Maricopa County Waste Resources & Recycling

Accepted Items & Fees

No burn barrels will be accepted. Burning household trash is illegal (see the County law)

When vehicle load is determined, this includes only the "cargo" area of a single vehicle or trailer.

Trash & Bagged Garbage
  Fee
Passenger Car / Station Wagon $4 / Load
Vans / Sport Utility Vehicles $6 / Load
All Pickup Trucks *
* for loads below cab height and not extending beyond the end of the bed of the vehicle
$8 / Load
Trailers
(10 feet long / 2 feet high)
$8 / Load
Green Waste
Tree Limbs / Branches (cut in 3 ft lengths) Fee
Passenger Car / Station Wagon $4 / Load
Vans / Sport Utility Vehicles $6 / Load
All Pickup Trucks *
* for loads below cab height and not extending beyond the end of the bed of the vehicle
$12 / Load
Trailers
(10 feet long / 2 feet high)
$12 / Load
Christmas Trees $5 / Tree
Appliances & Large Items
  Fee
Air Conditioners, Refrigerators and Freezers, etc
(must be evacuated, tagged, and the compressor removed)
$8 / Item
Furniture, Sofa / Chair, Mattress, Washer / Dryer, Dishwashers $8 / Item
Recyclables
  Fee
  • Aluminum/Aluminum Cans
  • Comingled - Glass, Plastics 1-7, Tin
  • Paper, Magazines, Newspaper
  • Tires (1-5 Car Tires Only)
  • Cardboard

...detailed list

No Charge
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
  Fee
  • Batteries (All - including Automobile)
  • Oil or Anti-freeze (Up to 5 Gallons)
  • Cell Phones
  • Electronics
No Charge
Examples
Items Not Accepted
  1. Ammunition
  2. Construction Debris
  3. Dead Animals
  4. Dirt
  5. Explosives
  6. Hazardous Materials / Pesticides / Herbicides
  7. Light Bulbs (as of May 15, 2013)
  1. Flammables
  2. Industrial / Off-the-Road Tires
  3. Liquid, Medical/Bio-medical or Nuclear Waste
  4. Large truck tires / passenger tires with wheels
  5. 55 gallon drums of waste
  6. Commercial / Industrial Waste
  7. Propane Tanks / Fire Extinguishers