The Town of Fountain Hills and Republic Services have set the annual bulk waste collection program for the town to begin the first week in March. It will continue through April with nine collection dates.

This service, provided by Republic Services, allows residents to dispose of large household items that cannot fit in their regular waste bins.

Fountain Hills is divided into nine zones for the program, with one collection date assigned for each zone. Residents are asked to note that the bulk pickup will be for just a single day in each zone this year.

Items accepted for the bulk collection include furniture and some appliances (Freon must be removed). Also, branches no more than four feet in length, no larger than 24 inches in diameter and bundled with twine or wire.

Do not include

Items that will not be taken include household hazardous waste (paint, chemical, oil), loose yard waste (grass, leaves, weeds), construction materials exceeding 25 pounds or longer than four feet, bricks  concrete, rocks, tile, roofing materials, metal, rebar, fence posts, automobile parts and tires, untaped glass (windows, mirrors, shower doors).

Rules for collection

Set out bulk waste no earlier than the weekend prior to the scheduled collection date for the area, and no later than 6 a.m. on the collection date.

Items must be stacked, bagged, boxed or tied neatly and placed at least five feet away from fixed objects (utility poles, mailboxes, water meters, parked cars, etc.)

Do not exceed six cubic yards (about the size of a small pickup truck load).

The collection dates for each zone are as follows:

Zone 1 – March 5; Zone 2 – March 12; Zone 3 – March 19 ; Zone 4 – March 26 ; Zone 5 – April 2 ; Zone 6- April 9 ; Zone 7 – April 16 ; Zone 8 – April 23 ; Zone 9 – April 30.