Furniture Disposal & Donation in Mobile, AL
Mobile picks up discarded furniture with the every-other-week residential trash pile, up to 2 cubic yards; larger piles cost extra.
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Before you go
- Check whether it’s in good enough condition to donate or resell.
- Ask how the operator prices it (per piece, by size or by load).
- Remove glass tops, mirrors and loose parts if the operator asks you to.
Alabama rules
- Furniture, household trash and other regulated solid waste may not be dumped in Alabama outside a permitted landfill; ADEM says to use a local permitted municipal solid waste or construction and demolition landfill. Source: ADEM: Unauthorized Waste Dump and Scrap Tire Sites fact sheet (PDF, September 2021) (opens in new tab)
- ADEM says that where curbside pickup is offered, waste too large for the regular trash container can be set at the curb for disposal; services vary by city and county. Source: ADEM: Unauthorized Waste Dump and Scrap Tire Sites fact sheet (PDF, September 2021) (opens in new tab)
More Alabama rules (6)
- Alabama's 2008 Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act set a statewide disposal fee of $1 per ton (or $0.25 per cubic yard) on all solid waste landfilled in the state. Source: ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
- The 2008 act set a statewide solid waste reduction goal of 25%. Source: ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
- ADEM's Alabama Recycling Fund Grants reimburse local governments to start and improve recycling programs; recycling services themselves are run locally. Source: ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
- ADEM does not site landfills; locating a landfill is a local decision approved by local government. Source: ADEM: Solid Waste Disposal in Alabama fact sheet (PDF, January 2008) (opens in new tab)
- In Alabama, waste generated by a household is exempt from regulation as hazardous waste. Source: ADEM: Household Hazardous Waste - Management of used oil (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab)
- ADEM points residents to reuse, recycling and household hazardous waste collection programs as alternatives to landfill disposal. Source: ADEM: Household Hazardous Waste - Management of used oil (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (12)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Trash Collection Rules (opens in new tab) · City of Mobile
- Mobile defines trash as tree limbs, yard debris, discarded furniture and bedding. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Curbside piles are limited to 2 cubic yards; the city removes larger residential piles for a charge based on size. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Trash piles may not be put at the curb more than 48 hours before the scheduled pickup day. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residential Trash Pickup (opens in new tab) · City of Mobile
- Mobile's residential trash collection runs every other week. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM: Unauthorized Waste Dump and Scrap Tire Sites fact sheet (PDF, September 2021) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- Furniture, household trash and other regulated solid waste may not be dumped in Alabama outside a permitted landfill; ADEM says to use a local permitted municipal solid waste or construction and demolition landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM says that where curbside pickup is offered, waste too large for the regular trash container can be set at the curb for disposal; services vary by city and county. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- Alabama's 2008 Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act set a statewide disposal fee of $1 per ton (or $0.25 per cubic yard) on all solid waste landfilled in the state. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The 2008 act set a statewide solid waste reduction goal of 25%. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM's Alabama Recycling Fund Grants reimburse local governments to start and improve recycling programs; recycling services themselves are run locally. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM: Solid Waste Disposal in Alabama fact sheet (PDF, January 2008) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- ADEM does not site landfills; locating a landfill is a local decision approved by local government. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM: Household Hazardous Waste - Management of used oil (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- In Alabama, waste generated by a household is exempt from regulation as hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM points residents to reuse, recycling and household hazardous waste collection programs as alternatives to landfill disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
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