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City collection Furniture is named on the bulky material list the loader truck handles, and the truck collects at the same location where the carts are serviced, on a route that runs separately from the weekly garbage pass. No charge. Included with the city residential garbage account used by the address, which is billed monthly by the utility; no separate bulky item fee is published for furniture.
City collection Decatur's bulky item list names appliances and furniture and calls itself not inclusive, and no city page names a mattress or box spring anywhere, so the route is confirmed with Environmental Services before a unit goes out rather than assumed. No city page prices a mattress. The loader truck service runs on the residential garbage account with no separate published charge and the landfill charges by weight, so Environmental Services confirms which route takes the unit and what it costs at (256) 341-4740.
City collection The bulky material list names all types of appliances, and the loader truck picks them up with the rest of the household bulky material at no separate published charge on the residential garbage account. No charge. Included with the city residential garbage account for the address, billed monthly by the utility; no separate appliance fee is published for the loader truck service.
City collection The loader truck takes the household bulky material the carts cannot hold: limbs cut under twelve feet long and twelve inches thick, small cabinets, toilets, carpet and other items from homeowner repairs, all types of appliances and furniture, a few fencing panels, small piles of shingles from minor repairs, leaves behind the curb and wheelbarrow-sized piles of brick or rock. No charge. Included with the city residential garbage account for the address, which is billed monthly; the accepted list is described by the city as not inclusive, and the same service is refused for anything a contractor generated.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Decatur collects household garbage once a week in City-issued carts, up to two 95-gallon carts to an address, and the same department runs a loader truck that picks up the material the carts cannot hold: limbs, bushes, furniture, appliances and other approved bulky items generated by homeowners. The loader truck is unscheduled, can take about two weeks and runs separately from the cart route, so anything large is worth planning around that wait. Household chemicals have their own monthly drop-off on the second Saturday at 1802 Central Parkway, and the Morgan County Regional Landfill on Landfill Drive in Trinity takes self-hauled loads of garbage, construction and demolition debris, tires and limbs, with a published fee schedule and a mulch program on the same site.
Decatur's bulky item list names appliances and furniture and calls itself not inclusive, and no city page names a mattress or box spring anywhere, so the route is confirmed with Environmental Services before a unit goes out rather than assumed.
City cost & eligibility
No city page prices a mattress. The loader truck service runs on the residential garbage account with no separate published charge and the landfill charges by weight, so Environmental Services confirms which route takes the unit and what it costs at (256) 341-4740.
When & how
Call Environmental Services at (256) 341-4740 before setting anything out, and expect the loader truck route to be unscheduled, able to arrive on any weekday and to take about two weeks once the item is at the curb.
Get it ready
Keep the unit dry and out of the rain, wrap it so it does not tear, and set it neatly where the carts are serviced and clear of fences, mailboxes, buildings and utility poles. A mattress left in a cart or set out without a call risks staying at the curb until the answer comes back from the department.
Furniture is named on the bulky material list the loader truck handles, and the truck collects at the same location where the carts are serviced, on a route that runs separately from the weekly garbage pass.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included with the city residential garbage account used by the address, which is billed monthly by the utility; no separate bulky item fee is published for furniture.
When & how
Set the piece out and let the loader truck come to it, which is an unscheduled service that can arrive on any weekday and take about two weeks. It does not run at the same time as the garbage cart route, and in areas where the carts are served from the street the loader truck may also work in the alley.
Get it ready
Place the furniture neatly behind the curb, or where the carts are serviced when the address has alley collection, and keep it away from fences, mailboxes, buildings and utility poles. Never fill the carts with furniture and never leave paints, solvents, oils or other liquids with a furniture pile.
The bulky material list names all types of appliances, and the loader truck picks them up with the rest of the household bulky material at no separate published charge on the residential garbage account.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included with the city residential garbage account for the address, billed monthly by the utility; no separate appliance fee is published for the loader truck service.
When & how
Put the appliance out where the carts are serviced and let the loader truck collect it, remembering that the service is unscheduled and can take about two weeks. The landfill in Trinity also accepts self-hauled household material by weight if a household would rather make the trip.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, take off or secure the doors, and keep the cord with the appliance. Refrigerant and oils stay sealed and out of the cart stream, because the city refuses paints, solvents, flammable liquids, oils and ashes in carts and the landfill refuses liquid and hazardous waste outright.
