What Madison County itself runs: 3 landfills, sites and programs covering 7 items. If your town doesn’t have its own page, these are usually the places to start.
Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Drive-through household hazardous waste and electronics drop-off run by the Solid Waste Disposal Authority of the City of Huntsville at 1055 A Cleaner Way, Huntsville, AL 35805 (Census places the street inside Huntsville city; the address itself did not match in the Census geocoder, so it is recorded as a program). Open Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m., no appointment, no cost for residents of Madison County including Huntsville and Madison. Takes TVs, laptops, cell phones, paint and household and car batteries.
Recycling Alliance of North Alabama (RANA) curbside recycling
Opt-in monthly curbside recycling (95-gallon cart) run by the Recycling Alliance of North Alabama, a division of the Solid Waste Disposal Authority of the City of Huntsville. Free for single-family homes in Madison County, including Huntsville and Madison (and the parts of those cities in Limestone County). Residents must sign up. Takes paper, cans, #1/#2 bottles and flattened cardboard; no glass.
ADEM-funded Madison County Commission program: county residents can drop off tires free at the District 1 Landfill (385 Beth Road, New Market), District 3E Office (4273 Highway 72 East, Brownsboro), District 3 Office (161 Walnut Street, New Hope) and District 4 Office (6084 Highway 53, Harvest). Tires off rims and clean; no commercial tires.
Accepted items include electronics such as TVs, laptops and cellphones, paints and solvents, and household and car batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
The SWDA HHW facility at 1055 A Cleaner Way charges no cost and is open weekdays 7 a.m.-5 p.m. for residents of Madison County, including Huntsville and Madison. Checked October 26, 2026.
Drop-off is a drive-thru service with no appointment needed; staff unload items from your car. Checked October 26, 2026.
Items accepted include electronics (TVs, laptops, cell phones), paints and solvents, and household and car batteries; explosives, radioactive and biological wastes are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
RANA is a division of the Solid Waste Disposal Authority of the City of Huntsville running opt-in monthly curbside recycling for Madison County residents, including the cities and towns therein. Checked October 26, 2026.
Single-family residents in Madison County, plus Huntsville and Madison residents in Limestone County, are eligible; commercial and multi-family properties are not served. Checked October 26, 2026.
RANA does not provide curbside recycling to commercial or multi-family properties. Checked October 26, 2026.
Accepted loose in the cart: #1 and #2 narrow-neck bottles, aluminum and steel cans, paper and flattened cardboard. Checked October 26, 2026.
Madison County says RANA curbside recycling is a free service for all Madison County residents; residents must sign up on the RANA website or call 256-801-2278. Checked October 26, 2026.
In Huntsville, RANA collects curbside recycling once a month in a 95-gallon cart; cardboard must be clean, dry and broken down to fit in the cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
Madison County residents can take tires to county locations for recycling at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
Drop-off sites are the District 1 Landfill (385 Beth Road, New Market) and district offices in Brownsboro, New Hope and Harvest. Checked October 26, 2026.
Only residents of Madison County, Alabama may drop off tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
Tires must be off the rims and free of dirt, mud, gravel and debris; no tires from commercial vendors. Checked October 26, 2026.
“Checked” means we read the official page on that date. Things can change, so call before you go.