Free Curbside Recycling Collection
A special recycling bin is provided to each participating residence for use in the collection and storage of recyclables. Curbside recycling is collected on the same day as garbage.
Visit Tuscaloosa 311 to request a bin free of charge.
Non-Residential Recycling
Free recycling is available to all businesses and nonprofits with active City of Tuscaloosa water and garbage accounts.
Drop-Off Recycling
You can also recycle free of charge at any of our drop-off locations. Recycling drop-off trailers have been strategically placed around Tuscaloosa County.
Drop-off recycling locations are listed here, and located on the map at the bottom of this page.
Drop-Off Recycling Locations
- Fosters Supermarket - 13474 US-11
- Faucett Brothers Activity Center - 13040 Eugenia Faucett Dr.
- Tuscaloosa County High School -12500 Wildcat Dr.
- Tuscaloosa Regional Airport - 7601 R Cardinal Airport Rd.
- Kentuck at Queen City -1901 Jack Warner Pkwy.
- University of Alabama Recycling Drop-Off - 1115 14th St.
- Tuscaloosa Environmental Services - 3311 Reese Phifer Ave.
- Shelton State Community College - 9500 Old Greensboro Rd.
- Munny Sokol Park - 5901 Watermelon Rd.
- University Church of Christ - 1200 Julia Tutwiler Dr.
- McAbee Activity Center - 3801 Loop Rd.
- Fire Station #10 - 8101 New Watermelon Rd.
- Peterson Water System, Inc. - 12926 Deacon St.
- United Steel Workers/Local 351 - 1923 Culver Rd.
- Bobby Miller Activity Center - 300 Bobby Miller Parkway
Acceptable Items
Aluminum Cans
Cardboard Boxes
- Corrugated cardboard, cereal boxes, brown paper bags
Electronics Recycling
- Drop off at Curry Complex
Glass Recycling
- Drop off at specified locations in map
Mixed Office Paper
Newspapers & Magazines
- All types & inserts
Plastic Containers #1
- Water bottles, soda bottles, berry trays, plastics marked with a ♳
Plastic Containers #2
- Milk jugs, detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, plastics marked with a ♴
Steel "Tin" Soup Cans
Unacceptable Items
Aluminum Foil Items
- Foil, pie plates
Clothes Hangers
Diapers
Construction Materials
Hard Plastics
- Plastics #3 - #7
Plastic Film
- Grocery bags, bread bags
Household & Construction Garbage
Medical Waste
Metal-Lined Bags
- Chip bags, drink pouches
Plastic Film
- Grocery bags, bread bags, Plastic shipping envelopes, bubble wrap and air pillows
Styrofoam Cups & Containers
Wax-Lined Containers
- Cardboard cartons, juice boxes
Electronics Recycling
The City of Tuscaloosa encourages all West Alabama residents and organizations to recycle their old, unused and broken electronics. Drop off accepted electronics at the Richard A. Curry Environmental Complex at 3440 Reese Phifer Ave. on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Park in the designated parking space at the Curry Complex. An environmental services crew member will meet you and collect all accepted electronics from your vehicle.
For large quantities of electronics, please call ahead at 205-248-4900 to schedule a drop-off appointment. Citizens and businesses will not be charged or compensated to drop off electronics.
Acceptable Items
- Desktop computers
- Laptops
- Servers
- Fax machines
- Printers
- Inkjet cartridges
- Laser printer toner
- Scanners
- Copiers
- LCD monitors
- CRT monitors
- Computer wires & cables
- UPS battery back-up
- Keyboards & mice
- Docking stations
- Cell phones & chargers
- Tablets & PDAs
- Power strips
- Networking equipment (switches, hubs, firewalls, etc.)
- Computer boards
- Rechargeable batteries
- Microwaves
- Flat-Screen Televisions
Unacceptable Items
- Projector Style Televisions
- Non-rechargeable batteries
- X-ray machines
- VHS, cassettes & 8mm tapes
- Light bulbs
- Smoke detectors
- Hazardous waste chemicals
- Garbage, trash & debris
For more information about recycling e-waste, call Tuscaloosa 311 at 205-248-5311.
Note: The City of Tuscaloosa and their affiliates assume no responsibility for data left in the memory and/or storage system of any collected electronics.