Recycling in Arizona
Where to recycle, donate or get rid of things in 74 cities and towns across Arizona. Pick your city, or search for your item. We also pick up anywhere in the state.
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More towns with drop-off sites: Golden Valley, Mohave Valley, Rio Rico, Catalina
Arizona rules
- Arizona prohibits disposing of lead-acid batteries in landfills and incinerating them. Source: ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab)
- State law prohibits landfill disposal and incineration of lead acid batteries, and landfill operators may not knowingly accept them. Source: A.R.S. 44-1322: Disposal of lead acid batteries (opens in new tab)
- A person who is not a battery retailer or wholesaler may take a used lead acid battery to a lead acid battery retailer or wholesaler, a permitted secondary lead smelter, or a collection or recycling facility. Source: A.R.S. 44-1322: Disposal of lead acid batteries (opens in new tab)
More Arizona rules (24)
- Lead acid battery sellers must accept used lead acid batteries from customers, of the type and quantity sold at that point of sale, and may accept more. Source: A.R.S. 44-1323: Sale of lead acid batteries; refundable deposit; notice (opens in new tab)
- Buyers of a new lead acid battery are charged a refundable deposit per battery. Source: A.R.S. 44-1323: Sale of lead acid batteries; refundable deposit; notice (opens in new tab)
- The seller refunds the deposit when the buyer returns a used lead acid battery with the receipt for the new battery within 45 days of purchase. Source: A.R.S. 44-1323: Sale of lead acid batteries; refundable deposit; notice (opens in new tab)
- For these rules, a lead acid battery is one with an elemental lead core and a capacity of six or more volts that is suitable for use in a vehicle or boat. Source: A.R.S. 44-1321: Definitions (lead acid batteries) (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ says households can take batteries to a household hazardous waste collection site or a local HHW collection event, and to contact the city, town or county for times and locations. Source: ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ's consumer battery guide says not to put batteries in the trash or recycling bin unless they are alkaline batteries. Source: ADEQ fact sheet FS-25-06: Taking Charge, an at-home guide to handling used batteries (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ's battery guide says vehicle lead-acid batteries can be dropped off at battery recycling locations. Source: ADEQ fact sheet FS-25-06: Taking Charge, an at-home guide to handling used batteries (opens in new tab)
- Arizona prohibits disposing of waste tires in landfills and incinerating them, except for statutory exceptions (such as chopped or shredded tires used as landfill cover or placed in tire monofills) or as ADEQ rules allow. Source: A.R.S. 44-1304: Disposal of waste tires (opens in new tab)
- Sellers of new motor vehicle tires must accept waste tires from customers at the point of sale. Source: A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab)
- Tire sellers must accept up to the number of new tires they sold at that location each year and may accept more. Source: A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab)
- A tire seller must accept a customer's tires if the customer presents a receipt within 30 days after the purchase date. Source: A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab)
- Each Arizona county provides a waste tire collection site that accepts tires from that county's residents. Source: ADEQ: Waste/Used Tire Facilities (opens in new tab)
- County-designated waste tire collection sites may not charge a tipping fee for up to five waste tires per year from a county resident who is not a tire seller; they may charge for tires beyond five. Source: A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ says county waste tire collection sites may accept a limited number of waste tires per year from each resident at no cost, and to contact the county waste tire coordinator for hours and location. Source: ADEQ: Waste/Used Tire Facilities (opens in new tab)
- For periods from July 1, 2026, the Arizona waste tire fee on new motor vehicle tires is 2% of each tire's sale price, up to $4.73 per tire. Source: Arizona Department of Revenue: Waste Tire (opens in new tab)
- The waste tire fee is adjusted every July 1 using a Consumer Price Index formula. Source: Arizona Department of Revenue: Waste Tire (opens in new tab)
- Each Arizona county must establish a waste tire program funded from the state waste tire fund. Source: A.R.S. 44-1305: Waste tire fund and program (opens in new tab)
- Tire sellers must post a notice stating that it is unlawful to throw away a motor vehicle tire and that the retailer must accept scrap tires when new or recapped tires are purchased. Source: A.R.S. 44-1302: Sale of new tires; fees; acceptance of waste tires; notice (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ classifies leftover paint (with used oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals, fluorescent tubes and gas) as household hazardous waste and directs residents to their city or county for disposal options. Source: ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Source: ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ says some municipalities offer electronics recycling with their household hazardous waste programs and points residents to city or county programs and certified recycler locators (SERI, e-Stewards). Source: ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ encourages people to use a certified (R2 or e-Stewards) e-waste recycler. Source: ADEQ: E-Waste Recycling (opens in new tab)
- If a battery can't be removed from an electronic device, ADEQ advises sending the whole device to an e-waste collector or recycler. Source: ADEQ fact sheet FS-25-06: Taking Charge, an at-home guide to handling used batteries (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ advises residents to check their city's recycling program first and, if none, to see whether their county offers a recycling drop-off service. Source: ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab)