Trash & Recycling in Lee County, AL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Lee County, Alabama.
Verified from official government sources
Illegal Dumping
A Legislature-enacted nuisance law declares the accumulation and storage of junk, litter and discarded tires in unincorporated Lee County a public nuisance, and separately bans storing more than two inoperable, unregistered motor vehicles on any property. Each day the junk or vehicles stay past the limit counts as a new offense, and the county can sue in Circuit Court to force cleanup.
Lee County Illegal Dumping and Junk Nuisance
Significant RestrictionsAla. Code §§ 45-41-170 & 45-41-170.02 (Act 99-411)
The regulation of the accumulation and storage of junk and other litter, including, but not limited to, discarded tires, within the unincorporated territory of Lee County is hereby declared to be in the public interest... Within the unincorporated areas of Lee County, the Legislature finds and declares that the accumulation and storage of junk and other litter, including, but not limited to, di...
Collection Schedule
Unincorporated Lee County runs a mandatory solid waste collection program funded through fees the Lee County Board of Health sets annually and the county commission approves, with an extra fee exemption available to any household earning no more than 75 percent of the federal poverty level.
Lee County Solid Waste Collection Fees
Some RestrictionsAla. Code §§ 45-41-170.20 & 45-41-171 (Acts 2025-228, 87-508)
(a) Pursuant to Section 22-27-3, the Lee County Commission may grant an additional exemption to the mandatory solid waste collection program fees to any household whose total income does not exceed 75 percent of the federal poverty level. (b) The Lee County Commission, by resolution or ordinance, may adopt rules or regulations to implement this section. ... The Board of Health of Lee County may...
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