Tuscaloosa, AL Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Bulky items that can't be bagged such as furniture, appliances, or other large household discards fall under Sec. 16-97(b)(3), which lets residents place them curbside on regular trash days only, set back at least three feet from mailboxes, utility poles, or other fixed objects, and only if put out by the occupant rather than a paid lawn or hauling service. The weekly volume the city collects for free is capped at five cubic yards per premises under Sec. 00 for amounts up to twenty cubic yards.

Twenty cubic yards is the outer limit the city will handle in a single weekly service; residents responsible for more than that must remove the excess from the right-of-way themselves, and failing to do so exposes them to prosecution under Sec. 1. None of this applies to trash from a vacant lot that isn't part of an occupied residential premises, which the city will not collect at all (Sec. 16-97(b)(6)). The environmental services director retains limited discretion under Sec. 16-97(b)(9) to authorize collection of items outside the code's definition of 'trash' when doing so reduces scattering, clears storm drains, or otherwise serves public safety, but that determination is made department by department rather than as a resident right.