Tuscaloosa, AL Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Yard debris that's too bulky to bag such as tree limbs, brush, and shrubbery gets a size limit under Sec. 16-97(b)(2): residents must cut pieces down to eight feet or less in length and no more than eight inches across before setting them at the curb. Placement follows the same rule as bulky trash, at least three feet from mailboxes, utility poles, or other fixed objects, out only on the regular collection day, and only by the resident personally, not a paid lawn service. Smaller trimmings, leaves, and pine straw that can be bagged instead fall under Sec.

16-97(b)(1) and must go out in securely tied plastic bags. Tuscaloosa's residential trash pickup, including this yard waste, is voluntary and provided at no charge under Sec. 00 fee tiers set in Sec. 16-97(b)(7) once a premises exceeds that amount. This city pickup track is strictly residential: debris generated by a landscaping, tree-trimming, or construction business working at a property is not eligible for city collection at all. Sec. 16-101 instead makes it the contractor's own duty to remove limbs, dirt, and debris from that job site to a lawful disposal area, and bars leaving that material on public streets or areas for the city to pick up.