Tempe, AZ
City of Tempe Solid Waste Services.
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ trash pickup by address.
Enter a Phoenix, AZ street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day.
Setting out in Phoenix Containers must be at the curb no later than 5:30 a.m. on pickup day.
Trash Day Trends · Phoenix, last 30 days
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday are each a trash day for 25% of Phoenix homes we checked.
60% of checks here come the day before or the morning of trash day — most on Tuesday. See the national trends.
- 5:30 amCarts out by
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Phoenix collection days, read from City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day.
Trash / garbage: Friday.
Recycling: Friday.
Friday is what one Phoenix address returned on October 26, 2026.
Phoenix's official Public Works GIS returned pickup days for this address.
Bulk trash, holiday shifts, alley service, and property-type exceptions should still be verified with Phoenix Public Works.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Phoenix.
Containers must be at the curb no later than 5:30 a.m. on pickup day.
Keep 15 feet around the containers clear of obstructions such as cars, mailboxes, and light poles, and city code requires lids on all solid waste containers.
Containers must be placed curbside no later than 5:30 a.m. on the day of pick up.
Make sure there are no obstructions within 15 feet of the containers, such as automobiles, mailboxes or light poles.
Garbage and grass must be bagged and tied, a Maricopa County requirement, while recyclables go in loose and should not be bagged.
Read from the official Phoenix guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Phoenix days differ by address.
Pickup days in Phoenix depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Phoenix assigns collection days.
Phoenix publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Phoenix on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Phoenix's pickup days.
Local source
Where Phoenix's collection days are published: City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day.
This page reads Phoenix's trash and recycling days from City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day, last on October 26, 2026. This page does not take missed-pickup reports or post service alerts.
Good to knowChecked against City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day in Aug 2026: trash and recycling.
Before pickup
What Phoenix residents should verify.
Phoenix's local collection source provides address-based collection information for eligible Phoenix properties.
Nearby
Around Phoenix: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Phoenix are Tempe, Glendale, Scottsdale and Peoria. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Glendale, AZ
City of Glendale Solid Waste Department.
Scottsdale, AZ
City of Scottsdale Solid Waste Services.
Peoria, AZ
City of Peoria Solid Waste.
Mesa, AZ
City of Mesa Solid Waste.
Avondale, AZ
City of Avondale Public Works.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Phoenix, AZ?
It depends on your street. Each address's day is listed in City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Phoenix?
Trash and recycling days for Phoenix are published in City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day.
Is there trash pickup tomorrow in Phoenix?
If tomorrow is your route's collection day, yes — enter your address above and the result shows your day and the next pickup. The exception is a holiday week. We have not transcribed Phoenix's holiday rule yet, so check the city's own notice that week.
Local source
Verify with City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day.
The Phoenix address result links City of Phoenix — Find Your Collection Day directly.
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- Phoenix, AZ
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- Page updated
- Aug 2026
Collection services in Phoenix
- Trash / garbage
- Recycling
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