Bulk Junk Removal in Decatur, AL

Decatur Solid Waste Department runs once-weekly automated cart collection on a single combined stream — the city no longer separates green waste from household garbage at collection points, so yard waste, leaves, and trash all go in either the gray or the green 95-gallon cart (cart labels are now obsolete). A separate loader truck assigned to each neighborhood picks up oversized yard debris and bulky items in the same location as the cart, but loader pickup is capped: limbs must be cut to less than 12 ft long and less than 12 inches in diameter; only 1–3 fence panels are accepted (excessive fencing from contractor or homeowner repair will not be collected); shingles only from minor repairs; brick or rock only in small wheelbarrow-full piles. Lumber, dirt, concrete, and rocks are banned from the cart. Contractor debris is excluded from city service per Decatur Solid Waste Ordinance Section 19-9. Carts must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day. Residential rate is $22.22/month (2026) plus $5/month alley fee on dwellings serviced via unpaved alleys per Ordinance 18-4329. Fall leaf vacuum collection runs a continuous Mon–Fri clockwise route from late October or early November through January online — leaves only, no limbs or other debris on leaf piles. The city formally acknowledges loader-truck delays after storm events and at other times when large quantities of debris are generated. Phone: (Solid Waste, 1802 Central Parkway SW; Mon–Fri 7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.).

Dropcurb picks up bulk junk same-day in Decatur for $59 — no waitlist, no annual limit.