Madison County (unincorporated), AL Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Madison County (unincorporated), Alabama — in one page, with sources.
Trash in Madison County (unincorporated), AL runs on a set schedule — your exact day depends on your address. Rules and holiday shifts below.
Pickup days are assigned by address — the city's lookup gives your day, and the schedule repeats each week unless a holiday shifts it.
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Madison County (unincorporated) services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your street | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
What changes on holidays?
Upcoming days that move your pickup, with the exact shift rule.
- Six delay holidays — Runs one day later: Weekday holidays slide all later routes one day (measured Memorial Day 2026 example).
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- RL routes — Route series includes RL1/RL2/RL4/RL6 alongside A1-A24 - distinct service series (likely rural/large-rollout) - confirm meaning with the county.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Madison County Sanitation Department |
Common questions
The things Madison County (unincorporated) residents ask most.
What day is garbage pickup in Madison County, AL?
Weekly Monday-Thursday by route (A1-A24 series) - the county sanitation department publishes street-level routes with day, route and ZIP ranges as open data.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Madison County AL's Sanitation public FS: 28,370 street segments, 29 routes, day aggregates measured.
- Added Madison County facts (county serves City of Madison too, holiday slide example, 6 delay holidays).
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Madison County: 412,600; prior estimate 420000).
- UPGRADE: geometry now attached - 28,370 street centerline segments downloaded (22 MB, coarse offset 0.002) with Day / Route / DayRoute fields. Previously aggregates-only.
Population 412,600 · Sources: Madison County AL Sanitation Routes (owner CountySanitation107), Madison County AL solid waste · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.