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City collection Furniture that cannot be donated is named on the city's bulk trash list, so a couch goes out during the every-other-month bulk week rather than with the weekly trash. Mattresses share that collection week. No charge. Included in the every other month bulk trash collection for Tempe residential solid waste customers, inside the published 10 cubic yard limit.
City collection A mattress is named on the city's accepted bulk trash list, so it leaves during the every-other-month bulk week. The quarterly Zero Waste Day event is not an alternative for bedding, because that event expressly refuses mattresses. No charge. Included in the every other month bulk trash collection for Tempe residential solid waste customers, inside the published 10 cubic yard limit. The quarterly Zero Waste Day event does not accept mattresses.
City collection Small appliances without Freon, washers and microwaves are on the accepted bulk trash list. A refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier or air conditioning unit is refused in the bulk pile because it contains Freon, and those units go to the Household Products Collection Center instead, which the city names specifically so residents avoid transfer station disposal fees. No charge. Non-Freon appliances are included in the every other month bulk trash collection. The Household Products Collection Center accepts refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, water heaters, stoves, dishwashers, air conditioning units and microwaves from Tempe and Guadalupe residents with proof of residency, and the Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station charges separately for an appliance containing Freon.
City collection Tempe residential solid waste customers get a bulk trash and green organics collection every other month for what will not fit in the regular containers. The accepted bulk trash list is furniture that cannot be donated, mattresses, bagged trash, small appliances without Freon, washers and microwaves, and the whole set out is limited to 10 cubic yards. No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service for Tempe customers on the every other month bulk trash week, inside the published 10 cubic yard limit. An off-schedule pickup is a separate fee service booked through Tempe 311.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Tempe runs its own solid waste service, and the route that matters for a couch, a mattress or a washer is the bulk trash and green organics week that comes every other month. Furniture that cannot be donated, mattresses, bagged trash, small appliances without Freon, washers and microwaves go out then, in a pile limited to 10 cubic yards and set out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled week. The program draws a hard line at appliances containing Freon, tires, glass, chemicals, dirt and construction debris, and each of those has its own answer: refrigerators and air conditioners go to the Household Products Collection Center on University Drive, electronics go to that same center or to a quarterly Zero Waste Day event, and up to 1,000 lbs a month of construction debris and other waste can go to the Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station at no additional charge for residents who receive curbside or alley collection.
Tempe residential solid waste customers get a bulk trash and green organics collection every other month for what will not fit in the regular containers. The accepted bulk trash list is furniture that cannot be donated, mattresses, bagged trash, small appliances without Freon, washers and microwaves, and the whole set out is limited to 10 cubic yards.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service for Tempe customers on the every other month bulk trash week, inside the published 10 cubic yard limit. An off-schedule pickup is a separate fee service booked through Tempe 311.
When & how
The collection week runs every other month by address. Put the pile out by 6 a.m. on Monday of the scheduled week and no earlier than 10 days before it, and holidays in that week do not change the collection.
Get it ready
Split trash and green organics into two distinct piles four feet apart, keep everything four feet away from any solid waste container, fire hydrant, gas meter, telephone or utility box, and never place material over a manhole cover. Trash has to be bagged, because uncontained trash is refused, and appliances containing Freon, tires, glass or mirrors, chemicals, dirt, concrete and construction debris do not belong in the pile.
Furniture that cannot be donated is named on the city's bulk trash list, so a couch goes out during the every-other-month bulk week rather than with the weekly trash. Mattresses share that collection week.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the every other month bulk trash collection for Tempe residential solid waste customers, inside the published 10 cubic yard limit.
When & how
Put the furniture out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled bulk week, no earlier than 10 days before, in the same location as the regular trash and recycling collection.
Get it ready
Curbside addresses put the pile on the property line in the street or at the front edge of the driveway without blocking the sidewalk, and alley addresses put it along the fence line without blocking the alley. Keep glass, mirrors and unbagged trash out of the pile, and consider donation first, since the city lists furniture that cannot be donated.
A mattress is named on the city's accepted bulk trash list, so it leaves during the every-other-month bulk week. The quarterly Zero Waste Day event is not an alternative for bedding, because that event expressly refuses mattresses.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the every other month bulk trash collection for Tempe residential solid waste customers, inside the published 10 cubic yard limit. The quarterly Zero Waste Day event does not accept mattresses.
When & how
Put the mattress out by 6 a.m. on Monday of the scheduled bulk week and no earlier than 10 days before, keeping it inside the 10 cubic yard pile.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and in the bulk pile rather than the trash cart, and do not take it to a Zero Waste Day event, which lists mattresses among the items it does not accept. Bag the household trash that shares the pile, because uncontained trash is refused.
