Trash and recycling collection is impacted by holidays. Modified collection schedules around holidays include:

• Thanksgiving – No collection on Thanksgiving day. Thursday collection moves to Friday. Friday collection moves to Saturday.

• Christmas – No collection on Christmas day. All collection days that week are delayed by one day.

• New Years Day – No collection on New Years Day. All collection days that week are delayed by one day.

Check the holiday collection schedule for specific dates impacted by holidays each year.

Bulk Trash Collection

Buckeye offers quarterly bulk trash collection to remove large household items that cannot fit in your trash cart.

• Bulk trash includes furniture, appliances, and other large items.

• Bulk trash must be set at the curb by 5:00am on your designated Monday of bulk collection week.

• The bulk trash schedule is based on your trash collection day:

  • Monday trash = 1st full week quarterly
  • Tuesday trash = 2nd full week quarterly
  • Wednesday trash = 3rd full week quarterly
  • Thursday/Friday trash = 4th full week quarterly

• Refer to the bulk trash schedule to find your bulk collection weeks.

• Bulk items are collected by a truck separate from your regular trash and recycling.

Starting, Stopping, or Changing Service

To start new trash and recycling service, stop existing service, or request changes, visit the City of Buckeye Start/Stop/Change trash service page.

Changes require advance notice, so plan accordingly if you are moving or need service modified.

Missed Collections

If your trash or recycling is not collected on your scheduled day, report the missed pick-up to the City of Buckeye:

• Online: Report a Missed Collection

• By Phone: 623-349-6700

Be sure to submit any missed collection reports within 24 hours of your scheduled collection day.

Contact Information

Contact the City of Buckeye Environmental Services department for additional questions about trash and recycling:

Phone: 623-349-6700

Email: [email protected]

Website: BuckeyeAZ.gov/Trash

Reviewing the trash and recycling schedules and collection policies will help ensure your household waste is removed properly. Report any issues promptly to keep collections on track.