Are you planning to attend the next QC Recycles event on Oct. 22? Registration is currently underway until Monday, Oct. 17.
On Saturday, Oct. 22, the Town of Queen Creek will host another QC Recycles Drop-Off Event for residents only.
The recycling event will be from 8 a.m. to noon at the town’s Field Operations Facility, 19715 S. 220th St., just north of Queen Creek Road.
Registration process
The QC Recycles Drop-Off Event is being offered in partnership with Waste Connections of Arizona and is offered for residents within the Town of Queen Creek. Residents can reserve a time slot to drop off recyclables by visiting QueenCreekAZ.gov/Recycle.
Queen Creek residents are invited to drop off a variety of materials at the recycling event. The following items will be accepted:
- Electronics: computers, hard drives, computer keyboards, power cords, monitors, televisions, VCRs, etc.
- Metals: steel, copper, aluminum.
- Tires: maximum of four, rims removed.
- Appliances: refrigerators, dishwashers, stoves, washers and dryers.
- Paper shredding: up to five boxes per vehicle - items from commercial businesses will not be accepted.
- Paint: latex or water-based in original containers (containers cannot exceed 5 gallons).
- Prescription Drugs: In partnership with MCSO- District 6 Queen Creek- Safely dispose of unused, unwanted and expired prescriptions and over the counter medication; however, liquids, needles and inhalers will not be accepted.
- Textiles: In partnership with Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona - donate gently used clothing, linens and shoes.
Items accepted in your curbside recycling cart such as aluminum cans, plastic water bottles and broken down cardboard boxes can be taken to the Queen Creek Recycle Center on Ellsworth Road, just north of Crewse Lane.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) items will not be accepted at the Oct. 22 event. The town partners with the Town of Gilbert to offer free HHW vouchers to Town of Queen Creek residents. Items such as oil, chemicals and rechargeable batteries should never be placed in curbside trash or recycling carts. Vouchers can be requested online, and other disposal resources can be found on the town’s website.
For more information about recycling services through the town, visit QueenCreekAZ.gov/Recycling.
Learn more here on how the Town of Queen Creek recycles.
