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City collection Furniture is named in the city's definition of bulk waste and in the curbside list of items to put out for collection, so a couch, table, dresser or bed frame goes out with the weekly bulk route rather than into the cart. No charge. Furniture is part of the weekly bulk waste collection included in the standard residential rate of $21.50 per month, up to ten cubic yards per collection each week. Participation is mandatory for single-family residential customers.
City collection Huntsville does not name mattresses in its curbside list or publish a mattress rule or rate. The city's bulk waste definition covers waste that cannot be containerized and its curbside list names furniture and household items, so a mattress may qualify, but the route has to be confirmed before it goes out. No mattress rate is published by the city. Call the Sanitation Division at 256-883-3964 to confirm that the mattress will be collected as bulk waste and whether the special collection charge applies to your pile.
City collection White goods such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, clothes washers, clothes dryers and other large appliances are collected weekly with bulk waste. The curbside rules also tell residents to put electrical appliances like refrigerators, washing machines, water heaters and microwaves on the curb. No charge. White goods are collected on the weekly bulk route inside the ten cubic yards per collection included in the standard residential rate of $21.50 per month, so no separate per appliance charge is published for curbside collection.
City collection Huntsville collects bulk waste weekly from single-family homes. The ordinance defines it as large auto parts, tires, furniture, large crates, piles of limbs or yard waste, or anything that cannot be containerized, and the city tells residents to put boxes, household items, tree limbs and junk at the curb. No charge. Up to ten cubic yards of yard and bulk waste per collection each week is included in the standard residential service, which is billed at $21.50 per month on the Huntsville Utilities bill. Each additional five cubic yards is billed at $55 per collection, and a special collection minimum of $55 applies to waste that is not containerized or bundled.
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?
Huntsville runs its own sanitation division and collects household garbage once a week from single-family homes in a city-issued cart, with a separate weekly bulk waste route for furniture, appliances and other items that will not fit in the cart. Yard waste and bulk waste share that route, and the standard residential rate includes up to ten cubic yards of it per collection each week. Electronics, paint, chemicals and batteries are refused at the curb and go to the Solid Waste Disposal Authority's drive-through household hazardous waste facility on A Cleaner Way.
Huntsville collects bulk waste weekly from single-family homes. The ordinance defines it as large auto parts, tires, furniture, large crates, piles of limbs or yard waste, or anything that cannot be containerized, and the city tells residents to put boxes, household items, tree limbs and junk at the curb.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Up to ten cubic yards of yard and bulk waste per collection each week is included in the standard residential service, which is billed at $21.50 per month on the Huntsville Utilities bill. Each additional five cubic yards is billed at $55 per collection, and a special collection minimum of $55 applies to waste that is not containerized or bundled.
When & how
Bulk waste is collected weekly on a schedule the mayor approves, and participation is mandatory for single-family residential customers. Materials go out by 7 a.m. on the collection day.
Get it ready
Stack bulk waste between the sidewalk and the curb, or in another accessible place the Sanitation Division approves, and keep it clear of fire hydrants, fences, buildings, utility poles and wires. Cut tree limbs to five feet and trim protruding branches.
Furniture is named in the city's definition of bulk waste and in the curbside list of items to put out for collection, so a couch, table, dresser or bed frame goes out with the weekly bulk route rather than into the cart.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture is part of the weekly bulk waste collection included in the standard residential rate of $21.50 per month, up to ten cubic yards per collection each week. Participation is mandatory for single-family residential customers.
When & how
Collected weekly on the bulk waste route, with everything at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day and the item left out no earlier than sundown the day before.
Get it ready
Put furniture between the sidewalk and the curb, or in another accessible place the Sanitation Division approves, so it does not block the sidewalk, the road or storm drainage. Keep it away from fire hydrants, utility poles, wires, fences and buildings.