Small appliances without Freon, washers and microwaves are on the accepted bulk trash list. A refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier or air conditioning unit is refused in the bulk pile because it contains Freon, and those units go to the Household Products Collection Center instead, which the city names specifically so residents avoid transfer station disposal fees.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Non-Freon appliances are included in the every other month bulk trash collection. The Household Products Collection Center accepts refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, water heaters, stoves, dishwashers, air conditioning units and microwaves from Tempe and Guadalupe residents with proof of residency, and the Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station charges separately for an appliance containing Freon.
When & how
Non-Freon appliances go out with the bulk trash week by 6 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled week. A Freon unit goes to the Household Products Collection Center at 1320 E. University Drive, open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Get it ready
Empty the unit before it leaves the house, keep a refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier or air conditioner out of the bulk pile entirely, and arrive at the center with identification ready because the site serves Tempe and Guadalupe residents only. Material goes in the rear-most part of the vehicle in cardboard boxes, never in plastic bags.
Televisions, computers, monitors, printers, microwaves and anything that uses batteries or has a cord are accepted at the Household Products Collection Center, and the same items are taken again at the quarterly Zero Waste Day event. The transfer station refuses electronic waste, so the center and the event are the two routes.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The Household Products Collection Center accepts electronics from Tempe and Guadalupe residents with proof of residency, and the quarterly Zero Waste Day event accepts them from residents of the same two communities with proof of residency.
When & how
The center is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is closed on Zero Waste Days, city holidays and select holiday weekends. The next Zero Waste Day event is Saturday, Nov. 7 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tempe Fire Training Center at 1340 East University Drive.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, bring the device whole rather than broken down, and use the drive-through procedure at either site: material in the rear-most part of the vehicle, cardboard boxes rather than plastic bags, and stay in the vehicle while staff unload.
Drywall, plaster, scrap lumber, flooring, carpet or padding and roofing material are prohibited in the bulk pile, and construction debris and insulation are refused at the Household Products Collection Center as well. The route is the Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station, which accepts construction and demolition debris and gives Tempe Solid Waste customers with curbside or alley collection up to 1,000 lbs a month at no additional charge.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Up to 1,000 lbs in one trip a month at no additional charge for Tempe Solid Waste customers who receive curbside or alley residential garbage and recycling collection, with the gate rate applying above that. Residential customers on commercial collection service, contractors, landscapers and businesses are not eligible for the free allowance.
When & how
The transfer station is open Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Sundays and major holidays, and the final load has to arrive within 30 minutes of closing.
Get it ready
Bring the most recent Tempe utility services bill and a driver license with a matching address, and have the account holder make the trip, because nobody may dispose of waste on someone else's behalf. Wear a safety vest at the station and add a hard hat with a dump trailer.
Exercise equipment is not named in the accepted bulk trash list, the prohibited list, the Household Products Collection Center list or the Zero Waste Day list, so the city has to confirm the machine before it goes out. A powered machine carries a console and a cord, which the center accepts as electronics.
City cost & eligibility
No Tempe page names exercise equipment, so there is no published route or price. Confirm the machine with Tempe 311 at 480-350-4311 before setting it out for the bulk week.
When & how
Call Tempe 311 during business hours before the bulk week, or before taking a machine to the collection center, and confirm whether the item is accepted and where it belongs.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it will come apart, remove the console, cord or battery pack so it can go to the collection center as electronics, and keep the frame out of the bulk pile until the route is confirmed.
The bulk pile has a two week window and a hard limit
Bulk trash and green organics go out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled collection week and no earlier than 10 days before it, and a holiday in that week does not move the collection. The pile is limited to 10 cubic yards, which the city describes as the size of a small SUV, and the city moves each address on its own every-other-month schedule rather than every week.
Trash and green organics go into two distinct piles four feet apart, and every item stays four feet away from a solid waste container, fire hydrant, gas meter, telephone or utility box. Nothing goes over a manhole cover, curbside addresses keep the pile on the property line in the street or at the front edge of the driveway without blocking the sidewalk, and alley addresses keep it along the fence line without blocking the alley.
The Household Products Collection Center and the Zero Waste Day event use the same procedure: have identification ready, load the material into the rear-most part of the vehicle such as the truck bed, trunk or rear hatch and never the front or back seat, transport it in cardboard boxes rather than plastic bags, and stay in the vehicle while staff unload. Boxes are not returned, and the center refuses items that arrive in garbage bags.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
A Tempe residential solid waste customer with a couch, a mattress, bagged household trash, a small appliance without Freon, a washer or a microwave to clear out.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service for Tempe customers on the every other month bulk trash week, inside the published 10 cubic yard limit.
