Every year, the City of Sedona 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.

Accepted for collection:

  • Brush
  • Tree limbs and trunks: Limbs 8 inches or less and 8 feet long or less.
  • Shrub trimmings
  • 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

Please note that your Curbside Yard Waste Pickup zone is the same as your Emergency Evacuation zone. Your zone number will be printed on a postcard that will be sent to your address in March 2025 announcing the 2025 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 above to view your zone and pickup dates.

Material Placement Guidelines

  • Place material 2 feet from the edge of the street pavement.
  • Place material by 4 PM the day before your zone’s first service date.
  • If you miss your window to put debris out, there will be an opportunity to haul your 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 Supervisor, to coordinate at 928-203-5063. 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.