White goods such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, clothes washers, clothes dryers and other large appliances are collected weekly with bulk waste. The curbside rules also tell residents to put electrical appliances like refrigerators, washing machines, water heaters and microwaves on the curb.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. White goods are collected on the weekly bulk route inside the ten cubic yards per collection included in the standard residential rate of $21.50 per month, so no separate per appliance charge is published for curbside collection.
When & how
Collected weekly with bulk waste, at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day. The city's item guide names the Huntsville Landfill as a paid alternative for appliances.
Get it ready
Remove the door, snaplock or other latching device before the appliance goes out, because the city code makes it unlawful to leave a refrigerator, icebox or similar container large enough to enclose a person accessible with the door in place. Keep the appliance on the bulk pile rather than in the cart.
Televisions, laptops, cellphones and other electronics are not collected at the curb and are not accepted in the recycling cart. They go to the Solid Waste Disposal Authority's drive-through household hazardous waste collection facility on A Cleaner Way.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no price for the household hazardous waste facility. Call the Solid Waste Disposal Authority at 256-882-0155 to confirm what is accepted and whether any charge applies before you load the car.
When & how
Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1055 A Cleaner Way. The facility is described as a drive-through that is open rain or shine, and no appointment is mentioned.
Get it ready
Bring electronics with the rest of the household hazardous waste load and keep them out of both the garbage cart and the recycling cart, because the recycling program lists electronics as material it does not collect. Expired medicines, used sharps and fluorescent bulbs are handled at the same facility.
The city does not collect construction and demolition debris that is not containerized, and it refuses material from commercial work, contractor work or work that needed a building permit. A homeowner's own building material can go to the curb only when it is in a container and no contractor is involved.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no per load price for construction debris. A homeowner's non-commercial debris that is impractical to contain can be arranged as a special collection, which is billed in addition to the monthly rate, while contractor and commercial material must move through a licensed hauler, so confirm the route and the price with the Sanitation Division at 256-883-3964.
When & how
No standing collection day. Arrange a special collection with the Sanitation Division before the material goes to the curb, or have a city licensed solid waste collector handle it.
Get it ready
Containerize anything from your own home improvement before it goes out, because the city requires building material from homeowner work to be in a container. Keep concrete, brick, cinder block, shingles, dirt and driveway or slab repair material out of the pile, since those are excluded from the collection routes.
Huntsville does not name exercise equipment in its curbside list or its bulk waste definition, so a treadmill, elliptical or weight bench is not covered by a published item rule. The definition does cover waste that cannot be containerized, and the city tells residents to confirm before anything unusual goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No rate is published for exercise equipment because the city does not name it as a collected item. Call the Sanitation Division at 256-883-3964 to confirm the machine will be taken as bulk waste and whether the special collection charge applies.
When & how
No published collection day for this item. Confirm with the Sanitation Division before the machine goes to the curb, then set it out by 7 a.m. on the collection day you are given.
Get it ready
Take off loose weights, shelves and accessories, drain anything holding water or oil, and keep the machine out of the garbage cart while you wait for confirmation.
Huntsville does not name mattresses in its curbside list or publish a mattress rule or rate. The city's bulk waste definition covers waste that cannot be containerized and its curbside list names furniture and household items, so a mattress may qualify, but the route has to be confirmed before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No mattress rate is published by the city. Call the Sanitation Division at 256-883-3964 to confirm that the mattress will be collected as bulk waste and whether the special collection charge applies to your pile.
When & how
No published collection day for a mattress. Confirm with the Sanitation Division first, then set it out by 7 a.m. on the collection day you are given.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and out of the garbage cart, and set it on the bulk pile between the sidewalk and the curb rather than in the street. Do not put it out before you have confirmed the route, since unauthorized material at the curb can stop collection for the whole pile.
Garbage carts, bulk items and yard waste go to the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day. The city code bars putting containers out before sundown the day before collection, bars leaving them out after the collection day, and requires them in place before the work day begins.
