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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
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City collection A sofa is one of the items the city names for a scheduled bulky pickup, at a published per-unit charge. $25 per sofa and similar named items on a scheduled city bulky pickup, which the city prices at 25 dollars per unit. Residents with a current Sanitation Department account who schedule the pickup by calling 311 at 334-625-4636 or the department at 334-625-2751. A truck load that is not a single named item is charged from the published range instead.
City collection A mattress is not named on the city's bulky item list, so the Sanitation Department has to confirm the item and the charge before it goes out. The city prices named items such as sofas and appliances per unit and charges a published range for a truck load, but a mattress is not named. Confirm the item and the charge with 311 or the Sanitation Department.
City collection Stoves, refrigerators, freezers, hot water heaters and other appliances are named for a scheduled bulky pickup at a published per-unit charge. $25 per appliance on a scheduled city bulky pickup, which the city prices at 25 dollars per unit. Residents with a current Sanitation Department account who schedule the pickup through 311 at 334-625-4636 or the department at 334-625-2751.
City collection Bulky material is scheduled with the Sanitation Department for a designated day and charged from a published truck load range, and the city also runs Saturday drop-off points for residents on the first and third Saturday of each month. From $25 per truck load on a scheduled city bulky pickup, with the city publishing a range from 25 dollars to 150 dollars depending on the load. Residents with a current Sanitation Department account. A single named item such as a sofa or an appliance is charged at the published per-unit price instead, and the Saturday drop-off points are open to Montgomery city residents only.
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?
Montgomery collects household garbage twice a week and curbside yard trash once a week, and it runs a bulk trash program on the first and third Saturday of each month at published drop-off points. Larger or scheduled loads go through the Sanitation Department, which charges a published range for a truck load and a published per-unit price for sofas and appliances.
A sofa is one of the items the city names for a scheduled bulky pickup, at a published per-unit charge.
City cost & eligibility
$25 per sofa and similar named items on a scheduled city bulky pickup, which the city prices at 25 dollars per unit. Residents with a current Sanitation Department account who schedule the pickup by calling 311 at 334-625-4636 or the department at 334-625-2751. A truck load that is not a single named item is charged from the published range instead.
When & how
Call 311 or the Sanitation Department to arrange the pickup, and it is collected on the designated day rather than on a fixed weekly route.
Get it ready
Put the piece where the collection crew can reach it, keep it clear of the roadway, and take the cushions and any loose parts off before the pickup day.
Stoves, refrigerators, freezers, hot water heaters and other appliances are named for a scheduled bulky pickup at a published per-unit charge.
City cost & eligibility
$25 per appliance on a scheduled city bulky pickup, which the city prices at 25 dollars per unit. Residents with a current Sanitation Department account who schedule the pickup through 311 at 334-625-4636 or the department at 334-625-2751.
When & how
Call to schedule the pickup, which happens on the designated day. Anything that has or has had Freon must be taken to the north parking lot of Cramton Bowl instead, on the first or third Saturday between 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit, remove the doors so nothing can be trapped inside, and tell the department whether the unit holds refrigerant so it is routed correctly.
A mattress is not named on the city's bulky item list, so the Sanitation Department has to confirm the item and the charge before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
The city prices named items such as sofas and appliances per unit and charges a published range for a truck load, but a mattress is not named. Confirm the item and the charge with 311 or the Sanitation Department.
When & how
Call 311 at 334-625-4636 or the Sanitation Department at 334-625-2751 before your pickup, or ask at a Saturday drop-off point on the first or third Saturday between 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress clean and dry and away from yard waste, because grass, leaves and limbs are collected separately at the curb. Confirm the item before you set it out.
Televisions appear on the city's electronics list, but the recycling page publishes no drop-off location and the bulky schedule does not name them, so the route has to be confirmed.
City cost & eligibility
No separate television price is published. The city prices a scheduled bulky pickup per unit for named items or from the published truck load range, so confirm the set and the charge with 311 or the Sanitation Department.
When & how
Call 311 at 334-625-4636, the Sanitation Department at 334-625-2751, or the recycling office at 334-625-2925 to confirm the current route before the set is moved.
Get it ready
Keep the screen whole, never break a picture tube open, and wipe anything that stores data. Keep the set out of the green garbage can and out of the yard waste pile.
The city recycling page lists computers, printers, phones and similar electronics, but it publishes no drop-off site for them, so the current route has to be confirmed.
