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City collection Discarded furniture is part of the city's own definition of residential trash, so a couch leaves with the every-other-week pile as long as the load stays inside the size limit. Furniture within the pile limit is covered by the every-other-week trash service, and a larger load is collected by Public Works for a charge estimated through a work order.
City collection A mattress is discarded bedding and furniture, which the city defines as residential trash, so it goes out with the every-other-week pile inside the size limit. A mattress within the pile limit is covered by the every-other-week trash service, and a larger load is collected by Public Works for a charge estimated through a work order.
City collection The city states that it will not pick up refrigerators, freezers or air conditioners that contain hazardous material such as freon, oil or gas, and the household hazardous waste event refuses appliances as well. No city route or fee is published for a refrigerant appliance, so confirm the correct disposal route with Public Works at 208-5311.
City collection Household garbage is collected once a week in a city-issued brown cart. Garbage must be bagged, the lid has to close, and no other container is collected. The city assigns the carts and charges a fee for an additional or replacement cart, and no per-pickup rate is published. Confirm the cart assignment and any fee with Mobile 311.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Mobile runs two curbside programs and a set of drop-off sites. Household garbage is a weekly brown-cart service, while residential trash, meaning tree and yard debris, discarded furniture and bedding, is collected every other week in a pile limited to about two cubic yards. Appliances, electronics, televisions, paint and tires stay out of both streams: the city asks for a work order for appliance and electronics pickups, sends televisions to a specialty recycler because its own centers refuse them, and holds household hazardous waste events for paint, chemicals and batteries.
Household garbage is collected once a week in a city-issued brown cart. Garbage must be bagged, the lid has to close, and no other container is collected.
City cost & eligibility
The city assigns the carts and charges a fee for an additional or replacement cart, and no per-pickup rate is published. Confirm the cart assignment and any fee with Mobile 311.
When & how
Put the cart curbside by 6:00 a.m. on the weekly collection day and bring it back by 11:59 p.m. that day.
Get it ready
Bag all household garbage and close the lid. Keep yard debris, scrap tires, construction material, metal, concrete, dirt, rocks, hot ashes, flammable or chemical products, liquid paint, automobile parts, batteries and dead animals out of the cart.
Residential trash is collected every other week as a curbside pile for tree and yard debris, discarded furniture and bedding, within a limit of about two cubic yards or 15 bags.
City cost & eligibility
A pile larger than the limit is collected by Public Works for a charge based on its size, and the city issues an estimate through a work order at 208-5311.
When & how
Follow the north or south every-other-week calendar. The pile may not be placed at the curb more than 48 hours before the scheduled collection day.
Get it ready
Keep the pile on the property where it originated, as close to the street as possible without blocking sidewalks, gutters, drains, hydrants or traffic. Bag leaves, plants and grass clippings inside the limit, and keep limbs over 12 inches in diameter or over 6 feet long out of the pile.
Discarded furniture is part of the city's own definition of residential trash, so a couch leaves with the every-other-week pile as long as the load stays inside the size limit.
City cost & eligibility
Furniture within the pile limit is covered by the every-other-week trash service, and a larger load is collected by Public Works for a charge estimated through a work order.
When & how
Put furniture out with your every-other-week trash pile, not more than 48 hours before the collection day.
Get it ready
Place the piece on the property where it originated, close to the street but clear of sidewalks, drains, hydrants and traffic. Keep the whole pile within about two cubic yards or the equivalent of 15 bags.
A mattress is discarded bedding and furniture, which the city defines as residential trash, so it goes out with the every-other-week pile inside the size limit.
City cost & eligibility
A mattress within the pile limit is covered by the every-other-week trash service, and a larger load is collected by Public Works for a charge estimated through a work order.
When & how
Put the mattress on the trash pile no more than 48 hours before your collection day.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress out of the brown garbage cart and set it on the trash pile instead. Keep the whole pile within about two cubic yards or the equivalent of 15 bags.
Appliances are banned from both the brown garbage cart and the every-other-week trash pile. The city asks residents to place a work order for an appliance or electronics pickup instead.
City cost & eligibility
The city does not publish a fee for an appliance work order. Call Public Works at 208-5311 to open the order and confirm the collection.
When & how
Call 208-5311 to place the work order instead of adding the appliance to a pile or a cart.
Get it ready
Keep the appliance off the trash pile, because the city states that the entire pile will be left if electronics, appliances or other prohibited items are mixed in. Ask about refrigerant appliances separately, because the city will not pick up a unit that holds freon, oil or gas.
The city states that it will not pick up refrigerators, freezers or air conditioners that contain hazardous material such as freon, oil or gas, and the household hazardous waste event refuses appliances as well.
City cost & eligibility
No city route or fee is published for a refrigerant appliance, so confirm the correct disposal route with Public Works at 208-5311.
When & how
Call Public Works before moving the unit, and do not place it in the cart or on the trash pile.
Get it ready
Do not put a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner that holds refrigerant on the curb, because the city leaves the pile and the hazardous waste event does not accept appliances.