Arrange it
Put the material out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled week and no earlier than 10 days before, in the same spot the regular trash and recycling carts go.
Appliances containing Freon, tires, glass or mirrors, unbagged or uncontained trash, chemicals, dirt, concrete and construction or remodeling debris are all prohibited in the pile, and the pile may not exceed 10 cubic yards.
A household that cannot wait for the next bulk week and wants the city to collect the material sooner.
Cost & conditions
The city lists the special bulk trash or green organics pickup as a fee service and gives the price by phone through Tempe 311 at 480-350-4311.
Arrange it
Call Tempe 311 at 480-350-4311 for pricing and to schedule a pickup outside the regular bulk week.
The same prohibited material list applies, because a special pickup is still the city's bulk collection rather than a hazardous waste or construction service.
Drop the item at the Household Products Collection Center
A Tempe or Guadalupe household with a television, a computer, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, tires, paint, chemicals or anything else that cannot go in the trash, the recycling or the bulk pile.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Tempe and Guadalupe residents with proof of residency, which the city accepts as a driver's license, a current utility bill printout, a student ID or an ID from a life care facility or cooperative residential community. The center publishes no fee and the city points residents there to avoid transfer station disposal fees.
Arrange it
Drive to 1320 E. University Drive on Wednesday, Friday or Saturday between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. with the material in the rear-most part of the vehicle and identification ready.
The center takes only residential material, refuses items in garbage bags, construction debris, insulation, ammunition, medical waste and non-propane gas cylinders, and will not take a container larger than five gallons, so a bulk container needs a call to 480-858-2223 first.
A household that would rather clear out electronics, furniture, clothing, scrap metal, hazardous products or usable building material in one drive-through trip.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Tempe or Guadalupe residents with proof of residency, which the city accepts as a current driver's license, a lease or rental agreement, mail with a name and address, a recent Tempe water bill or a student ID from an institution in Tempe.
Arrange it
The published next event is Saturday, Nov. 7 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tempe Fire Training Center at 1340 East University Drive, with the same drive-through procedure as the collection center.
Mattresses are expressly refused at the event, as are bulk trash, car seats, small foam items and anything from a commercial or industrial business, and accepted items can change from event to event.
Take a load to the Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station
A Tempe Solid Waste customer with curbside or alley collection who has construction debris or another load that will not fit the bulk pile.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Up to 1,000 lbs in one trip per month at no additional charge for Tempe Solid Waste customers who receive curbside or alley residential garbage and recycling collection, with the gate rate applying above that. Commercial-collection addresses, contractors, landscapers and businesses are not eligible for the free allowance.
Arrange it
Drive to 2425 S. 40th Street in Phoenix with the most recent Tempe utility services bill and a driver license with a matching address, and arrive no later than 30 minutes before closing.
Soil or dirt, hazardous waste, batteries, liquid waste, enclosed containers and barrels, car bodies, large demolition debris, tires and electronic waste are all refused, and a load over 1,000 lbs both pays the gate rate and uses up the free monthly trip.
A household that would rather take a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner to the transfer station than to the collection center.
Cost & conditions
$45 per appliance containing Freon at the Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station, charged in addition to any load charge. Tempe Solid Waste customers bringing an appliance to the transfer station. The city recommends the Household Products Collection Center instead, specifically to avoid transfer station disposal fees.
Arrange it
Take the unit to 2425 S. 40th Street during the transfer station's open hours and expect the appliance to be charged separately from the load.
The appliance charge applies on top of the load, and the free monthly allowance still counts the trip, so the collection center at 1320 E. University Drive is usually the cheaper route for a single appliance.
City drop-off for electronics, Freon appliances, tires, paint and household chemicals
Household Products Collection Center
1320 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ
Televisions, refrigerators, washers, dryers, computers, freezers, monitors, printers, water heaters, microwaves, stoves, dishwashers, air conditioning units and anything that uses batteries or has a cord, plus motor oil and oil filters, antifreeze, battery acid, brake fluid, gasoline, lubricants, petroleum gas cylinders, tires other than tractor or semi tires, cleaning products, latex and oil based paints, solvents, pesticides, scrap metal, aerosol cans, fluorescent lamps, mercury, fryer oil and styrofoam.
