SEDONA, Ariz. – Reduce your wildfire risk by disposing of yard waste during the annual free Curbside Yard Waste Collection Event from March 30 to May 15, 2026.
Your pickup date range is connected to your Emergency Evacuation zone, which will be printed on a postcard sent to your address announcing the event. Know your zone and pick up date range at www.sedonaaz.gov/curbside.
Material placement guidelines:
- Place one pile of material 2 ft. from the edge of the street pavement visible from the road.
- Place material by 4 p.m. the day before your zone’s first service date. Your one pile will be picked up by your zone’s last service date.
- Your yard waste will be picked up one time on any one of the service dates listed in your zone.
- Collection occurs one time on each street, both public and private.
Accepted for collection:
- Brush, shrub trimmings, tree limbs and trunks: Limbs 8 in. or less and 8 ft. long or less.
- Paper-bagged leaves and pine needles: No more than 10 paper bags (available at Ace Hardware). No plastic bags.
- Total amount of debris accepted cannot exceed 5 yards, or a pile no larger than 10 ft. long by 4 ft. wide and 3 ft. tall.
- Only one pile per residence is permitted. No community piles.
Not accepted:
- Cactus trimmings
- Appliances
- Hazardous materials
- Garbage
- Mattresses
- Other household waste
The event aims to create a defensible space within 30 ft. of a home, which can greatly reduce the risk of wildfire. Removing dry grasses, leaves, excess vegetation and pine needles from roofs and gutters, fire risk is substantially reduced. Prune tree limbs so the lowest limb is between 6-10 ft. from the ground.
The event is also an opportunity to remove debris in drainage areas before the monsoon season. Shrubs, loose trimmings and yard waste in drainage ditches can block stormwater flow, increasing the risk of flooding.
For more information, including Frequently Asked Questions, visit www.sedonaaz.gov/curbside