The city's three single-stream recycling centers take residential electronics free of charge in the blue bins marked for electronics.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. free drop-off for City of Mobile residents at the three single-stream recycling centers. The city does not accept recyclables from businesses or from people who live outside Mobile, and residents may be asked for proof of residence.
When & how
Drop off Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., or Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Get it ready
Bring telephones, computers with their components and accessories, game consoles, CD and DVD players, cell phones, surge protectors and other small electronics, and place them in the marked blue bin. Do not bring televisions, which the centers refuse, and do not leave anything outside the bins.
Televisions are refused at the city's recycling centers. The city directs televisions and other large electronics to a specialty recycler in Chickasaw and also names older routes through a charity and a retailer.
City cost & eligibility
The city lists a disposal fee only for CRT televisions at the specialty recycler and a recycling fee at the retailer it names, so confirm the current charge and the accepted device with the route you choose.
When & how
Confirm the route, hours and charge before loading, because the city recycling centers will not take a television.
Get it ready
Never leave a television at a city recycling drop-off and never mix it into a trash pile or the garbage cart. Ask about home pickup for an elderly or disabled resident when you call the charity route.
Construction and demolition material is banned from the trash pile by ordinance and is the contractor's responsibility whenever a contractor does the work. A resident with their own load can use a listed landfill that accepts demolition debris.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no fee for the listed landfills, and a contractor quotes its own disposal cost, so confirm the rate and the accepted material with the chosen site or hauler.
When & how
Keep the material off the curb. Take a self-haul load to one of the listed landfills during its open hours, or have the contractor remove it.
Get it ready
Keep sheetrock, insulation, sinks, bathtubs, HVAC units, fencing and other renovation material out of the trash pile and the garbage cart. Cover and secure a self-hauled load and confirm the site accepts the material before leaving.
Exercise equipment is not named on any city page. A treadmill or similar machine is a large household item, so the city asks the resident to confirm whether it belongs in the every-other-week pile or needs its own work order.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no fee for this item, so call Public Works at 208-5311 to confirm the route and any charge before setting it out.
When & how
Confirm with Public Works before the collection day rather than adding the machine to a pile that could be left behind.
Get it ready
Keep the machine out of the garbage cart and clear of sidewalks, drains and traffic, and confirm its route before placing it at the curb.
Bag all household garbage inside the city cart and close the lid, because overloaded carts are not collected. Put the cart curbside by 6:00 a.m. on the collection day with the handle facing away from the street, leave about three feet of clearance from vehicles, hydrants, poles, trees and fences, and bring the cart back by 11:59 p.m.
Set the pile on the property where it originated, as close to the street as possible without blocking sidewalks, gutters, drains, hydrants or traffic. Keep it within about two cubic yards, or the equivalent of 15 bags, and do not set it out more than 48 hours before the scheduled collection day.
Do not put electronics, appliances, paint, tires, glass, sinks, bathtubs, HVAC units, sheetrock, insulation or fencing on the trash pile or in the garbage cart. The city leaves the entire pile when prohibited items are mixed in, and appliances that hold refrigerant are not picked up at all. Household chemicals, batteries and paint belong at a household hazardous waste collection event.
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.
A household with an appliance or a batch of electronics that cannot go in the cart or on the trash pile.
Cost & conditions
The city does not publish a fee for the appliance or electronics work order, so confirm the charge when the order is placed.
Arrange it
Call Public Works at 208-5311 and place a work order for an appliance or electronics pickup, then follow the placement instruction you are given.
Appliances that contain freon, oil or gas are not picked up, and the city does not say whether a television qualifies for this route, so confirm the exact item when you call.
A household whose furniture, bedding or yard debris will not fit the two-cubic-yard allowance.
Cost & conditions
The city charges for a pile beyond the limit based on its size and issues an estimate through a work order, so confirm the price before the crew is dispatched.
Arrange it
Call 208-5311, place a work order and ask for an estimate for the pile.
The pile still has to stay clear of sidewalks, drains and traffic, and prohibited material such as appliances, electronics, paint, tires and glass still cannot be mixed in.
A household with a vehicle and a load of trash or demolition debris that it would rather not leave at the curb.
Cost & conditions
The city lists the landfills and their hours but publishes no fee schedule, so confirm the rate and the accepted material with the site before loading.
Arrange it
Check the landfill-information page, pick a site that accepts the material, and drive the load there during its open hours.
Only Chastang Landfill is listed for household garbage as well as trash and demolition debris; the other sites are listed for trash and demolition debris only, and Chastang takes credit card payment only. Tires are a separate route: the city does not collect them on the residential trash day, and its scrap tire page lists H&S Landfill in Semmes among the sites that take them, at a published per tire or per cubic yard charge with a minimum, with no tire acceptance there on Friday or Saturday.
A household with a CRT television or an older set that the city recycling centers will not take.
Cost & conditions
$25 per CRT or older television recycled at the retailer named on the city trash rules page. Confirm the store still accepts the set and that the recycling desk is staffed before loading, because the city page lists the fee but not the store hours.
