Get your SMART bin now

More than 2,800 Tempe residents are saving money with the SMART (Save Money and Recycle Tempe) program. To order your 65-gallon SMART garbage container, call 480-350-4311.

This volume-based pricing structure provides residents with curbside garbage collection the opportunity to voluntarily choose a smaller garbage container, reducing the amount of waste going to the landfill and recycling more.

• Reduces the amount material that is landfilled.
• Saves residents money on their monthly bill.
• Encourages residents to think about whether the items they're throwing out can be recycled, reused or donated instead.
• Encourages the purchase of items that can be recycled.
• Helps to reach Tempe City Council residential landfill diversion and recycling goals in conjunction with Performance Measurement 4.04.

Is SMART right for me?  

Tempe staff have conducted tests to determine how many kitchen-sized trash bags will fit into the 65-gallon container, we estimate four to five white, kitchen-sized trash bags.  The amount of trash bags per container will vary, based on the fullness of the bags.  Containers may not be overfilled, and the container lid must shut all the way when closed.  Please remember to bag and tie your garbage bags.  However, remember to never bag recycling.

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