Madison, AL
City of Madison, Garbage and Trash Service.
Decatur, AL
Decatur, AL trash pickup by address.
Enter a Decatur, AL street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Decatur Solid Waste Department.
Setting out in Decatur Carts should be out by 6 a.m. with the directional arrows on the cart pointed toward the street or alley.
Verified schedule
Decatur collection days, read from City of Decatur Solid Waste Department.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday.
Wednesday is what one Decatur address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Decatur.
Carts should be out by 6 a.m. with the directional arrows on the cart pointed toward the street or alley.
On street collection, set the cart behind the curb — or on the shoulder where there is no curb — never in the gutter line or the street itself.
Roll the cart back to a safe spot near the house by 7 p.m.
Read from the official Decatur guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Decatur days differ by address.
Pickup days in Decatur depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Decatur Solid Waste Department and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Decatur assigns collection days.
Decatur publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of Decatur Solid Waste Department. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of Decatur Solid Waste Department's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Decatur on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Decatur's pickup days.
Local source
City of Decatur Solid Waste Department sets Decatur's collection days.
City of Decatur Solid Waste Department publishes trash days for Decatur; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Decatur Solid Waste Department, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Decatur Solid Waste Department in Oct 2026: trash.
Nearby
Around Decatur: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Decatur are Madison, Huntsville, Columbia and Birmingham. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Huntsville, AL
City of Huntsville Sanitation Department.
Columbia, TN
City of Columbia Public Works, Sanitation Division. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Birmingham, AL
City of Birmingham Department of Public Works Waste Services.
Spring Hill, TN
City of Spring Hill (collection by WM).
Hoover, AL
City of Hoover.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Decatur, AL?
It depends on your street. City of Decatur Solid Waste Department sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Decatur?
City of Decatur Solid Waste Department publishes trash for Decatur.
Local source
Verify with City of Decatur Solid Waste Department.
The Decatur address result links City of Decatur Solid Waste Department directly.
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- Decatur, AL
- Local source
- City of Decatur Solid Waste Department
- Schedule
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- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Decatur
- trash
Decatur schedule lookup