Spring Cleaning? Drop off unwanted household and yard items at a Mobile County Operation Clean Sweep event near you

Posted on: Feb 14th, 2025 | Announcements Press Releases Featured News

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. -- Spring cleaning? Mobile County residents can dispose of unwanted household items and yard debris FOR FREE between 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at any of these four fall Operation Clean Sweep events:

SOUTH MOBILE COUNTY • Feb. 22, 2025 • 7195 Half Mile Road, Irvington
WEST MOBILE COUNTY • March 22, 2025 • 1113 Hubert Pierce Road, Mobile
NORTH MOBILE COUNTY • April 19, 2025 • 12740 US Highway 43, Axis
SOUTH MOBILE COUNTY • May 10, 2025 • 7195 Half Mile Road, Irvington

Operation Clean Sweep events are making Mobile County cleaner. In 2024, 204,000 lbs. of scrap metal, 3,685 tires, and 32,488 lbs. of electronics were picked up for recycling through Operation Clean Sweep events.

Mobile County’s Department of Environmental Enforcement annually hosts spring and fall Operation Clean Sweep events in different parts of the county. Operation Clean Sweep events help make Mobile County a cleaner place to live, learn, work, play and visit by properly disposing of or recycling household discards and yard debris.

Only one load per household is accepted. Proof of residency is required. Items that residents can drop off include appliances, computers/printers, flat-screen TVs, flat-screen monitors, household items, yard debris, scrap metal, clothing, microwaves, electronics and (up to 10) tires. No hazardous waste is accepted. Businesses and dump trailers are not allowed. These and other rules are posted at https://bit.ly/3OmFmqz or call the Mobile County Department of Environmental Enforcement at 251-574-7867 for more information.

Mobile County Department of Environmental Enforcement reminds drivers to secure their loads with tarps or tie-downs for road safety.