Chandler Trash Pickup Schedule, Recycling & Bulk Collection 2026
Find your Chandler collection zone, trash and recycling days, bulk pickup process, and 2026 holiday schedule.
City of Chandler · Public Works & Utilities · Solid Waste Services · Updated May 2026
Find Your Chandler Collection Zone
Select your color-coded collection zone to see your trash day, recycling day, and 2026 holiday impacts. Your zone is determined by your address location within Chandler.
👈 Select your zone above to see your complete Chandler collection schedule.
⚠ Not sure of your zone? Enter your address in Chandler’s InfoMap, use the free Recycle Coach app, or call 480-782-3510 (Mon–Fri 8am–5pm). More contact options ↓
Chandler Waste Collection — Quick Facts
Chandler’s Solid Waste Services Division provides weekly curbside collection of refuse (black cans) and recyclables (blue cans) on separate days based on your color-coded zone. Trash and recycling are both collected weekly, but on different weekdays. The city operates 5 color-coded collection zones across Chandler. Service is billed through your Chandler Utility/Water Bill.
Chandler’s Five Collection Zones — Trash & Recycling Days
Chandler divides the city into five color-coded collection zones. Each zone has a dedicated weekday for trash (black can) and a different dedicated weekday for recycling (blue can). Both services are weekly. Use Chandler’s InfoMap or the Recycle Coach app to confirm your zone by address. Note: alley trash collection may occur on a different day — call 480-782-3510 to confirm alley service.
🟥 Pink Zone
Trash: Monday
Recycling: Wednesday
N of Pecos Rd to N city limits • W of Dobson to W city limits🟧 Yellow Zone
Trash: Tuesday
Recycling: Thursday
N of Chandler Blvd to N city limits • W of Dobson (+ Warner/Price/Dobson sq.mi.)🟦 Orange Zone
Trash: Friday
Recycling: Tuesday
S of Chandler Blvd to N of Queen Creek • E of Dobson (+ Pecos/QCR/Price/Dobson sq.mi.)🟩 Green Zone
Trash: Wednesday
Recycling: Friday
S of Queen Creek Rd to N of Chandler Heights • Price Rd to E city limits🟨 Blue Zone
Trash: Thursday
Recycling: Monday
S of Chandler Heights to Hunt Hwy • Alma School Rd to E city limits⏰ Container Placement Rules
- Place container in the street against the curb — do not block the sidewalk for pedestrian use.
- Set container out by 6 a.m. on your collection day, or after 6 p.m. the evening before.
- Remove container from curb no later than 9 a.m. the day after collection.
- Container lid must close completely. All items must be inside the container.
- Place container at least 3 feet from other containers, parked vehicles, mailboxes, street signs, and light poles.
- Items placed on top of or next to the container will not be collected.
- All trash must be bagged and tied, including yard waste and grass clippings.
Chandler Holiday Trash Collection Schedule 2026 — Only 2 Days Affect Pickup
Chandler’s Solid Waste Services collects trash and recycling on nearly every holiday. Only Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day cause a one-day delay in 2026. All other federal and state holidays are fully normal service days — including MLK Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day.
| Holiday | 2026 Date | Impact | What Happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLK Jr./Civil Rights Day | Mon, Jan 19 | Normal | Recycling and trash ARE collected. Full service. |
| Presidents’ Day | Mon, Feb 16 | Normal | Recycling and trash ARE collected. Full service. |
| Memorial Day | Mon, May 25 | Normal | Recycling and trash ARE collected. Full service. |
| Juneteenth | Fri, Jun 19 | Normal | Recycling and trash ARE collected. Full service. |
| Independence Day (observed) | Fri, Jul 3, 2026 | Normal | Recycling and trash ARE collected on July 3 (observed). Full service. |
| Labor Day | Mon, Sep 7 | Normal | Recycling and trash ARE collected. Full service. |
| Veterans Day | Wed, Nov 11 | Normal | Recycling and trash ARE collected. Full service. |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thu, Nov 26 | 1-Day Delay | NOT collected on Thanksgiving. Thu customers: place container at curb on Friday by 6 a.m. Regular Friday collection moves to Saturday. |
| Christmas Day | Fri, Dec 25 | 1-Day Delay | NOT collected on Christmas Day. Thu customers: place container at curb on Friday by 6 a.m. Regular Friday collection moves to Saturday. RSWCC also closed. |
Chandler Recycling — What Goes in the Blue Container
Chandler provides a single-stream blue recycling container collected weekly on a separate day from your trash. Items must be clean, dry, and placed loosely — never bagged. Recycling items smaller than 2 inches in length or diameter are not accepted. Use the Recycle Coach app for full recycling guidance and reminders.
