By the Numbers 2025

Published on January 08, 2026

By the Numbers - 2025

Check out ESD's 2025 numbers! From graffiti removal to illegal dump site cleanups, we're making a difference everyday! Take action, report graffiti and illegal dumping or volunteer today. 2026, we are ready for you!

Environmental Services Department 

• 300 tons of hard to recycle plastic collected 
• 594 tons of Household Hazardous Waste collected with 95% recycled or reused 
• 1,276 tons of glass collected 
• 2,292 homeless camp cleanups completed 
• 19,974 tons of City of Tucson recyclables were collected and processed 
• 24,619 graffiti spots cleaned up 
• 686,716 tons of trash collected at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus 

Team Up to Clean Up 

• 414  City-organized cleanups 
• 5,213 volunteer registrations at cleanup events 
• 15,947 brewery bags (grain bags from local breweries) recycled and used for litter collection 

FoodCycle at Home 

• 599 tons of food waste and Zoo Doo collected to make compost 
• 825 tons of compost given back to community   
• 3,450 FoodCycle at Home Participants  

Get involved with FoodCycle at Home here!