Disposal fees / Alabama
Shelby County Landfill (C&D) · rates effective October 1, 2023
Shelby County, AL construction debris fees
Shelby County charges $14 per pickup load for construction debris at the Shelby County Landfill (C&D), according to its published schedule (rates effective October 1, 2023). One 8-ft pickup bed of mixed debris, about 2.5 cubic yards and 1,210 lb, comes to $14, number 3 from cheapest of the 18 places outside New England on this site.
- 1Construction debris $14 per pickup load
- 2Charged by the vehicle load
- 3Fees dated Oct 1, 2023
- 4One pickup bed $14
Published fees at the Shelby County Landfill (C&D)
| Item | Fee as published |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks (load at or below cab height) | $14.00 each |
| Cars, vans, SUVs | $10.00 each |
| C&D waste, in county (includes $1/ton ADEM fee) | $30.00 per ton |
| C&D waste, out of county | $45.00 per ton |
| Pull-behind trailers, all sizes (weighed) | C&D per-ton rate |
| Minimum charge (cars, vans, SUVs, trailers weighed) | $10.00 |
| Mobile homes | $750.00 each |
Source: Shelby County fee schedule, rates effective October 1, 2023; read 2026-10-21. Fees change: confirm with Shelby County before you load.
- A pickup loaded no higher than the cab pays a flat $14; trailers are weighed and pay the per-ton rate.
- Out-of-county C&D pays $45 a ton.
Who may use it: the schedule does not say who may use the site; county facilities often ask for proof of residence or a commercial account, so check with Shelby County first. Not accepted: automobile batteries, tires.
What typical jobs cost to dump in Shelby County
| Load | Weight | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| One 8-ft pickup bed of mixed construction debris (2.5 yd³) | 1,210 lb | $14 |
| 25-square roof, one layer of architectural shingles (7.2 yd³) | 5,250 lb | no shingle rate |
| 1,000 sq ft of 1/2-inch drywall (3.4 yd³) | 1,600 lb | no drywall rate |
| 100 sq ft of 4-inch concrete | 5,000 lb | no concrete rate |
| A 20-yard load of mixed debris (20 yd³) | 9,680 lb | $112 |
Shelby County prices by the vehicle load, so the fee depends on how many trips the job takes, counted here as 8-ft beds of 2.5 cubic yards. Figures are this site's arithmetic on the published rate, with weights from EPA's conversion factors and the manufacturer figures in the methodology. The schedule has no separate line for shingles, drywall, concrete, so those are not costed here.
Dumpster rental or dump runs?
A full 20-yard of mixed debris weighs about 4.8 tons. Hauled in one load, the Shelby County rate puts the disposal part alone at $112, counted as 8 pickup loads because the schedule prices each vehicle; done in a pickup it is about 8 trips. A rental price includes hauling and usually a set tonnage, but this site has no published price list for Alabama: the only lists it carries are for New Hampshire and Massachusetts, on the rental prices page. Use the fee here to check the disposal share of any quote, and the weight limits guide to see how far a load runs past a box's allowance.
How Shelby County compares
Forsyth County charges $15 per pickup load; Greenville County charges $5 per cubic yard; Davis County charges $46 per ton (loads of 10,000 lb or less $10); Lexington County charges $35 per ton. Across the 18 places outside New England listed, the same pickup load ranges from $10 in Davis County to $283 in Kitsap County. Every place is on the disposal fees list.
Dumpster Sizer is not affiliated with Shelby County. Rates are copied from its own page on the date shown; the posted schedule at the landfill governs.