✅ Accepted in the Blue Container
- Paper: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, phone books, notebooks (remove spiral/plastic), white and colored paper, cardstock, paper sacks (remove ribbon), mail and envelopes (non-padded), paperback books
- Cardboard: flattened cartons (milk, juice, broth), cereal/pasta/cracker boxes, shoe boxes, moving boxes, paper towel/TP tubes, pizza boxes (not soiled), cardboard egg cartons
- Plastic bottles & containers: food containers (dairy, berries, to-go boxes), bottles (water, soda, shampoo, soap), jugs (detergent, milk, juice) — lids attached to original container only
- Metal: aluminum cans, clean foil and pie pans, steel/tin cans, empty aerosol cans
- Glass: beverage bottles (all colors), food jars (labels OK)
🚫 Never in the Blue Container
- Shredded paper (bagged or loose)
- Gift wrap, gift bags, tissue paper
- Padded or shipping envelopes
- Paper plates, napkins, paper towels, facial tissue
- Pet food bags
- Dirty or greasy cardboard; paper cups
- Plastic bags, packing pillows, film wrap → grocery store drop-off
- Foam cups, to-go containers, packing foam
- Cans with paint, pesticides, or hazardous materials
- Wire hangers or other metal items
- Mirrors, windows, drinking glasses, plates, non-food/beverage glass
- Glass container lids (too small or mixed materials)
- Any item smaller than 2 inches in length or diameter
Chandler Curbside Bulk Collection — Schedule & Rules
Chandler residents paying for city-provided solid waste services can schedule free curbside bulk collection. A combination of up to 4 bulk collections and/or visits to the RSWCC per calendar year is included. Items are collected on a scheduled date — not on your regular trash day. Schedule online at least 7–14 days in advance or call 480-782-3510.
📅 How to Schedule a Bulk Collection
- Call 480-782-3510 (Mon–Fri 8am–5pm) or complete the online Bulk Request Form at chandleraz.gov. Online scheduling requires 7–14 days advance notice.
- Cancellations, postponements, or modifications must be made by speaking with a customer service representative before 5 p.m. on the business day before the scheduled collection. Changes cannot be made via email, online forms, or voicemail.
- Items are collected on your scheduled date. Place items at the curb before 6 a.m. on collection day. Items should be accessible and visible from the street.
- Follow size and weight rules: bulk cannot exceed 4 ft. wide × 4 ft. high × 16 ft. long (approximately two standard pickup truck loads). Individual items should not exceed 50 lbs.
- Appliances with coolant (refrigerators, freezers, ACs, wine coolers, water coolers) incur a $15 coolant removal fee per item, applied to your Chandler utility bill.
✅ Accepted as Bulk Collection
- Furniture: sofas, chairs, tables, dressers, mattresses, bed frames
- Appliances: refrigerators, freezers, ovens, dishwashers, washers, dryers, ACs (coolant removal fee applies for units with coolant)
- Electronics
- Tree and yard trimmings — max 5 ft. long, 5 in. diameter; tree trunks cut max 3 ft., 5 in. diameter
- Cardboard (emptied, flattened, stacked)
- Metal items: basketball hoops, trampolines, bed frames, patio swings — must be disassembled; metal and non-metal separated into separate piles
- Glass items (tabletops, solar panels) — secured with tape in criss-cross pattern
- Water softeners (all waste removed)
- BBQ grills — propane tanks removed first
🚫 Not Accepted as Bulk
- Food, diapers, hygiene products, pet waste, liquids
- Hazardous material → HHW facility by appointment
- Medical waste
- Tires and auto parts
- Vehicle bodies
- Building materials: sheetrock, drywall, wood paneling, cinder blocks, bricks, stone countertops, tile, flooring
- Landscaping: concrete, pavers, rock, gravel, dirt, sod
- Propane tanks from BBQ grills → HHW facility
- Exceeding size limit (4′×4′×16′)
Recycling-Solid Waste Collection Center (RSWCC) — 955 E. Queen Creek Road
The Recycling-Solid Waste Collection Center (RSWCC) is a resident self-haul, self-unload facility at 955 E. Queen Creek Road, Chandler, AZ 85286. The entrance is on the south side of Queen Creek Road, just west of McQueen Road. Open to Chandler solid waste customers only — bring a current Chandler utility bill and photo ID.
