News Flash

25th Annual Clean Sweep Project

The 2023 Project Clean Sweep, our popular and successful beautification program, is a program sponsored by the City of Show Low to help our citizens rid their property of unwanted items such as green waste and abandoned vehicles.  This project’s primary goal is to make our city more fire-safe and attractive.  Project Clean Sweep helps you be fire-safe by sponsoring events that will protect your home and your loved ones.  This project could also increase your property value by making your home more attractive and convenient to eliminate unwanted items. Please take advantage of these services and show our pride in our community.

Participation in the program is free to those presenting proof of residency via a City of Show Low utility bill displaying current refuse service.  Please note that commercial businesses are excluded from the program.

 Green Waste Dumping

Items may be dropped off between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from Monday, May 15 through Saturday, May 20, and Monday, May 22 through Saturday, May 27.  This free service is limited to these specially designated weeks.  

• Bring proof of your residency to participate

• Acceptable items include:

• Pine needles
• Tree limbs
• Wood products-pallets, treated/untreated lumber, and painted/ unpainted lumber
• Grass clippings and organic materials

• Prohibited items include:

• Garbage
• Plastic
• Rocks
• Dirt
• Glass
• Other trash mixed in with the green waste

Drop off is for free at Dirty Deeds Green Waste, located at 890 Cinder Pit Road off of US 60 (behind Perkins Cinders) 

Bulky Item Pick Up 

Monday, June 5 through Friday, June 9 (picked up on your regular scheduled trash collection day).  There is no charge on your regular scheduled trash collection day Monday, June 5 through Friday, June 9 from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  

• City employees collect bulky items such as:

• Large appliances (empty refrigerators or freezers of all contents before placing at curbside and the door should be removed or should be secured for safety purposes)
• Furniture
• Tires

• Residents are NOT required to schedule a pickup
• Place your items in front of your residence next to the roadway by 7:00 a.m. City staff follows the Waste Management route schedule. Prohibited items include:
• Liquid paints, oils, pesticides, herbicides, household cleaning products 
• Due to the levels of participation in the Bulky Item pick up event, your bulky item may not be picked up on your regular trash day. All bulky items meeting the requirements and out on their regular trash day during the week of June 5^th through June 9^th will be picked up even if the event is required to be carried into the next week to ensure all bulky items are collected. Should you have any questions or concerns please contact Public Works at 928-532-4100.

Lone Pine Transfer Station

Monday, June 5 through Saturday, June 10

Take your items (and proof of residency) to the Lone Pine Transfer Station north of Show Low, west of SR 77 on Lone Pine Dam Road, and dump them at no charge.  Participation in this free event is on Monday, June 5 through Saturday, June 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed noon to 12:30 p.m.).

• Materials from construction sites or commercial debris will be charged standard rates. 
• Also, under no circumstances will the transfer station accept:

• Hazardous materials, automobile batteries, tires with or without rims

Abandoned Vehicles

Salvage companies will pay cash for inoperable vehicles, with or without a title, and will haul them away at no charge to you.   Please contact this local salvage company directly to make arrangements:  S&D Auto Wrecking at (928) 537-7132

Additional Programs

The city also offers free excess trash collection services six times a year. This service is available to all City of Show Low refuse customers and is provided by Waste Management on your regular scheduled collection day.  Available dates are May 8 to 12, July 10 to 14, September 11 to 15, and November 13 to 17 (excess trash weeks are moved to the next week when any service day falls on an observed holiday). 

• Excess trash must be bagged, boxed, or bundled; is limited to everyday household items; should not exceed 50 pounds per single item; and is limited to the equivalent of one pickup load (4x4x8 feet)or about 20 bags.
• Items must be placed at the curbside no earlier than the night before pick up or by 6 a.m. the day of pickup.

• Items that are not accepted include:
• Furniture, mattresses, refrigerators, freezers 
• The city also provides convenient curbside recycling pickup on your regular scheduled collection day, with one large bin for recyclables. 

• Items NOT accepted for recycling are:

• Plastic bags
• Plastic wrap
• Shredded paper
• Foam cups/containers
• Glass
• Food waste
• Green waste
• Films and food-soiled cardboard 
• Paper goods, such as pizza boxes.

 Please note that construction materials and hazardous materials are strictly prohibited, such as: 

• Liquid paints, oils, pesticides, herbicides, household cleaning products 

Participation in the annual Clean Sweep program is free to those presenting proof of residency via either a City of Show Low utility bill displaying current refuse service or a valid driver’s license listing a physical address within the city limits.  Please note that commercial businesses are excluded from the program.

City of Show Low | 180 North 9th Street, Show Low, AZ 85901 | (928) 532-4000 | www.showlowaz.gov

Show Low Public Works – 928-532-4100