Mobile County runs no countywide curbside route, but Alabama Code §22-27-3 makes every household and business generating solid waste subscribe to an approved service. In the unincorporated Gulf Coast, residents contract a private hauler like Republic Services.
Alabama counties can't zone, but their solid-waste authority is real. Section 22-27-3 makes participation mandatory: every person, household, or business generating solid waste must subscribe to an approved collection system unless granted a certificate of exception. Mobile County does not operate a single curbside route across the unincorporated communities; instead residents arrange service with a licensed private hauler such as Republic Services, and garbage must reach an approved sanitary landfill or transfer facility. The county's Environmental Enforcement Department backs this up by pursuing uncollected and illegally dumped waste rather than by billing for pickup.
Skipping service and letting garbage pile up, or dumping it instead of subscribing, violates the Solid Wastes Disposal Act. Section 22-27-7 makes it a misdemeanor fined $50 to $200, with each day a separate offense.
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