City cost & eligibility
No electronics price or drop-off fee is published. A scheduled bulky pickup is charged per named unit or from the published truck load range, so confirm the device and the charge with the recycling office or the Sanitation Department.
When & how
Call the recycling office at 334-625-2925 or the Sanitation Department at 334-625-2751 to confirm the current drop-off or pickup arrangement before the device leaves the house.
Get it ready
Wipe stored data where the device powers on, bag the cables and chargers with the device, and keep electronics out of the recycling and garbage cans until the route is confirmed.
Exercise equipment is not named on the city bulky list or the recycling lists, so the department has to confirm the machine first.
City cost & eligibility
No published entry covers an exercise machine. The city charges named items per unit or a truck load from the published range, so confirm the item and the charge with 311 or the Sanitation Department.
When & how
Call 311 at 334-625-4636 or the Sanitation Department at 334-625-2751 before the machine is set out.
Get it ready
Describe the machine, its weight and whether it has powered parts, drain it if it holds fluid, and keep it out of the yard waste pile at the curb.
Bulky material is scheduled with the Sanitation Department for a designated day and charged from a published truck load range, and the city also runs Saturday drop-off points for residents on the first and third Saturday of each month.
City cost & eligibility
From $25 per truck load on a scheduled city bulky pickup, with the city publishing a range from 25 dollars to 150 dollars depending on the load. Residents with a current Sanitation Department account. A single named item such as a sofa or an appliance is charged at the published per-unit price instead, and the Saturday drop-off points are open to Montgomery city residents only.
When & how
Call 311 at 334-625-4636 or the department at 334-625-2751 to schedule the designated pickup day, or use a Saturday drop-off point on the first or third Saturday between 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Deliver drop-off loads during the posted hours only, keep bricks, cement, dirt or roofing under one cubic yard because larger amounts must go to the North Montgomery Landfill, and be ready to help load anything heavy, since items that cannot be lifted onto city equipment are refused.
The city does not pick up building materials. Debris from construction, demolition or remodeling is the responsibility of the owner, contractor or tenant.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no residential construction route and states that building debris is the owner's, contractor's or tenant's responsibility, so a private container or hauling contractor sets its own price.
When & how
Arrange private disposal before the project starts. Loads the Saturday points will not take, such as more than one cubic yard of bricks, cement, dirt or roofing, must be transported to the North Montgomery Landfill.
Get it ready
Keep scrap lumber, plaster, roofing, concrete and demolition material out of the garbage can, the yard waste pile and the Saturday drop-off load, and separate clean rubble so a receiving facility can price it.
Schedule the bulky pickup before anything goes out
Bulky material is collected on a designated day after you call 311 at 334-625-4636 or the Sanitation Department at 334-625-2751, and the city publishes both a per-truck-load range and a per-unit price for named items such as sofas, appliances and hot water heaters. Yard waste stays separate: grass, leaves, pine straw and limbs cut under four feet long and eight inches in diameter go behind the curb on the weekly yard trash day.
The Saturday points run on the first and third Saturday of each month from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for Montgomery city residents only, and debris has to be delivered during those hours. Hazardous or toxic waste is refused, bricks, cement, dirt or roofing over one cubic yard must go to the North Montgomery Landfill, tires are limited to four per patron, and anything that has or has had Freon goes to the Cramton Bowl north parking lot.
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.
Sofas, mattresses, appliances, televisions, electronics and other household items from an address with a current Sanitation Department account.
Cost & conditions
From $25 per truck load on a scheduled bulky pickup, with the city publishing a range from 25 dollars to 150 dollars depending on the load. Residents with a current Sanitation Department account. Named items such as a sofa, stove, refrigerator, freezer or hot water heater are charged at the published per-unit price instead.
Arrange it
Call 311 at 334-625-4636 or the Sanitation Department at 334-625-2751 to discuss the removal and receive the designated pickup day.
Building material, hazardous or toxic waste and yard waste are not part of this route, and anything not on the named list has to be confirmed with the department before it is set out.
Self-hauled household material from Montgomery city addresses, including bulky items, on the first and third Saturday of the month.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes a range for a scheduled bulky pickup but no separate charge for the Saturday drop-off points, so confirm the item and any charge at 334-625-2751 before loading.
