Solid Waste

• Should have all trash/recycle items bagged properly. For the recycle container, a clear, plastic recycle bag may be used.
• Should be placed in the designated pick up area by 6:00am on your regularly scheduled pick up day.
• Have container placed within one foot off the road and at least three feet apart.
• No items should be placed on top or around the containers.
• Privately owned vehicles must be removed from the designated pick up area to not block the containers or the pick up area.
• Any containers not in their designated pick up area will not be serviced until the next scheduled pick up day.

Please click here to view or download Containers Placement Tips[PDF]

• Paper: newspaper, paper bags, telephone books, junk mail, notebook paper, office papers, envelopes, etc.
• Cardboard: packing boxes, cereal and any other food boxes, soda and beer boxes, tissue boxes, etc. (To conserve space in the recycling containers, please break/cut down all large boxes)
• Plastics: milk containers, soda bottles, water bottles, detergent bottles, lotion bottles, yogurt containers, margarine & cottage cheese cntainers, etc. (#1 – #7 are recyclable)
• Glass: Green, yellow, amber or clear glass, bottles or jars. (Window panes, automobile glass or mirrors are NOT accepted at the Salt River Recycling Facility)
• Aluminum & Metal: beverage cans, tin food cans, frozen dinner trays, aluminum foil, pie plates, etc.
• Aseptic Containers: milk cartons, juice cartons, juice boxes, ice cream containers, etc.

For more information on recycling, please visit recyclingsimplified.com.

Such as:

• Orange juice bottles
• Laundry detergent bottles
• Laundry fabric softener bottles

When the container is full, mark the bottle “DO NOT RECYCLE” screw on the lid tight for precautions and put a heavy type tape, such as duct tape, around the lid. Then you may place it in the regular trash.

Large Item pick ups:

• Must be placed at least 5 feet from trash container pick up area or close to the road.
• Should be 10 feet away from any water meter, fence, mailboxes or any obstacles that may block the path.
• Any large amounts of magazines and or newspapers should be bundled up, boxed, tied or taped.
• Any yard debris such loose grass, leaves and small branches should be bagged, boxed, sealed or tied.
• For larger tree limbs, please cut down the branches to 3-4 feet and pile in the pick up area.

Pickups may be affected by equipment/labor availability and weather.

Please click here to view or download Buk Trash Tips[PDF]

Please click here to view or download Bulk Trash vs Roll Off Bin[PDF]

• Cement and/or concrete
• Dirt and/or rocks
• Car parts such as engines, hood, windows, tires with rims, etc.
• Metal sheets
• Hazardous Materials such as household cleaning products, motor oils, gasoline, kerosene, liquid paints, paint thinners, expired medications, automobile batteries, tires with rims and poisons of all types.

You can dispose of hazardous Materials at the annual Household Hazardous Waste collection at Earth Day and Fall Overhaul events.

For additional front load containers (more than one), the most expensive container will be billed at full price, and a discount of 10% applied to all additional containers.

Additional days for service for front load containers will be billed at the single day rate shown in the table multiplied by the number of service days for each container. For new services, please contact the Public Works Department at (480) 362 – 5600.