📅 Summer Hours (Thu after Memorial Day – Sun before Labor Day)
Thursday – Monday: 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Closed Tuesday and Wednesday
📅 Regular Hours (Rest of Year)
Thursday – Monday: open (check chandleraz.gov for exact hours)
Closed Tuesday and Wednesday
Closed all city-observed holidays (see holiday list)
🏡 Address & Access
955 E. Queen Creek Road, Chandler, AZ 85286
Entrance: south side of Queen Creek Rd, just west of McQueen Rd
Self-haul and self-unload. Bring utility bill + photo ID.
🗒 What You Can Bring
Trash, recycling (paper, cardboard, aluminum, steel cans, plastic bottles & jugs — flatten cardboard), yard waste, furniture, appliances, electronics, tires (fee), dirt/rock (fee), concrete (fee), construction debris (fee)
💰 Fees at the RSWCC
- Recycling-only loads: no charge
- General household trash loads: per-pound/ton fee (see City Fee Schedule at chandleraz.gov)
- Appliances with Freon/coolant: $15 per unit
- Dirt, gravel, manure, concrete, rock, block, tile, construction debris: per-ton fee
- Dead domestic animals (under 75 lbs): accepted at no charge
- A combination of 4 bulk collections and/or RSWCC visits (trash disposal only) per calendar year is included in your solid waste service
Chandler Household Hazardous Waste — By Appointment
Chandler operates a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility at the RSWCC site at 955 E. Queen Creek Road. Appointments are required. Call 480-782-3510 (Mon–Fri 8am–5pm) to schedule. Any material brought to this facility must be from the Chandler residence shown on the utility bill. Available to residents paying for city solid waste services and to apartment/multi-family unit residents.
✅ Accepted at HHW Facility (Appointment)
- Paint (latex and oil-based) — harden first or bring liquid
- Varnishes, stains, solvents, thinners
- Pool chemicals
- Gasoline and other fuels
- Pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers
- Batteries (other than small alkaline) → HHW only
- Motor oil, antifreeze, automotive fluids
- Propane tanks (from BBQ grills, etc.)
- Fluorescent bulbs and CFLs
- Cleaning chemicals, solvents
🚫 In the Trash — OK for These Items
- Small alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V) — bag and tie, then place in trash
- Hardened/dried latex paint — harden with cat litter, paint hardener, or Plaster of Paris; once dry, bag and place in trash
- Empty paint cans (with dry residue) — place in regular trash
- Items not classified as hazardous
🍁 HHW Giveaway Event
Chandler holds an annual HHW Giveaway Event where usable HHW items collected throughout the year are available for free to Chandler residents receiving solid waste services or living in a multi-family unit. The type and quantity of available items vary. Note: New HHW is NOT collected at this giveaway event — to drop off new HHW, call for an appointment. Watch for announcements at chandleraz.gov/residents/recycling-and-trash for the next giveaway event date.
🏈 Upcoming HHW Event
The Recycling-Solid Waste Collection Center hosts periodic HHW events. Friday, May 8, 2026, 9–11 a.m. is a confirmed upcoming event at the RSWCC. Call 480-782-3510 to confirm current events and schedule your appointment drop-off.
What to Do If Your Trash Wasn’t Collected in Chandler
- Check your neighbors’ cans first. If the truck hasn’t been by yet, leave your container at the curb and wait. If your can was the only one not collected after neighbors’ cans were emptied, call customer service early the next business day. (For Friday, call by 3 p.m.)
- Verify your collection day and zone. Use the zone finder above, the Recycle Coach app, or Chandler’s InfoMap to confirm your exact trash day and recycling day. Remember: they are different days in Chandler.
- Check for a holiday delay. Only Thanksgiving and Christmas cause delays. On those days, Thursday shifts to Friday and Friday to Saturday.
- Verify container placement: Can must be in the street against the curb (not on the sidewalk), lid closed, 3 feet from all obstacles, and everything inside the can. Items placed beside or on top of the can are not collected.
- Report the missed collection by calling 480-782-3510 (Mon–Fri 8am–5pm) or emailing solidwaste.customerservice@chandleraz.gov. Missed collections are verified through GPS tracking and container inspections.
