Trash & Yard Waste Collection
Trash collection is the collection of containerized
yard waste such as grass clippings, twigs, hedge clippings, junk or rubbish. Generally, it's anything
that doesn't come out of the kitchen or bathroom. The City of Huntsville provides weekly trash
collection service for its residents. The cost for this service is included in the monthly fee
for residential solid waste collection.
Collection Schedule
Maps, Schedules & Holidays
PLEASE NOTE NEW SCHEDULE (Begins Oct. 31, 2005): City of Huntsville Garbage/Trash Guidelines One Day a Week Pick-up - [MORE INFO]
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Guidelines
The following are the collection guidelines that must be met in order to insure
collection of your trash or yard waste:
1 Containers must be placed at the curb
by 7:00 a.m.
2 All trash or yard waste that is able
to fit into a container must be placed in one before it will be collected
3 All building material such as planks,
boards, siding, and the like, which is the result of home improvements the homeowner has done
must be placed in a container for collection. If this material is not placed in a container, a
fee will be assessed in the amount of $45 per 1/4 boom load, with the minimum
fee being $45.
4 Containers must NOT be blocked by vehicles,
vegetation or other obstructions
5 Containers must NOT exceed 32
gallons and must be designed for residential solid waste collection
6 Containers must NOT weigh more than 50
pounds.
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Items not Collected
Containers must NOT contain debris other than trash or yard waste
Some common items that are NOT collected by the City include building or renovation
materials resulting from a contractor's work; rocks, bricks, cinderblocks, or dirt; shingles,
or concrete; tree limbs or trimmings resulting from land clearing, contractors, or commercial
workers.
Containers must NOT contain unacceptable or hazardous waste such as paint,
chemicals, solvents, dead animals, rocks, dirt, shingles, concrete, construction debris or any
debris resulting from a contractor's work, or medical or biological waste
