Garbage and Trash Policy

The Town of Thatcher has an automated collection system, which uses special containers required for this system.  There is a $7.50 per container per month charge for residential collection*. 

The garbage collection schedule is:   

Downtown Thatcher is picked up on Mondays and Thursdays

Daley Estates and Quail Ridge are picked up on Tuesdays and Fridays

(Schedules may vary for Holidays)

The following guidelines and rules governing trash shall apply for all Thatcher residents and are instituted to help keep the community safer and cleaner.

GARBAGE

1. All containers shall be kept on private property and shall not be left upon public streets, except for a reasonable time on the day of pickup.
   

2. The garbage truck requires 8 feet of free space on each side of the container for the operation of the arms.  Please be careful not to block your trash container with vehicles, power poles, etc., as this will prevent us from emptying your container.  Make sure the arrows are facing forward and the lid is closed completely.
   

3. Please do not place concrete, rocks, furniture,  large appliances or pieces of steel in these containers as they could damage the compaction mechanism.
   

4. Please do not place hot ashes in these containers as it may ruin the container and you may be responsible for its replacement.  

TRASH

1. All grass, plants, and  leaves should be placed in plastic garbage bags.  Small amounts of grass /leaves may be placed in the 90 gallon or 300 containers, however these should not be more than half-filled with yard trash.  Bags should be placed on the on the street where the containers are, rather than in the alleyways.
   

2. Large piles or items such as limbs, dirt, appliances, furniture, etc.  Customers should call the Town Hall at 428-2290  for a truck to be scheduled for them to load themselves. If the load must be taken to the landfill, landfill charges will be passed on to the citizen ($5 minimum). If the load is burnable there will not be a charge. Burnable materials are vegetative materials (except oleanders) and untreated wood. Grass in plastic bags is not burnable. Mixed loads will be taken to the landfill; the town will not separate loads. Trucks will be scheduled on a first come first serve basis and cannot be left for an extended period of time.  Trucks will be delivered and dumped as time allows.
   

3. Burn permits are available from ADEQ by calling 888-271-9302. ADEQ Burn Permit Applications are available at Town Hall.

4. The Town will not pick up building materials left by contractors, this includes lumber, shingles, plaster or drywall, concrete, stone, aggregate, blacktop, bricks, block, carpet and other solid materials.  These should be hauled by the contractor to the landfill.
   

5. The Town will  not  pick up batteries, tires, appliances that contain or contained refrigerant or other items considered hazardous waste.  Disposal of these items are the responsibility of the resident or business.  These items cannot be placed in the 90 or 300 gallon containers or trash trucks.
   

6. Trash not complying with these guidelines will not be collected.  

Delinquent bills will be handled as per procedures for the handling of delinquent bills in the Sewer Policy