Junk removal costs in Mobile

Trash and garbage aren't the same thing in Mobile, and each has its own pickup. Garbage is bagged household waste in your city-issued cart. Trash is the pile by the street: tree limbs, yard debris, discarded furniture and bedding. Trash piles come on their own calendar; on the city's 2026 schedule for North Mobile, each route comes every other week.

A trash pile can be up to 2 cubic yards, which the city pegs at 3 by 3 by 6 feet, or about 15 bags. A bigger pile can still go, but the city charges by its size, so call Public Works for an estimate first. Put the pile on your own property close to the street, not on the sidewalk, in the gutter, against a fence, or under low power lines. It can't go out more than 48 hours before your pickup day.

Add one wrong thing, and the crew leaves the whole pile. Electronics, appliances, paint, tires and glass stay off it. So do sinks, bathtubs, HVAC units, sheetrock, insulation and fencing. Call Public Works for an electronics or appliance pickup instead, but the city won't take a fridge, freezer or air conditioner that still holds Freon or oil. Limbs over 6 feet long or 12 inches thick aren't collected, and neither is debris from an eviction, a commercial project or a contractor's job.

Recycling a flat-screen TV takes one more call. The city suggests United Cerebral Palsy, and says to ask about home pickup if you're elderly or disabled.