Couch Removal in Decatur, Alabama

Decatur folded yard waste into a single combined cart stream — grass, leaves, brush, and household garbage all go in the same gray or green 95-gallon cart, the city explicitly says cart labels are now obsolete, and the once-weekly truck takes whatever fits. The catch is the loader-truck cap on bulky yard debris: 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 a 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 entirely, and contractor debris is excluded from city service by Decatur Solid Waste Ordinance Section 19-9. The city’s own FAQ formally acknowledges loader-truck delays after storm events — the spring-storm season and the secondary November severe-weather peak in this Cfa humid-subtropical climate (~53.4 inches of rain a year) routinely strand piles at the curb. The mulch yard at the Decatur / Morgan County Regional Landfill, 500 Landfill Drive, Trinity, AL 35673 will load grass, leaves, and limbs into your trailer or dump truck for $4/ton — free if you load it yourself — Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (no Saturday loading). Mixed-load tipping at the scalehouse is $30/ton with a $16.00 minimum on the first 740 lbs. Dropcurb is curbside-only and is not a yard-waste hauler — standard yard waste itself stays in Decatur’s combined cart and loader run. Where Dropcurb fits a Decatur yard reset is the bulky non-yard pile that surfaces alongside it: rotted wood-frame patio sets, rusted grills, sun-cracked Adirondacks, broken patio umbrellas, hollow plastic play structures, busted gazebo frames, mattresses or furniture from a related move-out, old appliances, TVs, and exercise equipment. From $79, locked at checkout, same-day from the curb. You curb the bulky stuff. We disappear it. Standard yard debris goes in the city cart or the free 500 Landfill Drive mulch yard.

City program details: 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 at (256) 341-4743 — 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: (256) 341-4740 (Solid Waste, 1802 Central Parkway SW; Mon–Fri 7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.).

Decatur Solid Waste Department runs a once-weekly automated cart route ((256) 341-4740, 1802 Central Parkway SW; Mon–Fri 7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.) on a single combined cart stream — the city no longer separates green waste from household garbage at collection points, and “residents may mix all waste together in gray or green carts provided by the City, regardless of cart labels.” Up to two 95-gallon carts per single-family account; a third cart runs $10.07/month. Residential rate is $22.22/month (2026), with a $5/month alley fee on dwellings serviced via unpaved alleys per Ordinance 18-4329; commercial rate is $48.81/month for up to two carts. Carts at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day, back by 7:00 p.m. A separate neighborhood loader truck handles oversized yard debris and bulky items in the same location as the cart, capped at limbs less than 12 ft long and less than 12 inches in diameter; 1–3 fence panels per pickup; shingles only from minor repairs; small wheelbarrow-full piles of brick or rock from the homeowner; leaves placed behind the curb during non-vacuum months. Contractor debris is excluded entirely (Section 19-9 — “All contractors are required by city ordinance to haul away their debris from work sites… The Solid Waste Department will not haul it.”). Cart bans: paints, solvents, flammables, ashes, dead animals, oils, medical waste, lumber, dirt, concrete, rocks. Fall leaf vacuum collection runs a Mon–Fri continuous clockwise route from late October or early November through January, line (256) 341-4743 — the city asks residents not to commingle limbs or other debris on leaf piles during vacuum season; bagged leaves expedite the route. The Decatur / Morgan County Regional Landfill scalehouse sits ~10 mi west of downtown at 500 Landfill Drive, Trinity, AL 35673 ((256) 341-4993), open Mon–Fri 6:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. and Sat 7:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. (hand-unload customers must enter 30 minutes before closing). Tipping for garbage, trash, wood materials, and C&D is $30/ton, with a $16.00 minimum on the first 740 lbs; passenger-tire $6/tire; state-approved asbestos $126/ton. Mulch loading runs Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. with no Saturday loading — free if you load yourself, $4/ton if landfill staff load. Annual spring and fall mulch giveaway at Wilson Morgan Park on Sandlin Road. Recycling-fee ordinance (effective Oct 1, 2021) charges $26/ton on recycling loads of 500 lbs and over, free under 500 lbs. Monthly Household Chemical Collection drop-off the second Saturday of each month (used motor oil, paint, household cleaners). Cash, Visa, Discover, MasterCard — checks no longer accepted. The river city — 57,938 residents (2020) on Wheeler Lake / the Tennessee River, ~53.4 inches of rain a year, with a heavy spring-storm corridor and a secondary November severe-weather peak — surfaces a steady curbside flow of weather-worn outdoor furniture, hollow play structures, gazebo frames, and storm-bent grills.

Dropcurb picks up couches same-day in Decatur for $99 flat — no wait, no annual limits, no restrictions.