Southaven, MS Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Sec. 7-10(c) tells residents of the City of Southaven to separate bulky refuse and tree trimmings from other refuse and place them neatly adjacent to the front property line, immediately behind the curb. Sec. 7-1 defines bulky refuse as discarded appliances such as stoves, water tanks, refrigerators, washing machines and discarded furniture or similar bulky materials with a weight greater than seventy-five (75) pounds and/or volume greater than thirty-five (35) gallons. Large accumulations of magazines and newspapers are bundled, securely tied and placed adjacent to the curb (Sec. 7-10(b)).

Sec. 7-15 draws the line on brush and trees. Anyone who performs routine and natural trimming of shrubs or grass places it for collection, and the city removes it if it sits on the same property it was cut from. If it is placed on a different property, disposal becomes the responsibility of the contractor or the owner or occupant of the property where it was left. Under Sec. 7-15(b) the city does not collect trees or similar items cut or trimmed as part of non-routine maintenance, or removed by a professional entity, third party or contractor. The owner or occupant must remove them within seven (7) days of the work being completed.

Other debris follows different rules. Building debris from construction, repair, remodeling or demolition is the contractor's job to remove to an approved dump, and the owner or occupant must step in if the contractor does not (Sec. 7-16). Sec. 7-9 governs use of city landfills: prior written approval of the public works director, and the director can set a disposal fee, with Board approval, for demolition-type dumping.