No Decatur page names televisions or electronics, and the curbside recycling cart takes paper, cardboard, cans and plastics one and two only, so a screen is confirmed with Environmental Services. The landfill is the self-haul site, and its published acceptance clause covers non-hazardous solid waste while refusing liquids and hazardous material.
City cost & eligibility
Nothing in the city's published material prices a television or electronic device. The loader truck runs on the garbage account at no separate published charge and the landfill charges by weight with a minimum, so Environmental Services confirms the route and cost at (256) 341-4740.
When & how
Call Environmental Services first, then either set the screen out for the loader truck or take it to the Morgan County Regional Landfill in Trinity during its gate hours, Monday to Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. or Saturday from 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Get it ready
Wipe the drive or reset the device and keep the screen whole, because a broken tube is a handling hazard on any load. Never put a screen in the recycling cart, which takes only paper, cardboard, cans and plastics numbered one and two, and never carry it to the household chemical drop-off, which is for chemicals, oil, paint and batteries.
The loader truck takes the household bulky material the carts cannot hold: limbs cut under twelve feet long and twelve inches thick, small cabinets, toilets, carpet and other items from homeowner repairs, all types of appliances and furniture, a few fencing panels, small piles of shingles from minor repairs, leaves behind the curb and wheelbarrow-sized piles of brick or rock.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included with the city residential garbage account for the address, which is billed monthly; the accepted list is described by the city as not inclusive, and the same service is refused for anything a contractor generated.
When & how
There is no appointment to book for the loader truck: it runs an unscheduled route that can arrive on any weekday and may take about two weeks. The route does not run at the same time as the garbage carts, and a loader truck does not service both the street and the alley at one address.
Get it ready
Place the material neatly behind the curb, or where the carts are serviced, away from fences, mailboxes, buildings and utility poles, and never block an alleyway. Keep paints, solvents, oils, flammable liquids, ashes, dead animals and medical waste out of every pile, and keep building material out of the carts.
Homeowner repair debris is accepted in small amounts, and anything a contractor generates is refused by ordinance. The loader truck takes small cabinets, a toilet, carpet, one to three fencing panels, small shingle piles from minor repairs and wheelbarrow-sized piles of brick or rock, while the landfill takes construction and demolition loads by weight.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Loader truck collection is included with the city residential garbage account for debris the homeowner generated; contractor debris is not collected at all, and a self-hauled load at the Morgan County Regional Landfill is charged by weight with a minimum.
When & how
Put homeowner-generated material out for the loader truck, which is unscheduled and can take about two weeks, or haul it to the landfill in Trinity during gate hours. A renovation in progress should be planned around a private container, because the city will not return for contractor debris.
Get it ready
Keep the pile small and clearly from the homeowner's own work, because excessive fencing, contractor shingles and full renovation loads are refused, and never fill a cart with lumber, dirt, concrete or rocks. At the landfill the load must be covered and secured with a tailgate or tarp, and checks are no longer accepted at the gate.
Exercise equipment is not on the city's bulky list, which names appliances, furniture and a set of homeowner repair items, so a machine is confirmed with Environmental Services before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No published city charge covers an exercise machine. The loader truck service runs on the garbage account with no separate published fee and the landfill charges by weight, so the route and the cost are confirmed at (256) 341-4740.
When & how
Call Environmental Services first, then either place the machine out for the loader truck route, which can take about two weeks, or self-haul it to the landfill during gate hours.
Get it ready
Fold or tie down the deck and handles, strip the console and any battery pack so the electronics do not travel with the frame, and keep the machine dry and clear of the carts. A machine that still works is worth offering to a buyer or donation outlet before it goes out as bulky waste.
Put bulky material where the carts are serviced, and keep it neat
Place large items neatly away from fences, mailboxes, buildings and utility poles, and behind the curb when the address has no alley pickup, without blocking an alleyway. Limbs should be cut under twelve feet long and under twelve inches in diameter, and the loader truck route does not serve both the street and the alley at one address.
Have the carts out by 6:00 A.M. on the collection day with the directional arrows pointing to the street or alley, behind the curb or on the shoulder rather than in the gutter or the street, and roll them back to a safe place near the house by 7:00 P.M. Bag household garbage, keep lids closed with nothing protruding, and keep carts away from buildings, fences, mailboxes and utility poles.