Arrange it
Call the Geek Squad desk number on the city trash rules page to confirm the program, then take the set to the store.
The city page names this route only for CRT type and older televisions, and it is a retailer program rather than a city service, so the store can change its acceptance rules.
Mobile residents can self-haul, and the city lists four area landfills with their addresses, phones and hours on one page. Only the Chastang Landfill listing includes household garbage alongside trash and demolition debris; the other three are listed for trash and demolition debris only, and the page carries no fee schedule for any of them, so confirm the price and the accepted material before leaving. Recycling and residential electronics are the exception at the curb, because the three city drop-off centers take them free from Mobile residents. Landfill information for area disposal sitesRecycling drop-off centers and residential electronicsNorth collection dates and resident trash limits
Residential electronics and recycling drop-off
City of Mobile single-stream recycling centers
4851 Museum Drive, 308 Pinehill Drive and 1750 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, AL
Single-stream recyclables such as paper, cardboard, aluminum and tin cans, glass-free containers and plastics, plus residential electronics in the blue bins marked for electronics, including telephones, computers with components and accessories, game consoles, CD and DVD players, cell phones and surge protectors.
City of Mobile residents only, and proof of residence may be requested. Businesses and people who live outside the city are not allowed to drop off material. The centers do not take glass as of April 1, 2024, Styrofoam, plastic bags, bows, gift bags or most wrapping paper, and they refuse all televisions, which must not be left at the sites.
Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
No charge. free drop-off of recyclables and residential electronics for City of Mobile residents during center hours.
Televisions and other large electronics that the city recycling centers will not take.
Confirm the hours and the accepted devices before traveling. The city page prices the disposal of CRT televisions only, so the charge for a flat screen or another large device has to be confirmed directly.
Confirm current hours directly with the facility before loading.
$30 per CRT television at Ransom Recycling. televisions and other large electronics that the city drop-off centers refuse. The city lists this charge for CRT televisions only, so confirm the price for any other device.
Confirm the fee and the accepted material with the scale house before loading, because the city publishes no rate for this site. Credit card payment only, and no cash or checks.
Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed on weekends.
The city lists the site and its hours but publishes no fee schedule, so confirm the disposal price for the load before traveling.
This site is not listed for household garbage, so keep bagged garbage out of the load. Confirm the fee and the accepted material with the site before loading.
Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The city lists the site and its hours but publishes no fee schedule, so confirm the disposal price for the load before traveling.
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 can go in a Mobile residential trash pile?+
The city defines trash as tree limbs, tree and yard debris, discarded furniture and bedding, and limits each residence to about two cubic yards or 15 bags every other week. Keep limbs under 12 inches in diameter and 6 feet in length, and keep appliances, electronics, paint, tires and glass off the pile.Official guidance
Can a mattress go out with the Mobile trash pile?+
Yes. The city defines residential trash to include discarded furniture and bedding, so a mattress goes out with the every-other-week pile. It cannot go in the garbage cart, and the pile has to stay within the two-cubic-yard limit.Official guidance
How do I get an appliance picked up in Mobile?+
Call Public Works at 208-5311 and place a work order for an appliance pickup. Appliances cannot go in the brown garbage cart or on the every-other-week trash pile, because the city leaves the whole pile when prohibited items are mixed in.Official guidance
Where can I drop off a laptop or small electronics in Mobile?+
Use any of the city's three single-stream recycling centers and put the item in a blue bin marked for electronics. The drop-off is free for City of Mobile residents, and the city names computers, telephones, game consoles, disc players, cell phones and surge protectors among the accepted items.Official guidance
What does Mobile charge to collect a large trash pile?+
Mobile does not publish a per-item fee. The every-other-week residential trash service covers a pile up to about two cubic yards or 15 bags, and a pile beyond that is collected by Public Works for a charge based on its size, with an estimate issued through a work order at 208-5311. Appliance and electronics work orders and self-haul landfill loads also have no published rate. Dropcurb prices a pickup separately and shows the total at checkout.Official guidance
How often are garbage and trash collected in Mobile?+
Household garbage is collected once a week in the city brown cart, and residential trash is collected every other week on the north or south calendar. Garbage must be curbside by 6:00 a.m., and a trash pile may not be set out more than 48 hours before the collection day.Official guidance
Where does Mobile take paint, chemicals and batteries?+
The city holds free household hazardous waste collection events for Mobile residents, and the fall 2026 event runs Saturday, September 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the James Seals Community Center, 540 Texas Street. The event takes automotive fluids, batteries, fluorescent tubes, paint up to a 15 gallon limit, cleaners, pesticides, pool chemicals, flammables and solvents, and it refuses appliances, electronics, tires, ammunition and medical waste.Official guidance
Can I take a load to a landfill myself in Mobile?+
Yes. The city lists four area landfills that accept trash and demolition debris, and Chastang Landfill at 17045 Highway 43 is also listed for household garbage. The city page gives addresses, phone numbers and hours but no fee schedule, and Chastang takes credit card payment only.Official guidance