Carts sit no more than two feet from the curb with the arrows on the lid pointing toward the street, and at least five feet from mailboxes, utility poles, flower beds, fences, parked cars and other obstacles. The trucks are automated, so blocked carts are left behind and crews do not return for them.
Bulk waste, white goods and loose yard waste go between the sidewalk and the curb, or in another accessible place the Sanitation Division approves. Tree limbs are cut to five feet with protruding branches trimmed, and the pile stays neat so it does not block the sidewalk, traffic or water flow.
There is no residential collection on the listed city holidays, and when a holiday falls on a weekday the rest of that week runs one day late, with the Monday route moving to Tuesday. Leave the cart at the curb until it is collected, and check the recycling schedule separately because it uses a different holiday list.
The city code makes it unlawful to set out an icebox, refrigerator or similar container large enough to enclose a person without first removing the door, the latching device or the snaplock. Take the door off before the appliance reaches the curb.
Cart contents are limited to household garbage. Paint, chemicals, solvents, dead animals, rocks, dirt, construction debris and medical or biological waste are refused, and crews will not return for a cart that was set out late, blocked or holding unauthorized material.
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 Huntsville Sanitation Division and the Solid Waste Disposal Authority
Weekly curbside bulk waste collection
Single-family households with furniture, white goods or other large items that will not fit in the city-issued garbage cart.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Up to ten cubic yards of yard and bulk waste per collection each week is included in the standard residential rate of $21.50 per month billed on the Huntsville Utilities bill. Participation is mandatory for single-family residential customers.
Arrange it
Put the item between the sidewalk and the curb, or in another accessible place the Sanitation Division approves, by 7 a.m. on your collection day, and keep the pile clear of fire hydrants, fences, utility poles and wires.
The route serves single-family residential customers. Bulky waste, yard waste and rubbish from apartment complexes and from commercial or industrial premises that use a private hauler are excluded, and construction and demolition debris, contractor material, rocks, dirt, concrete, shingles, hazardous waste and medical waste are not collected.
City of Huntsville Sanitation Division and the Solid Waste Disposal Authority
Special collection for a load that will not containerize
Households with authorized waste that is not containerized or bundled, including building debris from the homeowner's own work that is impractical to contain.
Cost & conditions
From $55 for minimum charge per special collection under the current residential rate schedule, with each additional five cubic yards above the ten cubic yards included in standard service billed per collection. Arranged in advance by single-family residential customers, with the fee billed in addition to the monthly rate. Material from replacing a driveway or a concrete slab is excluded from special collections.
Arrange it
Call the Sanitation Division at 256-883-3964 to arrange the collection before the material goes to the curb, and follow the placement instructions you are given for the pile.
Commercial material, work performed by a contractor and work requiring a building permit cannot come through this route, and must move through a solid waste collector licensed by the city to a facility permitted to accept that material.
Self haul in Huntsville means driving to the Solid Waste Disposal Authority's household hazardous waste facility at 1055 A Cleaner Way, open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and open rain or shine. That is where electronics, televisions, batteries, paints, chemicals, pool chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, used oil, antifreeze, expired medicines and sharps go, and it is the reason none of those items belong in the garbage cart or the recycling cart. The city's item guide also says the Huntsville Landfill accepts appliances for a fee and recycles them through an outside contractor, but no address, hours or amount is published, so call the Sanitation Division at 256-883-3964 or the authority at 256-882-0155 before loading. Furniture, appliances and other household items do not need the trip, because they go out with the weekly bulk collection instead. Household hazardous waste facility address, hours and accepted itemsHow to get rid of items the recycling pickup does not takeCurbside collection rules, acceptable items and residential fees
Electronics including televisions, laptops and cellphones; automotive products such as oil, gasoline and antifreeze; household cleaners and chemicals; pool chemicals; paints and solvents; insect and weed killers; household and car batteries; expired medicines; used sharps and needles; and fluorescent bulbs
This is the route for electronics, batteries, paint cans and used motor oil cans that the curbside collection and the recycling cart refuse. The city describes it as a drive-through facility open rain or shine and does not mention an appointment, and the Solid Waste Disposal Authority at 256-882-0155 keeps the current item list.
Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., open rain or shine
The city publishes no price for the household hazardous waste facility. Call the Solid Waste Disposal Authority at 256-882-0155 to confirm acceptance and whether a charge applies to your load.
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.
What counts as bulk waste in Huntsville?+
The city code defines bulk waste as large auto parts, tires, furniture, large crates, large piles of tree limbs or yard waste, or any waste that cannot be containerized, and the curbside rules tell residents to place boxes, furniture, appliances, household items, tree limbs, junk and yard waste out for collection.Official guidance
How much bulk waste can go out each week?+
Up to ten cubic yards per collection each week is included in the standard residential service, and each additional five cubic yards is billed per collection. A pile that is loose and not containerized or bundled can be treated as a special collection, so call the Sanitation Division at 256-883-3964 before you build the pile.Official guidance
Which items will the city refuse to pick up?+
The city does not collect construction and demolition debris that is not containerized, material from commercial or contractor work, tree debris from land clearing, loose rubbish, rocks, mulch, dirt or landscaping debris, hazardous waste, animal waste, or bulky waste and rubbish from apartment complexes and commercial premises that use a private hauler. Paint, chemicals, solvents, medical waste, bricks, cinder blocks, shingles and concrete are also refused.Official guidance
Will the city pick up a couch or other furniture at the curb?+
Yes. Furniture is part of the city's bulk waste definition and the curbside rules list furniture among the items to place out for trash collection. It rides the weekly bulk route, so set it between the sidewalk and the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day.Official guidance
Can I donate furniture instead of putting it out?+
The city's item guide lists furniture under donations and reuse and names a rescue mission and a thrift store as examples. Call the charity first to confirm it is taking the piece, since donation acceptance is set by the charity rather than by the city.Official guidance
Which appliances does Huntsville collect?+
The code defines white goods as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, clothes washers, clothes dryers and other large appliances, and the curbside rules say electrical appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, water heaters and microwaves go on the curb for collection.Official guidance
Is there another place to take an appliance?+
The city's item guide says the Huntsville Landfill accepts appliances for a fee and recycles them through an outside contractor, and it also points to retailer take-back programs. The city publishes no address, hours or amount for the landfill, so call the Sanitation Division at 256-883-3964 or the Solid Waste Disposal Authority at 256-882-0155 before hauling anything.Official guidance
Where do televisions and electronics go in Huntsville?+
They go to the Solid Waste Disposal Authority's household hazardous waste facility at 1055 A Cleaner Way, which is open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is described as a drive-through that stays open rain or shine. Electronics are listed as accepted there and as material the curbside recycling cart does not take.Official guidance
Does it cost anything to drop off a television?+
The city does not publish a price for the household hazardous waste facility. Call the Solid Waste Disposal Authority at 256-882-0155 to confirm the current item list and whether a charge applies to your load.Official guidance
How do I find my garbage collection day?+
Enter your address in My Huntsville Services or call the Sanitation Division at 256-883-3964, which is open Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Garbage, bulk waste and yard waste all go to the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day.Official guidance
How much bulk waste is included in the residential rate?+
Up to ten cubic yards of yard and bulk waste per collection each week is included in the standard residential service, and each additional five cubic yards is billed per collection on the Huntsville Utilities bill. Waste that is not containerized or bundled can be handled as a special collection, which carries its own minimum, so call 256-883-3964 before building the pile.Official guidance
Is curbside recycling automatic in Huntsville?+
No. Curbside recycling is an opt-in program run by the Recycling Alliance of North Alabama, a division of the Solid Waste Disposal Authority, with monthly pickup and a 95-gallon cart that residents have to register for. The cart goes out by 7 a.m. with three feet of clearance, material goes in loose rather than bagged, and glass, electronics, yard waste, plastic bags and food waste are not accepted.Official guidance
