City of Tuscaloosa Adds Additional Dumpsters, Increases Trash Collection to Assist Students During Moving Process
July 14, 2025
The City of Tuscaloosa will provide ten additional roll-off dumpsters from July 24 to August 29 to assist with move-in and move-out. During the week of July 19, the City will also run extra trash collection routes to help students and their families dispose of household waste.
Additional dumpsters will be located:
- 893 Parkview Drive
- Cloverdale Drive at Meador Drive
- 300 Thomas Street (behind apartment building)
- 7th Avenue & 12th Street
- 8th Avenue & 11th Street (in front of Capstone Condominiums)
- 11th Avenue & 12th Street (in front of Heathrow Apartments)
- 12th Street behind Tutwiler
- 12th Street & 14th Avenue
- 8th Avenue & 13th Street
- 13th Street behind Jacks
Dumpsters will be marked with move-in/move-out signage. These additional dumpsters are strictly for residential use and are not to be used for contractors or businesses. All debris should be placed inside the dumpsters and not around the dumpsters on the ground.
Recyclable items (cardboard boxes, plastic bottles, plastic bags, aluminum cans, steel soup cans, newspapers/magazines and office paper) can be recycled in the blue curbside recycling bin or the drop-off recycling trailers located around the city.
Electronics can be recycled at the Environmental Services Facility at 3440 Reese Phifer Avenue, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
For questions, please call Tuscaloosa 311.