What you need to know

Tempe Solid Waste customers receiving curbside or alley residential garbage and recycling collection service are eligible to dispose up to 1,000 pounds, in one trip per month, at the Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station at no additional charge.

Account holders must provide a paper or electronic copy of their Tempe municipal services bill and their driver license with a matching address. Amounts of garbage weighing more than 1,000 pounds will be paid by the account holder at the transfer station gate rate (disposal fee). Please check with staff at the transfer station for the gate rate before entering. If the load is over 1,000 pounds additional fees will apply and you will lose the free dump for that month. 

Customers are not authorized to have someone else dispose of garbage at the transfer station on their behalf. Residential customers receiving commercial collection service (typical for large, multifamily, townhouse and condominium communities), as well as landscapers, contractors and businesses, are not eligible for this benefit and will be required to pay the transfer station disposal fee gate rate for any wastes delivered.

New Requirement

Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station has instituted a new safety regulation that all residents are required to wear safety vests while at the Transfer Station and any visitors using dump trailers are required to wear a hard hat. The transfer station has safety vests, for $1.25,  and hard hats, for $7.00, available for purchase by credit card only.

Location:

Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station
2425 S. 40th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034  602-454-2050
Waste Management Transfer Station

Hours of operation:

Final load must arrive within 30 minutes of closing time
6 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
6 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday
Closed Sundays and all major holidays

Unacceptable Waste: 

• Hazardous waste
• Batteries
• Liquid waste
• Enclosed containers
• Enclosed barrels
• Car bodies
• Large demolition debris
• Tires
• Electronic waste (E-Waste)

Acceptable Waste:

• Construction and demolition debris
• Green organics
• Appliances
  • There is a $45 charge per appliance containing Freon
• Please contact the facility for a list of other acceptable material types

Tempe residents are encouraged to dispose of household hazardous waste and refrigerators at the Household Products Collection Center to avoid fees.