Birmingham, AL Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Birmingham, Alabama — in one page, with sources.
Trash pickup in Birmingham, AL is assigned by zone or street — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Match your area in the trash schedule table below.
Trash
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Birmingham services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your zone | Depends on your zone — check the zone list |
| Recycling | Every other week on the SAME weekday as household garbage. Each neighborhood is tagged '1' or '2' for its recycling week; Schedule-1 and Schedule-2 alternate on a two-week cycle (2026 weeks listed on the city page, e.g. Schedule 1: weeks of Jan 6, Jan 20, Feb 3...). | Provider: City of Birmingham Waste Services (city-collected). |
Which zone is my street in?
Collection day by zone. Confirm at the edges with the city.
| Zone | Day | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Monday garbage group | Monday | Neighborhoods collected on Monday include: Acipco-Finley, Belview Heights, Brown Springs, Crestline, East Lake, East Thomas, Enon Ridge, Fairmont... |
| Tuesday garbage group | Tuesday | Neighborhoods collected on Tuesday include: Airport Highlands, Bridlewood, Brownsville Heights, Central Pratt, College Hills, East Birmingham, Eastwood, Germania Park... |
| Wednesday garbage group | Wednesday | Neighborhoods collected on Wednesday include: Arlington West End, Bush Hills, Central Park, Crestwood North, Dolomite, East Brownsville, Forest Park, Glen Iris... |
| Thursday garbage group | Thursday | Neighborhoods collected on Thursday include: Apple Valley, Central City, Crestwood South, Druid Hills, East Avondale, Echo Highlands, Ensley, Ensley Highlands... |
Service days by zone
The city publishes service-specific zone or cycle details rather than one shared date calendar.
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- Route classes in zone names — Every zone carries a route-class token ('rl' or 'asl') between neighborhood and weekday - two routes can serve one neighborhood. Transcribed verbatim; official meaning to confirm with the city.
- Bulk trash rotating neighborhood cycle — Bulk trash and brush are collected by neighborhood on rotating dates (about every two weeks — the October 2026 calendar lists the same areas on Oct 1, 15, and 29), published as monthly date calendars on the city site. Place bulk at the curb by 6 A.M. on collection day.
More details: bulk & yard waste page.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | City of Birmingham Public Works - Sanitation (city-collected) | |
| Recycling | City of Birmingham Waste Services (city-collected) |
Common questions
The things Birmingham residents ask most.
What day is garbage pickup in Birmingham?
Weekly Monday-Friday. The city's lookup zones are named by quadrant/area, neighborhood, route class and day (e.g. 'e-huffman 1-asl-thursday-garbage' = East, Huffman 1, Thursday).
How do I look up my Birmingham collection day?
The city's official ReCollect lookup (also the 'COB Garbage & Recycling' mobile app) returns your garbage day by address.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from the city's official ReCollect lookup zone list (BirminghamAL) (80 garbage zones across directional quadrants and route classes)
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Birmingham city: 196,644; prior estimate 200733).
- Recycling + garbage day pattern upgraded from to MEASURED via the city's schedules page: garbage weekly Mon-Thu by neighborhood; recycling biweekly same-day with 1/2 week tags; bulk monthly by published calendars.
Population 196,644 · Sources: City of Birmingham official ReCollect lookup (area BirminghamAL, serv…, Birmingham recycling program, City of Birmingham 'Garbage, Recycle & Bulk Trash Schedules' page (re… · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.