Liquids, ashes and building material stay out of the carts
Never place paints, solvents, flammable or other liquids, ashes, dead animals, oils or medical waste in a cart, and never fill a cart with building materials such as lumber, dirt, concrete or rocks. Those streams have their own route: the monthly household chemical collection takes paint, oil, cleaners, fuels, pool chemicals, pesticides and batteries, and the landfill refuses liquid and hazardous waste outright.
A holiday moves collection back a day, and Friday pickups move to Monday
When a holiday falls on a scheduled garbage day, the collection is generally rescheduled for the following day, except for Friday pickups which move to the following Monday. The 2026 calendar marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day with no changes and lists the shifted routes for New Year's Day, Juneteenth, the observed July 4th holiday, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Cover the load and bring a card, not a check, to the landfill
Every vehicle entering the Morgan County Regional Landfill has to be properly covered and secured, tailgates closed and tarp used as needed. Payment at the gate is cash, Visa, Discover or MasterCard, and checks are no longer accepted, with a minimum charge on small loads and a separate rate for tires and for approved asbestos.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Decatur Environmental Services and the Morgan County Regional Landfill
Loader truck collection for bulky material and yard debris
A household with furniture, appliances, limbs and brush, or small homeowner repair debris that will not fit in the carts.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Included with the city residential garbage account for the address, which is billed monthly by the utility; contractor-generated material is not collected and no separate published fee applies to the accepted items.
Arrange it
Set the material neatly where the carts are serviced, behind the curb when there is no alley pickup, and let the unscheduled loader route reach the address, which can take about two weeks.
The accepted list is described as not inclusive, contractor debris is refused by ordinance, and a loader truck does not serve both the street and the alley at one location. Keep liquids, oils, paints, ashes, medical waste and dead animals out of every pile.
City of Decatur Environmental Services and the Morgan County Regional Landfill
Self-haul to the Morgan County Regional Landfill
A household that would rather drive its own load than wait for the loader truck, or that has construction and demolition material, limbs or stumps to move.
Cost & conditions
From $30 per ton for garbage, trash, wood materials, construction and demolition, industrial waste and animals, with a minimum charge based on the first 740 pounds and higher published rates for state-approved asbestos and for tractor, trailer and heavy equipment tires. Cash, Visa, Discover or MasterCard at the gate, with checks no longer accepted; every load must be covered and secured, and recycling loads are charged separately at no charge under 500 pounds and by the ton at 500 pounds and over.
Arrange it
Cover and secure the load, drive to 500 Landfill Drive in Trinity, and arrive during gate hours, Monday to Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. or Saturday from 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M., allowing for a hand-unloading entry at least 30 minutes before closing.
Liquid waste and hazardous or toxic waste, including oil, paint, insecticides and batteries, are refused, asbestos needs prior approval from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, and the mulch yard cannot load a pickup truck.
City of Decatur Environmental Services and the Morgan County Regional Landfill
Monthly household chemical collection
A household with used motor oil, paint, cleaners, gasoline, kerosene, pool chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, aerosol cans or batteries that cannot go in a cart.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Households only, free of charge, with a limit of ten one-gallon buckets of paint and no more than 100 pounds of chemicals per household each month; business, farm, barn and storage shed clean-outs are refused.
Arrange it
Bring the material to 1802 Central Parkway on the second Saturday of the month between 9:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M., with each oil container marked to show what it holds.
Pickup truck loads over the stated limits are refused, businesses cannot participate, and the collection takes household chemicals, batteries, oil and paint rather than furniture, appliances, electronics or yard waste.
A Decatur household that hauls its own load drives to the Morgan County Regional Landfill at 500 Landfill Drive in Trinity, open Monday to Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. and Saturday from 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M., with hand-unloaders required through the gate 30 minutes before closing. The gate charges by the ton for garbage, trash, wood materials, construction and demolition, industrial waste and animals, with a minimum based on the first 740 pounds and separate rates for heavy equipment tires, passenger car and truck tires, and state-approved asbestos, and payment is by cash, Visa, Discover or MasterCard because checks are no longer accepted. Loads must be covered and secured, and the landfill refuses liquid waste and hazardous or toxic waste such as oil, paint, insecticides and batteries. The same site runs a recycling facility where loads under 500 pounds are free and larger loads are charged by the ton, and a mulch yard that gives compost away free to residents who load it themselves, while the city's monthly household chemical collection on the second Saturday at 1802 Central Parkway takes the paint, oil, cleaners, fuels and batteries the landfill will not bury. Morgan County Regional Landfill page: accepted waste, refusals, hours, the full fee schedule, the recycling processing fee, load covering and mulchHousehold chemical collection: monthly second Saturday drop-off, accepted batteries, oil, paint and chemicals, and the household limits
Regional landfill in Trinity taking self-hauled waste, construction debris, tires, limbs and stumps, with a mulch yard on site
Morgan County Regional Landfill
500 Landfill Drive, Trinity, AL 35673
Non-hazardous solid waste and non-infectious putrescible and non-putrescible material, including household garbage, industrial waste, construction and demolition debris, tires, limbs, stumps and paper, plus state-approved asbestos on a limited schedule and recyclable material at the recycling facility.