Tempe and Guadalupe residents only with proof of residency. The center refuses commercial or industrial waste including waste from a business run out of a home, items in garbage bags, ammunition, blasting caps, radioactive material, medical waste, non-propane gas cylinders, construction debris and insulation, and it does not accept a container larger than five gallons or any drum or tote. Material goes in the rear-most part of the vehicle in cardboard boxes and staff unload it while the resident stays in the vehicle.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., closed on Zero Waste Days, city-observed holidays and select holiday weekends.
No charge. Tempe and Guadalupe residents with proof of residency. The center publishes no fee and the city directs residents there to avoid transfer station disposal fees.
Regional transfer station that takes construction debris and applies the city's free monthly residential allowance
Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station
2425 S. 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Construction and demolition debris, green organics and appliances, with the city noting that the facility publishes a complete accepted material list of its own. A Tempe Solid Waste customer with curbside or alley collection gets up to 1,000 lbs in one trip a month at no additional charge.
Only the account holder may dispose of the waste, with the most recent Tempe utility services bill and a matching driver license. Commercial-collection addresses, contractors, landscapers and businesses pay the gate rate instead. Soil or dirt, hazardous waste, batteries, liquid waste, enclosed containers and barrels, car bodies, large demolition debris, tires and electronic waste are refused, and a safety vest is required with a hard hat added for a dump trailer, both sold at the facility by credit card only.
Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Sundays and major holidays, with the final load arriving within 30 minutes of closing.
No charge. Up to 1,000 lbs in one trip a month at no additional charge for Tempe Solid Waste customers with curbside or alley residential collection. Loads over that are charged the gate rate and use up the free monthly trip, and an appliance containing Freon carries a separate published charge.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How much can go out in a Tempe bulk trash week?+
The set out is limited to 10 cubic yards, which the city describes as the size of a small SUV, and it has to be out by 6 a.m. on Monday of the scheduled week and no earlier than 10 days before. Trash and green organics go in two distinct piles four feet apart, and everything stays four feet from a container, hydrant, gas meter, telephone or utility box.Official guidance
When can a couch go out in Tempe?+
During the bulk trash week for the address, which comes every other month. The city lists furniture that cannot be donated on the accepted bulk trash list, and the pile goes out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of that week and no earlier than 10 days before, in the same place the regular trash and recycling carts go.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a mattress in Tempe?+
A mattress is on the city's accepted bulk trash list, so it goes out during the every-other-month bulk week for the address, by 6 a.m. on the Monday of that week and inside the 10 cubic yard limit. The quarterly Zero Waste Day event is not an option for bedding, because the city lists mattresses among the items it does not accept there.Official guidance
Why can a refrigerator not go out in Tempe?+
Appliances containing Freon, including refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioning units, are on the city's prohibited list for the bulk pile. The Household Products Collection Center accepts them from Tempe and Guadalupe residents, and the city recommends that route specifically to avoid the transfer station fee that applies to an appliance containing Freon.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Tempe?+
To the Household Products Collection Center at 1320 E. University Drive, which takes televisions, computers, monitors, printers and anything with a cord or battery from Tempe and Guadalupe residents, or to a quarterly Zero Waste Day event, which takes the same electronics. The Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station refuses electronic waste outright.Official guidance
Who runs trash collection in Tempe?+
The City of Tempe does, through the Solid Waste Services section of the Public Works Department, so this is a municipal service rather than a private subscription. Garbage and recycling run weekly, bulky trash and green organics run every other month, and program questions go to Tempe 311 at 480-350-4311.Official guidance
When is my bulk trash week in Tempe?+
Every other month, on the schedule published for each address, with the material out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of that week and no earlier than 10 days before. A holiday in the collection week does not change the schedule, and the city notes that a collection may occasionally be delayed.Official guidance
Can I take a load to the transfer station for free?+
Tempe Solid Waste customers who receive curbside or alley residential garbage and recycling collection can dispose of up to 1,000 pounds in one trip per month at the Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station at no additional charge. The account holder has to make the trip with a recent Tempe utility services bill and a matching driver license, and a load over 1,000 pounds pays the gate rate and uses up the free monthly trip.Official guidance
Where does household hazardous waste go in Tempe?+
To the Household Products Collection Center at 1320 E. University Drive, open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Tempe and Guadalupe residents with proof of residency, or to a quarterly Zero Waste Day event. The center takes paints, solvents, cleaners, pesticides, motor oil, antifreeze, batteries, tires, fluorescent lamps, mercury and electronics, while construction debris, insulation and anything in a garbage bag are refused.Official guidance
