Food Recyclers at City Hall Help Keep Food Waste Out of Landfill 02/03/2025 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) A new collaboration between the City of Phoenix and Mill aims to increase food recycling participation at City Hall. ... More >>
Phoenix Announces Winner of Design Contest for Resource Innovation Campus 12/19/2024 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) Phoenix City Council selected Arizona-based architectural firm Krause as the winner of the C40 Cities Reinventing Cities Initiative to develop Phoenix’s Resource Innovation Campus. ... More >>
Don't Fuel Truck Fires: Valley Coalition Works Towards Keeping Hazardous Materials Out of Garbage Cans 10/24/2024 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) A coalition of valley cities and towns is reminding residents about the danger of throwing hazardous items in their trash cans. ... More >>
Public Works Announces Switch to Appointment-Based Bulk Trash Collection 05/15/2024 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) The City of Phoenix is changing the way bulk trash is collected. ... More >>
Final Four Success: Phoenix Achieves Another Zero Waste Event 04/15/2024 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) The final numbers are in and Phoenix once again reached its goal of making Final Four Fan Fest a Zero Waste Event. ... More >>
Phoenix Offers Christmas Tree Composting Program Through Jan. 7 01/03/2024 PHXTV The Public Works Department offers Phoenix residents several drop-off locations for their live Christmas trees and wreaths to be composted. ... More >>
Felipe Moreno Named Public Works Director 09/26/2023 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) Following a competitive nationwide recruitment process, Phoenix City Manager Jeff Barton has selected Felipe Moreno as the new Public Works Director effective October 2, 2023. ... More >>
Phoenix Named Top Green Fleet of 2023 09/05/2023 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) The City of Phoenix won the Top Green Fleet Award for 2023 from the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA). ... More >>
Public Works Offers Various Services to Help Residents During 2023 Monsoon 06/16/2023 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) The 2023 Monsoon officially began on June 15. ... More >>
Phoenix, Direct Pack Highlight Full Circle of Plastic Recycling 01/27/2023 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) With Super Bowl LVII less than a month away, the City of Phoenix stands ready to achieve its goal of hosting the greenest Super Bowl events yet. ... More >>
New Technology at Compost Facility Helps Phoenix Divert Food Waste Away From Landfill 01/20/2023 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) Super Bowl LVII is coming to Arizona, and so are hundreds of thousands of football fans! ... More >>
Become a Zero Waste Ambassador as Part of The Super Bowl Experience 01/09/2023 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) Valley residents have a chance to be part of the Super Bowl Experience in downtown Phoenix by volunteering as Zero Waste Ambassadors. ... More >>
A Message From the Director of Public Works: Bulk Trash Collection 12/29/2022 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) To all Phoenix residents: The past several months have been unusual, to say the least, for Phoenix Public Works. ... More >>
Amid Bulk Trash Collection Delays, Phoenix Establishes Pay Incentive for CDL Operators 10/27/2022 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) The City of Phoenix has announced another temporary incentive to attract more commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders. ... More >>
Phoenix Offering $5,000 Incentive for Mechanic Positions 09/21/2022 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) The City of Phoenix is offering a $5,000 hiring incentive for two critical positions in the Public Works Department – Heavy Equipment Mechanics and Equipment Service Worker II. ... More >>
Trash and Recycling Day to Change for Most Phoenix Customers 09/06/2022 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) To maximize efficiencies and customer service, the City of Phoenix Public Works Department is implementing new trash and recycling collection days citywide beginning Monday, Oct. ... More >>
Celebrate Waste and Recycling Workers Week – Consider a Career in Public Works! 06/23/2022 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) With more than 600 employees under its Solid Waste arm, the City of Phoenix Public Works Department provides trash, recycling and other waste diversion services to more than 400,000 households within Phoenix's 500+ square miles. ... More >>
Phoenix Plants First Cool Corridor at Cesar Chavez Park 04/22/2022 Environment & Sustainability Phoenix is helping to cool neighborhoods and increase social equity, one tree at a time. ... More >>
City of Phoenix Celebrates Earth Day 04/20/2022 Environment & Sustainability In Phoenix, living sustainably is not just something we do on April 22 or during Earth Week; there are opportunities to celebrate and protect our planet all year long. ... More >>
What You Can do to Reimagine Phoenix 08/10/2018 Public Works (Trash and Recycling) Phoenix is getting smart about its trash and finding innovative ways to turn it into new resources. ... More >>
