Trash Collection Services

Trash services in Gila Bend are provided as a contracted service between the Town of Gila Bend and Waste Management. Garbage collection and bulk pick-up are services provided by Waste Management and residents are billed by the Town of Gila Bend for this service. Recycling collection is not currently provided.

Residents must contact Waste Management if they have questions about their trash service, or to file a complaint. For billing issues, please contact Gila Bend Town Hall at 928-683-2255, M-F from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

To contact Waste Management Customer Service, call: 800-796-9696 or go to their website at:

Waste Management

Residential Customer Waste Facility (Well #4)

Residents can take non-hazardous items to the local dump site owned and operated by the Town of Gila Bend. It is located on the west side of St. Louis Avenue, just north of Stout Street.

Please review the list of Unacceptable Waste for items that are NOT ALLOWED to be dumped at Well #4 or in your residential trash container.

Hours of operation are: (Times and days may vary by season. Please contact Town Hall at 928.683.2255 for the most current operating hours, thank you.)

Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday from 7:00am to 3:30pm (effective April 22nd, 2024 the hours will change to 6:00am - 2:00pm)

NO HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE ALLOWED. NO COMMERCIAL DUMPING.

Bulk Trash Pick up

The Town of Gila Bend will periodically schedule bulk trash pick up services. Included below is a list of acceptable and unacceptable items for pick up.

Acceptable Items:

• Excess cardboard; emptied and flattened
• Disassembled metal items such as patio furniture, grills, playground equipment, etc.
• Large and small appliances such as water heaters, washer, dryer, dishwasher, stove, toaster ovens, microwaves, window AC units, etc.
• Freon must be removed  prior for freezers, refrigerators, and any other type of Freon bearing unit.
• *Electronics (Computers, flat-screen LCT computer monitors, LED, LCD, plasma TVs, printers, stereos, microwaves, etc.) Flat-screen (non-CRT) TVs and monitors
• Tree trimmings and yard clippings.
• Broken, non-repairable furniture
• Broken, non-repairable toys
• Household trash and textiles
• CRT, console and projection TVs, and CRT Computer Monitors

Unacceptable Items:

• Building and construction materials- such as sheetrock, wood paneling, cinder blocks, bricks, and roofing materials. 
• Dirt, tires, gravel, propane tanks, tires, auto parts, and liquid, hazardous, or medical waste. 
• No commercial waste accepted. This bulk pick-up is for households only. 
• Unacceptable waste means any waste tires, radioactive, volatile, corrosive, flammable, explosive, biomedical, infectious, bio-hazardous, regulated medical or hazardous waste, toxic substance or material, as defined by, characterized or listed under applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations, any materials containing information protected by federal, state or local privacy and security laws or regulations (unless tendered to WM pursuant to a separate agreement), or any material the acceptance or handling of which would cause a violation of any permit condition or legal or regulatory requirement, damage to Company’s equipment of facilities, or present a substantial endangerment to the health or safety of the public or Company’s employees. Title to and liability for Unacceptable Waste shall remain with the resident that always generated the Unacceptable Waste.