2024 Redistricting
2024 Redistricting
Residential garbage service in the City of Anniston, Alabama, is now provided by 121 Disposal Company.
For all service needs, please contact 121 Disposal directly at 256-251-3949 or by email at: anniston@121disposal.com.
Services Include:
Please use the portal below to report a missed trash pick-up directly to 121 Disposal Services:
To view your pickup schedule for your address, please use the link below.Please note, if your account is suspended, your address will not show up. Also, if you do not currently have a garbage account with 121 Disposal, it will only suggest your pickup date based on the homes around you.
Beginning October 1, 2026, monthly residential garbage bills within the corporate city limits of the City of Anniston, Alabama, will increase by $8.50.
This charge covers residential bulk-item pickup, a cost the City has been paying on behalf of residents since transitioning to 121 Disposal in 2025.
When the transition occurred, every household within the city limits was required to register for service. This process helped correct long-standing billing gaps, including more than 1,600 delinquent accounts that had continued receiving service without payment, while also identifying more than 1,000 households that previously had no residential garbage account at all.
As a result, the number of registered residential households increased from approximately 5,000 in 2025 to nearly 7,000 by August 2026. That substantial growth in the number of active accounts has significantly increased the City’s financial obligations beyond what was initially anticipated.
Since October, the City’s bulk residential collection service, provided by 121 Disposal, has removed more than 1,056 tons of material across 479 loads. While the program averaged approximately 44 loads and 96 tons per month overall, demand has increased considerably over the course of the year.
From October through January, crews averaged 34.5 loads and 77.9 tons per month. From April through August, those averages increased to nearly 52 loads and 121 tons per month — increases of approximately 50% in monthly loads and 55% in monthly tonnage.
The increased volume means more collection trips, greater equipment usage, additional labor and fuel requirements, and increased disposal demands. In June alone, the bulk collection service handled 70 loads totaling more than 160 tons of material.
The City has been paying $8.50 per month for every registered residential account to reduce the cost passed directly along to residents. As the number of accounts and the volume of bulk material collected have increased, so too has the City’s financial obligation to subsidize the service. The City’s projected annual expense associated with this subsidy has grown to approximately $756,000.
To maintain a fiscally responsible budget and ensure the long-term sustainability of residential waste services, the $8.50 monthly cost currently covered by the City will transition to individual residential accounts beginning October 1, 2026.
Bulk-item pickup will continue as part of residential waste service. The service itself is not being eliminated; only the way it is funded is changing.
City leadership understands that any increase in monthly expenses affects household budgets, and this decision was not made lightly. The City is committed to communicating this change clearly and ensuring residents understand both the reason for the increase and how it will affect their monthly garbage bills.
Residential garbage billing with 121 Disposal Co. will begin in January 2026. The first invoices are scheduled to be sent around December 15, 2025. Invoices will be emailed to residents with emails already on file with the city. Invoices will be mailed to any residents whose email addresses are not on file. Do not attempt to register until your first invoice has been issued.
Once you receive your first invoice, you will be able to create your online account for trash service payments.
How to Create Your Online Account
Bulk Item Pickup Guidelines: Each residence is limited to one pile per week, not exceeding 6 feet by 6 feet by 4 feet (5 cubic yards).
Accepted bulk items include tree limbs under 6 feet in length, old furniture, mattresses and bed springs, small debris and non-disposable solid waste, cloth, paper, cardboard and cardboard boxes, tin cans, glass, and similar household items.
Unaccepted items include anything weighing more than 500 pounds, longer than 6 feet, or larger than the 6 ft x 6 ft x 4 ft limit. Household garbage, animal waste, concrete, dirt, roofing shingles, rocks, sawdust, tires, large tree stumps, and hazardous materials (such as antifreeze, insecticides, herbicides, batteries, and chemicals) are also not accepted.
Yard Waste Requirements
Haven’t Received a New Can?
If you have not received a gray, 121 Disposal trash can yet, you may need to contact the City for Anniston finance department in order to verify the status of your residential garbage account. You may not have an active account, or your account may have been suspended due to non-payment. If you do not yet have an active account, you must visit City Hall to establish service. To verify your account status, contact our finance department at: 256-231-7716 or 256-231-7718.
Pickup Routes Staying the Same:
Your collection day remains the same as before. Please place carts out the night before to avoid missed pickups and bag all trash to reduce litter.
I Need a 2nd New Trash Can/Replace Damaged Can
For all service needs, such as needing an additional trashcan or a replacement can, contact 121 Disposal directly at: 256-251-3949, or by email at: anniston@121disposal.com.You may also visit https://121disposal.com.
Missed Pickups (Bulk, Brush, Roadside Animal, or Trashcan)
For all service needs, such as missed trashcan, bulk item, or brush pickups, or if there is a dead animal on a public right-of-way or road, please contact 121 Disposal directly at 256-251-3949 or by email at anniston@121disposal.com. Please note that bulk item pickup takes place at a different time of day than trash pickup, though both occur on your scheduled pickup day.
What are the Guidelines for Bulk Item Pickup:
Bulk Item Pickup Guidelines: Each residence is limited to one pile per week, not exceeding 6 feet by 6 feet by 4 feet (5 cubic yards). Accepted bulk items include tree limbs under 6 feet in length, old furniture, mattresses and bed springs, small debris and non-disposable solid waste, cloth, paper, cardboard and cardboard boxes, tin cans, glass, and similar household items. Unaccepted items include anything weighing more than 500 pounds, longer than 6 feet, or larger than the 6 ft x 6 ft x 4 ft limit. Household garbage, animal waste, concrete, dirt, roofing shingles, rocks, sawdust, tires, large tree stumps, and hazardous materials (such as antifreeze, insecticides, herbicides, batteries, and chemicals) are also not accepted.
My Republic Can Has Not Been Collected
Starting Monday, October 6, 2025, if you still have a blue Republic trash can, place it outside by the roadside on your regular trash day. DO NOT BRING IT BACK TO YOUR HOUSE. The can must remain by the roadside until it is collected and removed. It does not matter if it is empty or full—place it at the roadside and leave it there. Even if your regular gray 121 Disposal can has already been serviced, LEAVE your blue Republic can at the roadside. Blue cans will be collected later the same day as your regular trash pickup, but in the afternoon during bulk-item pickup.
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