Liquid waste and hazardous or toxic waste are refused, including oil, paint, insecticides and batteries, and asbestos needs prior approval from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. Every load must be covered and secured, checks are no longer accepted, and the mulch yard cannot load a pickup truck.
Monday to Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. and Saturday from 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M., with hand-unloading vehicles required to be through the gate 30 minutes before closing.
From $30 per ton for garbage, trash, wood materials, construction and demolition, industrial waste and animals, with a minimum charge based on the first 740 pounds, a higher rate for state-approved asbestos, a per-ton rate for heavy equipment tires and a per-tire rate for passenger car and truck tires. Cash, Visa, Discover or MasterCard at the gate; recycling loads are free under 500 pounds and charged by the ton at 500 pounds and over, and mulch is free when the customer loads it.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
Will Decatur take a mattress with the bulky pickup?+
The city's bulky list names limbs, appliances and furniture and describes itself as not inclusive, so a mattress has to be confirmed rather than assumed. Call Environmental Services at (256) 341-4740 with the unit type and ask whether it rides the loader truck or has to be self-hauled to the landfill.Official guidance
Does Decatur collect a couch at the curb?+
Yes, furniture is on the acceptable list for the loader truck, which picks it up at the same location where the carts are serviced and runs separately from the weekly cart route. The service is unscheduled and can take about two weeks, so place the couch neatly behind the curb, away from poles, fences and mailboxes.Official guidance
How does an appliance leave a Decatur address?+
With the loader truck, which handles all types of appliances as part of the bulky material service on the residential garbage account. Set the appliance where the carts are serviced, clear of poles and fences, and plan around an unscheduled pickup that can take about two weeks.Official guidance
Where does a Decatur television go?+
Not in the recycling cart, which takes only paper, cardboard, cans and plastics numbered one and two. Call Environmental Services at (256) 341-4740 to ask whether the loader truck will take the screen, or haul it to the Morgan County Regional Landfill, which accepts non-hazardous solid waste and refuses liquids and hazardous material.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Decatur?+
The City of Decatur Solid Waste Department, part of Environmental Services, collects household garbage once a week in City-issued carts, up to two 95-gallon carts for an address, and runs the loader truck that takes bulky material, limbs and yard debris. The account is billed monthly on the Decatur Utilities bill, extra carts carry an extra monthly charge, and questions go to (256) 341-4740.Official guidance
Why is my bulky pile still at the curb?+
Because the loader truck is a separate, unscheduled route rather than an appointment: it can reach an address on any weekday and may take about two weeks, and it does not run at the same time as the garbage carts. A pile left somewhere other than where the carts are serviced, or a load the city refuses, such as contractor debris, will keep waiting until the department is called.Official guidance
Where can a Decatur household take paint, oil and batteries?+
To the household chemical collection held on the second Saturday of every month from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at 1802 Central Parkway. It takes used motor oil, paint, household cleaners, gasoline, kerosene, filled aerosol cans, pool chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and household and vehicle batteries, with a limit of ten one-gallon buckets of paint and 100 pounds of chemicals per household each month.Official guidance
What goes in a Decatur recycling cart?+
Newspapers and inserts, magazines, paperbacks, brown paper bags, directories, letters, envelopes, fliers, brochures, bulk mail, computer and school paper, flattened paperboard and corrugated cardboard, aluminum and steel cans including empty aerosols, and plastics numbered one and two. The program does not take glass, hardback books, plastic bags, waxed paper, motor oil or pesticide containers, and the cart fee rides on the monthly utility bill.Official guidance
Will the city take debris left by my contractor?+
No. Decatur refuses contractor debris by ordinance, and every contractor is required to haul away the material generated at a work site rather than leaving it for the city. The loader truck takes only small amounts of debris the homeowner generated, such as a few fencing panels, cabinets, carpet, a toilet or a minor shingle pile.Official guidance
