Huntsville's landfill is run by the city's Solid Waste Disposal Authority at 4100 Leeman Ferry Road. Madison County sends residents there with bulky items such as shingles, construction debris and appliances. Call (256) 881-8700 for hours and rates.
Before you haul anything, check what the city already picks up. Huntsville's weekly curbside trash collection takes furniture, appliances, boxes and junk, and yard waste piles up to 10 cubic yards at no extra charge. Chemicals, paint and electronics go to the Authority's drive-through hazardous waste facility on A Cleaner Way, open weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Solid Waste Disposal Authority of the City of Huntsville
4100 Leeman Ferry Rd., Huntsville, AL Directions
| Hours and fees | Call ahead |
Accepts: Bulky items such as shingles, construction debris and appliances (appliances are recycled, for a fee)
Madison County sends residents here for bulky items. The Authority doesn't post landfill rates online, so call before you load up.
Solid Waste Disposal Authority of the City of Huntsville
1055 A Cleaner Way, Huntsville, AL 35805 Directions
| Mon–Fri | 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Sat & Sun | Closed |
Accepts: Electronics (TVs, laptops, cellphones), oil, gasoline, antifreeze, household cleaners and chemicals, pool chemicals, paint and solvents, insect and weed killers, household and car batteries, expired medicines, used sharps, fluorescent bulbs
A drive-through facility, open rain or shine.
City of Huntsville residents pay $21.50 a month for a 96-gallon garbage cart, billed on the Huntsville Utilities bill; an extra cart is $9 a month. Separate weekly trash collection takes:
| Item | Curbside? |
|---|---|
| Furniture, appliances, boxes, junk | Yes, at the curb by 7 a.m. |
| Yard waste in bags (50 lbs or less) | Yes |
| Tree limbs (5 ft or shorter), up to 10 cubic yards | Yes, no charge |
| Each extra 5 cubic yards of limbs | $55 |
| Loose yard waste not in a container | $45 a cubic yard minimum |
| Homeowner remodeling scraps (in a container) | Yes |
| Dirt, rocks, bricks, cinder blocks, shingles, concrete | No |
| Contractor or land-clearing debris | No |
| Paint, chemicals, solvents | No (hazardous waste facility) |
Questions or a missed pickup: Huntsville Sanitation, (256) 883-3964.
Madison County Waste Control collects household garbage for county residents who live outside Huntsville for $13.50 a month. Yard debris and large items are picked up by your county commission district for $3 a month; call the county at (256) 532-3718 to find your district. City of Madison residents call Madison Public Works at (256) 772-8490.
Every Alabama rate we've verified is side by side in our guide to what it costs to dump in Alabama.
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