Chandler Trash & Recycling Tips Every Resident Should Know
🏠 New to Chandler or Just Moved In?
Call Utility Billing at 480-782-2280 to start an account and activate solid waste service. Solid waste service is billed through your Chandler Utility/Water Bill. Once set up, use Chandler’s InfoMap or the Recycle Coach app to find your collection zone and specific trash and recycling days. If you need additional containers, call 480-782-3510 — extra containers cost $75 (non-refundable) plus $10/month service charge for trash.
♻ Recycling Is Weekly in Chandler — Use It
Unlike most US cities where recycling is biweekly, Chandler collects recycling every week on a separate day from trash. This makes Chandler’s program more convenient than average. Use the blue container every week — clean, dry, loose items only. The more you recycle, the less goes to landfill from the Arizona desert region.
🚫 5 Common Mistakes Chandler Residents Make
- Putting items next to or on top of the container — only items inside the container are collected
- Placing the container on the sidewalk — it must be in the street against the curb
- Confusing trash day and recycling day — they are always on different weekdays in Chandler
- Putting glass container lids in recycling — they are not accepted (too small or mixed materials)
- Scheduling a bulk collection when items can fit in the RSWCC — the self-haul facility is often faster and doesn’t require 7–14 days advance notice
☔ Arizona Summer Heat Tips
The RSWCC switches to summer hours between the Thursday after Memorial Day and the Sunday before Labor Day — Thursday through Monday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). In extreme summer heat, trash left in cans can create odor and pest issues. Make sure cans are tightly lidded and placed in shade if possible. Yard waste and organic material should always be bagged and tied before placing in the trash can to minimize odor in the Arizona heat.
Contact Chandler Solid Waste Services
| Contact | Details |
|---|---|
| Solid Waste Services (Main) | 📞 480-782-3510 • Mon–Fri 8am–5pm • solidwaste.customerservice@chandleraz.gov |
| Utility Billing (New Service) | 📞 480-782-2280 — call to start solid waste service when you move in |
| Collection Schedule & Zone Lookup | chandleraz.gov/collection-schedule — official zone map; enter address in InfoMap or use Recycle Coach app |
| Bulk Collection Scheduling | chandleraz.gov/bulk-collection or call 480-782-3510 • 7–14 days advance notice required |
| HHW Appointments | Call 480-782-3510 • Mon–Fri 8am–5pm • Appointment required to drop off hazardous waste |
| RSWCC (Drop-Off Facility) | 955 E. Queen Creek Rd, Chandler, AZ 85286 • Entrance: south side of Queen Creek Rd, west of McQueen Rd • Thu–Mon (closed Tue/Wed and city holidays) • Summer: 6am–2pm |
| RecycleCoach App | recyclecoach.com — free app; enter your address to view collection days, set reminders, and look up items |
| Chandler InfoMap | gis.chandleraz.gov/infomap — GIS map to confirm your zone by address |
| Recycling Items List | chandleraz.gov/recycling-items-list — full accepted/rejected items list |
| City of Chandler Main | 📞 480-782-2000 • chandleraz.gov/residents/recycling-and-trash |
Frequently Asked Questions — Chandler Trash Pickup
Still Can’t Find Your Collection Zone?
The most accurate way to find your Chandler collection zone and specific days is to use the official address-based tools below. Your zone determines both your trash day and your separate recycling day.
🔍 Official Chandler Lookup & Contact Options
All of the following are free and will confirm your specific zone, trash day, and recycling day:
🔍 Open Chandler InfoMap 📞 Call 480-782-3510| Chandler InfoMap (Address Lookup) | gis.chandleraz.gov/infomap — enter your address to confirm your zone and exact collection days |
| Collection Schedule & Zone Map | chandleraz.gov/collection-schedule — the five-zone color map and full holiday schedule |
| Recycle Coach App | recyclecoach.com — free app; enter your address for your collection days and set automatic reminders |
| Solid Waste Services Phone | 480-782-3510 • Mon–Fri 8am–5pm (excluding city-observed holidays) |
| solidwaste.customerservice@chandleraz.gov | |
| Recycling Items List | chandleraz.gov/recycling-items-list — full accepted/rejected items for the blue container |
| Bulk Collection Scheduling | chandleraz.gov/bulk-collection or call 480-782-3510 |
You will leave this website when using any of the links above. The City of Chandler’s chandleraz.gov is the authoritative source for all collection schedule and service information.
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