Recycling Services

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City of Buckeye residents receive residential curbside pick-up service one time per week. Recycling is a no-cost service included with the monthly solid waste fee.

Pick-up days are determined by your service area. To determine your service area, refer to the Curbside Trash and Recycle Service Schedule .

Recycling Cart Service Requirements

Every residence within Buckeye's corporate city limits must have a solid waste account. Please visit our Start Service page to get started.

How to recycle properly.

What to Recycle?

To help make your recycling count, only recycle clean material and only recycle these items:

Bottles (plastic and glass)
Cans (drink and food)
Paper and cardboard

Only clean and un-bagged material. No small pieces or shredded paper that can blow away in the breeze. No plastic bags or plastic film material (Sun City Festival residents may bag recycling).

How to Place Your Cart

Place your container on the street the night before collection day
Place container in front of your house with the wheels adjacent to the curb, on a collection pad with alley service or next to a road with no sidewalk
Container should be clear of fixed objects
Never on the sidewalk
In-ground cans:
- In-ground service includes city authorized staff pulling and returning the trash and recycle cans
- Residents own and maintain the containers and all associated structures

The Biggest Reducer

Watch the series of videos below from Arizona Department of Environmental Quality's Recycling Coordinator J.B. Shaw explaining the concepts of "Reduce & Reuse" to help with landfill diversion.

The Biggest Reducer: Introduction