The City of Semmes is now picking up residential Debris twice a month. Residential debris is defined as tree limbs, tree/yard debris, discarded furniture and bedding. Bagged leaves, plants and grass clippings can be composted, used as mulch, or maybe put at the curb, as long as it does not exceed the 3 cubic yard limit (3’x3’x9’ or 20 bag equivalent).  Place your debris at the curb no more than 72 hours prior to the scheduled pick-up.

Limit Debris to 3 Cubic Yards which is 3’x3’x9’ (3 yards is about the size of a large couch)

• If you put out more than 3 cubic yards or have items that aren’t allowed, a door hanger will be left. 
• To request a special pick-up of more than 3 cubic yards, call Public Works for a quote. 

Request a special pick up for landfill debris such as furniture (no glass or mirrors), bedding, metal, leaves and grass clippings in CLEAR  plastic bags, or other debris accepted at landfills.

• No electronics, appliances, batteries, televisions, computers, paint, tires, glass, food, chemicals, hazardous waste, cross ties, asbestos, construction debris, shingles, or other prohibited items.
• Special pick-ups are $45 for the first 3 cubic yards and $10 for each additional yard. 
• For questions call Public Works at 251-649-5752.

• Prohibits Household Chemicals, Paint, Stain, Construction Debris, Glass, Sinks, Bathtubs, HVAC Units, Sheetrock, Insulation and Fencing to be mixed in trash piles. These are to be removed by the homeowner, tenant or Contractor.
• Prohibits cutting or blowing grass, leaves and clippings into the streets, gutters, or storm drains. These must be composted, used as mulch, or raked and placed into CLEAR garbage bags, and set out with the trash pile, or discarded by the Contractor. Anyone seen blowing yard clippings into the streets, gutters or storm drains, including private landscapers, is subject to a fine for Littering. Please pass this information on to your landscaper.
• Prohibits placing trash in the street. Trash should not block drainage, should not be placed in the ditch, along or behind a fence, under low tree limbs or utility lines, or too near a fire hydrant, signpost, guy wire, power pole, parked vehicle, mailbox or water meter.
• Prohibits placement of trash pile at the curb more than 72 hours in advance of regularly scheduled pickup day.
• Placing the pile at the curb prior to this could result in a fine.
• Prohibits placement of trash in medians, on vacant lots, doing so could result in a fine for Littering and/or Illegal Dumping.
• Fines: $100 first offense, $250 second offense, $500 third offense.

DO NOT PLACE ELECTRONICS, APPLIANCES, BATTERIES, TELEVISIONS, COMPUTERS, PAINT, TIRES, GLASS, FOOD, CHEMICALS/HAZARDOUS WASTE, CROSS TIES, ASBESTOS, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, SHINGLES, OR OTHER PROHIBITED ITEMS ON YOUR TRASH PILE; THE ENTIRE PILE WILL NOT BE PICKED UP.