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Solid Waste Services
The City of Tolleson provides a variety of solid waste services, including:
•Weekly residential refuse collection
•Weekly residential recycling collection
•Weekly residential bulk trash collection
•Note: All services above begin as early as 6:00 A.M.
For any questions, suggestions, or other information, please call the Field Operations Department at 623-936-7141.
*Para información en español, por favor llame al Departmento de Field Operations al 623-936-7141.
Please Bag & Tie
The City of Tolleson code and the Maricopa County Health Department requires that all refuse prepared for collection be bagged and securely tied to exclude flies and other pests. This includes grass clippings and yard waste. Bagging and tying keeps your container clean and reduces odors.
Items that cannot be placed in the container include:
- Large appliances, furniture, water heaters/softeners
- Hot ashes
- Construction debris or roof shingles
- Large tree limbs
- Dirt, rocks and concrete and remodeling materials
- Please do not place refuse on the container or on the ground around the container.
- Please place your container in the street with the wheels against the curb and return to your property within 24 hrs after collection.
- The container must be at least 15 feet from any obstructions such as a fence, streetlight, mailbox or parked vehicles.
Hazardous Waste
The following materials are considered hazardous and will not be collected by the Solid Waste Division.
- Oil-base paint
- Oils (all types)
- Flammable Fluids
- Automotive fluids
- Pool Chemicals
- Batteries
- Automotive Parts
- Items containing Freon
Hazardous waste and construction materials will not be picked up. For proper disposal please call the Field Operations Department at 623-936-7141 or visit the Maricopa County Environmental Hazardous Material website at http://swm.maricopa.gov/ or contact them at 602-506-3867.
Medical Sharps: For proper disposal of medical needles, here is a list of helpful links:
Websites: http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/waste/solid/download/sharps.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/needlesdisposal/az/index.htm
www.safeneedledisposal.org
www.earth911.org
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/medical/
Containers
The Finance Office will issue a work order to have a container delivered to the resident when services are turned on in the resident's name.
- Residents are responsible for cleaning their own container.
- The container will stay with the house if the resident moves.
- If the container is stolen or vandalized, please contact the Field Operations Department at 623-936-7141.
- Call the Field Operations Department for container replacement or repair at 623-936-7141.
Set your container out for collection by 6:00 am on your collection day to assure same day service. To avoid missing your collection service, containers may be placed out on the previous evening. Containers set out after 6:00 am may not be serviced and must be removed from view until the next regularly scheduled collection date.
Please place your container in the street in front of your house. The wheels should be at the edge of the sidewalk or pavement, with the opening facing the street. Sidewalks must always be kept clear for pedestrian and wheelchair access.
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