Dothan trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | City of Dothan Environmental Services — weekly automated green cart garbage for residential customers; also separate trash (leaves, limbs, junk) stream. Verified 2026-10-15 · dothan.org |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Not yet confirmed Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · dothan.org |
| Recycling | Voluntary blue cart curbside (iRECYCLE) collected with garbage day for enrolled households — register via city FormCenter. Verified 2026-10-15 · dothan.org |
| Bulk | Junk/large trash on city trash pickup day per Environmental Services rules (limbs, junk piles — follow trash stream guidance). Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · dothan.org |
| Hauler | City of Dothan Environmental Services. |
| Contacts | 334-615-3820; Environmental Services 281 Complex Drive. Verified 2026-10-15 · dothan.org |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
Where
Carts positioned for automated service (lid/arrow toward road per recycling guidance); return after service.
Limits
City cart unless additional authorized; recycling only listed materials inside blue cart.
Not allowed
Anything not on recycling accept list; household hazardous waste/sharps in recycling; garbage in blue cart.
Bags
Garbage in green cart; recyclables loose in blue.
Brush
Leaves/limbs via trash pickup rules on Environmental Services pages — not in recycling.
Not yet confirmed: When.
Verified 2026-10-15 · dothan.org
Find your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · dothan.org
Holidays
| Holiday | Date | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day 2026 | 2026-01-01 | — |
| Mlk 2026 | 2026-01-19 | — |
| Presidents Day 2026 | 2026-02-16 | — |
| Memorial Day 2026 | 2026-05-25 | — |
| Juneteenth 2026 | 2026-06-19 | — |
| Independence Day Observed 2026 | 2026-07-03 | — |
| Veterans Day 2026 | 2026-11-11 | — |
Official 2026 Holiday Sanitation Schedule PDF (dothan.org/445).
Verified 2026-10-15 · dothan.org 1, dothan.org 2
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Full details for Dothan: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City of Dothan Environmental Services — weekly automated green cart garbage for residential customers; also separate trash (leaves, limbs, junk) stream on city schedule. Set carts out by 6:00 a.m. collection day. Day via My Garbage/Trash Pick-Up Day tool / collection map on dothan.org. Complex office Mon–Thu 6:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Fridays limited crews for missed collections only. 334-615-3820; 281 Complex Drive Suite 1. Landfill same Mon–Thu hours.
- Recycling
- Voluntary blue cart curbside (iRECYCLE) collected with garbage day for enrolled households — register via city FormCenter. Accepted only: OCC cardboard, mixed paper, plastics #1–#5, aluminum beverage cans, steel food cans. Recyclables loose (do not bag). Items outside cart not collected; contaminated carts may not be serviced / may be removed. Set out by 6:00 a.m.; position properly for automation.
- Bulk pickup
- Junk/large trash on city trash pickup day per Environmental Services rules (limbs, junk piles — follow trash stream guidance). Report missed collection / damaged cart / additional garbage cart / recycling cart via linked forms on Garbage, Recycling & Trash Collection page.
- Curbside: when
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: where
- Carts positioned for automated service (lid/arrow toward road per recycling guidance); return after service.
- Curbside: limits
- City cart unless additional authorized; recycling only listed materials inside blue cart.
- Curbside: brush
- Leaves/limbs via trash pickup rules on Environmental Services pages — not in recycling.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Anything not on recycling accept list; household hazardous waste/sharps in recycling; garbage in blue cart.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage in green cart; recyclables loose in blue.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Contaminated recycling may be refused/removed; Solid Waste Ordinance linked from collections page — citation dollars not fully listed on HTML.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Mlk 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Presidents Day 2026 (2026-02-16): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Juneteenth 2026 (2026-06-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day Observed 2026 (2026-07-03): shift not yet confirmed
- Veterans Day 2026 (2026-11-11): shift not yet confirmed
Official 2026 Holiday Sanitation Schedule PDF (dothan.org/445). Observed dates include New Year’s 2026-01-01, Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026-01-19, Presidents’ Day 2026-02-16, Memorial Day 2026-05-25, Juneteenth 2026-06-19 (regular week), Independence observed 2026-07-03 (regular week), Veterans Day 2026-11-11, Thanksgiving week changes from 2026-11-23, Christmas week from 2026-12-21. Some weeks note no recycling pickup — read PDF for green/blue/trash columns before holiday weeks.
- Hauler
- City of Dothan Environmental Services
- Contacts
- 334-615-3820; Environmental Services 281 Complex Drive
- Find your day
- My Garbage/Trash Pick-Up Day
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: dothan.org
Bulk: dothan.org
Holidays: dothan.org 1, dothan.org 2
Curbside: dothan.org - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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