General Information

The City's Public Works Department is located in Cahaba Heights at the site of the old City Landfill.  Approximately thirty-seven employees work to maintain and update the storm drainage system, traffic control signs and signals, City roadways, and City rights-of-way.  The City garage is also located at the Public Works facility.   This garage maintains all City vehicles.

In addition to its daily duties, the department is responsible for clearing
streets that are blocked as a result of inclement weather.  Additionally,
the department is on call twenty-four hours a day to provide emergency services.  The department also performs mosquito spraying within the City limits to provide a healthier living environment for residents.

Another major responsibility of this department is to coordinate with the City's garbage contractor to ensure proper service to residents.  Garbage, trash, and recycling services are provided once a week for residents of the City.

Garbage, Trash and Recycling

Household garbage is collected at the back door of residences and, while not mandatory, the use of plastic liner bags in your garbage is strongly recommended.  Garbage cans should be easily visible and located outside fences, garages, basements and similar enclosures.

Trash is collected from the curb once a week on the same day as garbage collection except for large trash piles which require pick-up by knuckleboom trucks.  Items such as rocks, dirt or large  accumulation of debris resulting from wholesale cleaning or clearing of a lot or debris generated by a contractor or yard service must be disposed of by the homeowner or person or firm performing the work.

Recycling materials are collected from the curb once a week on the same day as garbage and trash service.  Items that can be recycled include newspaper, aluminum, steel and other metal cans, No.1 through 7 plastic containers, HDPE clear plastic milk jugs, PET plastic soft drink containers, cardboard, cardboard boxes, and household and office paper products.  Residents are not required to remove labels from containers placed in the recycling bins; however, caps should be removed from containers and containers should be rinsed out.

Problems With Garbage, Trash, or Recycling Services

Please contact Waste Management at 841-2740 or the Public Works
Department at 874-0622.

Sanitary Sewer Problems

Please call Jefferson County Environmental Services 24 hours a
day at 791-6411

THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT TRASH SERVICE

The Mountain Brook Public Works Department would like to remind you of the following:

1. Cut limbs into lengths no longer than four (4) feet.

2. Bag all grass clippings and leaves.

3. Pack paint cans full of dirt, sand, or kitty litter - leave the lids off.

4. The City's garbage contractor does not pick-up dirt, cement, wallpaper, roofing material, plaster, concrete blocks, bricks, and major amounts of building materials, land clearing debris.

5. Contractors must haul off their debris.

6. Separate trash from recyclable materials at the curb.

If you have problems with your trash pick-up, please contact Waste Management at 841-2740 or the Mountain Brook Public Works Department at 874-0622.  Public Works regular office hours are Monday - Friday from 6 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.