Trash & Recycling in Mobile, AL (2026)

Mobile City Code § 25-5

(a) Frequency. Pickup of household garbage is once per week based on the household address. Holiday schedules may vary. ... (g) Time. Household garbage containers shall be placed by the curb no earlier than 12:00 p.m. the day before regular collection day, and empty containers should be returned to the household as soon as possible, but not later than 6:00 a.m. the day following collection day.

Mobile City Code § 64-3-13(A)(2), (A)(4)(a), (A)(4)(c)

Dumpsters used for waste disposal or recycling, for an ongoing use on a site (versus a construction dumpster) shall not be placed in a front yard, a required protection buffer or RBZ, in the street right-of-way, or along frontages.3.Waste removal. Waste removal of a dumpster by a sanitation truck shall take place entirely within the paved surface of the building site. The street right-of-way ma...

Mobile City Code § 25-6

(b) Quantity. (1) Maximum collection limit for pick-up at no additional charge is limited to approximately two (2) cubic yards (three (3) feet by three (3) feet by six (6) feet) or the equivalent of fifteen (15) bags of leaves, per household, every other week (there is no charge for this amount). (2) Amounts exceeding the maximum collection limit will be considered an oversized load. The househ...

Mobile City Code §§ 25-3(b)-(c), 25-5(a), 25-6(a)

(b)The pickup schedule for household garbage and household trash will be fixed under guidelines and procedures implemented by the department of public services. Any changes will be made public a minimum of two (2) weeks prior to the change being implemented.(c)Changes in pickup schedules due to emergency or natural disaster will be published on the city website at www.CityofMobile.org. ... Sec....

Mobile City Code § 25-24

(a) It shall be a violation of this article for any person to discard or dump any litter, garbage, trash, or junk on any private or public property unless granted express permission to dispose of materials in receptacles that comply with the requirements of this chapter or in an area designated by the state department of environmental management as a permitted disposal site (properly permitted ...

Mobile City Code § 25-6(b)(1), (c), (e)-(f)

(b)Quantity.(1)Maximum collection limit for pick-up at no additional charge is limited to approximately two (2) cubic yards (three (3) feet by three (3) feet by six (6) feet) or the equivalent of fifteen (15) bags of leaves, per household, every other week (there is no charge for this amount). ... (e)Leaves, straw, and clippings may be placed by the curb for pickup at the scheduled time if bagg...

Mobile City Code § 64-3-13(A)(2), (A)(4)(a)

Dumpsters used for waste disposal or recycling, for an ongoing use on a site (versus a construction dumpster) shall not be placed in a front yard, a required protection buffer or RBZ, in the street right-of-way, or along frontages.3.Waste removal. Waste removal of a dumpster by a sanitation truck shall take place entirely within the paved surface of the building site. The street right-of-way ma...

Mobile City Code §§ 25-5(a), 25-6(a), 25-6(b)(1)

(a)Frequency. Pickup of household garbage is once per week based on the household address...(a)Frequency. Pick-up is scheduled for every other week...Maximum collection limit for pick-up at no additional charge is limited to approximately two (2) cubic yards (three (3) feet by three (3) feet by six (6) feet) or the equivalent of fifteen (15) bags of leaves, per household, every other week.