Be ready for collection in spring 2026

Every year, the City offers a Curbside Yard Waste Collection event in April/May to help with your yard maintenance, reduce your wildfire risk, and remove debris in drainage areas prior to monsoon season. By participating in this event, you can become more Firewise by reducing yard waste on your property. To learn more about creating a defensible space around your home, review the City's Emergency Preparedness Guide, look for additional resources on the City's Emergency Management webpage and visit the Sedona Fire District's website. 

Please note that your Curbside Yard Waste Pickup zone is the same as your Emergency Evacuation zone and your zone number will be printed on the upcoming postcard which will be sent to your address in March announcing the 2026 Curbside Yard Waste Pickup event. 

If you do not know your zone, go to the City's Know Your Zone webpage to identify your zone or click on the City's Curbside Yard Waste Pickup map below to view your zone and pickup dates.

Material Placement Guidelines

• Place one pile of material 2 feet from the edge of the street pavement visible from the road.
• Place material by 4 PM the day before your zone's first service date. Your one pile will be picked up by your zone's last service date. The exact day within your date range is unknown.
• Your yard waste will be picked up one time on any one of the service dates listed in your zone.
• Collection occurs one time only on every street, public or private.

Accepted for collection:

• Brush, shrub trimmings, tree limbs, and trunks: Limbs 8 inches or less and 8 feet 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 feet long by 4 feet wide and 3 feet tall.
• Only one pile per residence is permitted. No community piles, please.

Not accepted:

• Cactus trimmings
• Appliances
• Hazardous materials
• Garbage
• Mattresses
• Other household waste

Your 2026 pickup days:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

Q: Why hasn’t my pile been picked up yet?

A: Your zone has several possible days of service. However, your pile will only be picked up ONCE. We can’t predict exactly when the contractors will be at your specific address. So, please have your pile ready by the FIRST date for your zone. Your pile may not be picked up until the end of the last day of service for your zone.

Q: Can I put out a pile every day of service for my zone?

A: No, your pile will only be picked up ONCE, so please have it by the curb by the FIRST date for your zone.

Additional Information:

If you miss your window to put debris out, there will be an opportunity to haul your own debris, by appointment only, between April and May to the City material yard south of the Sedona Wetlands Preserve at 7700 W 89A. Contact Ryan Hayes, City Maintenance Manager, to coordinate at 928-203-5063. Please do not bring more than 5 cubic yards (a pile no larger than 10 feet long by 4 feet wide and 3 feet tall).

Chipped mulch will be available to residents. Dates and times to be announced.

Background

During the development of the City's Climate Action Plan, City Council identified a target of reducing community greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030. In the Plan, implementing annual yard waste collection is identified as one of the high impact practices to reduce emissions.

Approximately 24 percent of municipal waste streams are made up of compostable materials like yard waste and food waste. When organic materials, such as food and yard waste (grass clippings, leaves, brush, etc.), rot in the landfill they break down anaerobically (without oxygen) and create large amounts of methane. This flammable greenhouse gas is the same as emitted through the production of coal, oil, and natural gas. In contrast, composted yard waste can be used as a natural soil fertilizer in municipal operations.