Arrange it
Bring the load to any of the published sites on the first or third Saturday between 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. They include Smiley Circle at the 3500 block of West Blvd., Goodwyn Jr. High School at 209 Perry Hill Road, Halcyon Elementary at 1501 Parkview Dr., Harrison Elementary at 164 East South Blvd., Hayneville Road Elementary at 3315 Hayneville Road, Montgomery Mall at 2899 East South Blvd., Morningview School at 2849 Pelzer Ave., Sheridan Heights Community Center at 3501 Faro Lane, Southlawn Middle School at 5533 Mobile Hwy., Vaughn Road School at 4407 Vaughn Road, and Wares Ferry Road Elementary at 6425 Wares Ferry Road.
Montgomery city residents only, delivered during the operating hours only. Hazardous or toxic waste is refused, bricks, cement, dirt or roofing over one cubic yard must go to the North Montgomery Landfill, tires are limited to four per patron, city rollout containers are not serviced here, vehicles over three-quarter ton or with self-dumping bodies and oversized trailers must use the landfill, and no salvaging or loitering is allowed.
Loads the Saturday points refuse, such as more than one cubic yard of bricks, cement, dirt or roofing, bulk tires, and material arriving in a large or self-dumping vehicle.
Cost & conditions
The landfill page posts a disposal fee chart but no rate in its text, and vehicles are weighed before and after dumping with payment made when the vehicle is empty. Confirm the current charge and the gate hours with the city before you load.
Arrange it
Haul the load to the North Montgomery Landfill, which serves businesses, residents and new development. The Saturday drop-off policy directs oversized and heavy vehicles there.
No toxic, hazardous or infectious waste is accepted, and the city publishes no street address or gate hours on the landfill page, so confirm the route before leaving.
Montgomery residents can self-haul to the Saturday trash drop-off points on the first and third Saturday of the month from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with the operating policy limiting bricks, cement, dirt and roofing to one cubic yard and directing larger loads, bulk tires and heavy vehicles to the North Montgomery Landfill. Refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners go to the Cramton Bowl north parking lot instead. Anything that does not fit those rules should be scheduled with the Sanitation Department, and building material is the owner's responsibility. Saturday trash drop-off points and operating policySanitation frequently asked questionsNorth Montgomery Landfill
Freon item drop-off
Cramton Bowl north parking lot
Cramton Bowl, north parking lot, Montgomery, AL
Items that have or have had Freon, including refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners.
Montgomery city residents only, and the load must be delivered during the posted operating hours. Hazardous or toxic waste is refused, heavy items may require the resident's help, and anything too heavy to load onto city equipment manually is not accepted.
First and third Saturday of each month, 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The city publishes a range for a scheduled bulky pickup rather than a drop-off charge, and the operating policy for these points publishes no fee, so confirm the item and any charge at 334-625-2751 first.
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 does Montgomery charge to pick up a sofa?+
A sofa is one of the items the city lists at a per-unit charge on a scheduled bulky pickup, and a truck load that is not a single named item is charged from the published per-load range instead. Call 311 or the Sanitation Department to confirm the item and the price.Official guidance
Where does Montgomery take a refrigerator?+
A refrigerator is named at the published per-unit charge on a scheduled bulky pickup, and anything that has or has had Freon must be taken to the north parking lot of Cramton Bowl on the first or third Saturday between 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Confirm the item and the charge with the Sanitation Department first.Official guidance
Will Montgomery pick up a mattress?+
Mattresses are not on the city's named bulky item list, so call 311 or the Sanitation Department before you set one out. Named items such as sofas and appliances are charged per unit, and a truck load carries the published range.Official guidance
Which electronics does Montgomery list for recycling?+
The city lists desktops, laptops, CPUs and towers, printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, keyboards, mice, servers, phones, cell phones, pagers, medical electronics, VCRs, DVD players, cameras, camcorders, televisions, dish boxes and radios. The page does not publish a drop-off address, so call 334-625-2925 to confirm where they go.Official guidance
When do Montgomery carts and curbside trash go out?+
The rollout container must be at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on pickup day and removed no later than 7 p.m. the same day. Grass, pine straw and leaves go in 30-gallon containers or in bags tied at the top behind the curb, and limbs and hedges must be cut under four feet long and eight inches in diameter.Official guidance
Which days does Montgomery collect?+
Household garbage in the green can is collected twice a week, curbside yard trash once a week, and bulk trash runs on the first and third Saturday of the month at the published drop-off points. The department serves about 70,000 customers a week.Official guidance
