Madison County collects large debris once a month by district — appliances, mattresses, and furniture. Tires, construction debris, and electronics are refused and must go to the Huntsville Landfill. Illegal dumping violates Alabama Code §22-27-7.
Beyond weekly cart pickup, each Madison County district office runs a monthly large-debris route. Crews take old appliances, mattresses, and furniture, but they will not collect tires, tree stumps, dirt, automotive products, paint, televisions, computers, glass, shingles, concrete, brick, or construction material. Those go to the Huntsville Landfill at 4100 Leeman Ferry Road, or you can haul debris to your district office early rather than wait for the monthly pass. What the county polices is the alternative: dumping. Section 22-27-7 makes unauthorized disposal a misdemeanor, so bulky junk left on a lot or in a ditch draws a citation.
Dumping bulky waste anywhere but an approved site is a misdemeanor under Section 22-27-7, fined $50 to $200 with each day a separate offense, plus the county junk-nuisance ordinance.
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