Maricopa County, Arizona
Can you burn garbage outdoors?
No. In Maricopa County Air Quality Department jurisdiction, Rule 314 prohibits an ordinary open outdoor garbage-disposal fire.
Ordinary disposal only. Not a determination of today's emergency restrictions.
Garbage is a prohibited material
Rule 314 section 224 includes garbage in its prohibited-material definition. Section 302.4 bars burning those materials, subject to specific special-operation exceptions.
Scope and exceptions
This answer excludes section 103 device exemptions, residential recreation, dangerous-material disposal and explosive testing. It does not establish tribal jurisdiction, grant permits or approve another fire. An unresolved boundary returns no exact answer.
Official rule reviewed September 7, 2026.