What day is trash collected in Huntsville, AL?
Huntsville collects on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Huntsville, AL
Huntsville, AL trash pickup by address.
Enter a Huntsville, AL street address to check trash, yard waste and bulk items pickup as published by City of Huntsville Sanitation Department.
Setting out in Huntsville Place garbage carts at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on the day of collection, no more than two feet from the curb or road, with the arrows on the lid pointing toward the street.
Trash Day Trends · Huntsville
Huntsville, AL at a glance.
Huntsville in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 3 daysHuntsville collects on three weekdays across its routes28% of cities run three
- 7 amCarts out byThe deadline in 47% of cities
- 2Published alongside trash: yard waste, bulk items
Verified schedule
Huntsville collection days, read from City of Huntsville Sanitation Department.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Yard waste: Thursday.
Bulk / large items: Thursday.
The day above is an example from one Huntsville address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Huntsville.
Place garbage carts at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on the day of collection, no more than two feet from the curb or road, with the arrows on the lid pointing toward the street.
Keep carts at least five feet away from obstructions such as mailboxes, utility poles, or parked cars.
Trucks will not return to collect carts that are placed out late, blocked, too close to obstructions, or contain unauthorized debris.
Trash items, containers and debris piles go behind the curb, and bagged items must not weigh more than 50 pounds.
Read from the official Huntsville guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Huntsville days differ by address.
Huntsville collects on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of Huntsville Sanitation Department and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Huntsville Sanitation Department publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.
Good to knowPage information was last checked Sep 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Huntsville?
City of Huntsville Sanitation Department publishes trash, yard waste and bulk items for Huntsville.
Local source
Verify with City of Huntsville Sanitation Department.
The Huntsville address result links City of Huntsville Sanitation Department directly.
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- Huntsville, AL
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- City of Huntsville Sanitation Department
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- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Huntsville
- trash
- yard
- bulk
Huntsville schedule lookup