Tuscaloosa, Alabama, suspends curbside recycling

The city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has decided to temporarily suspend curbside recycling collection service beginning July 20. 

According to a news release from the city’s website, Tuscaloosa has seen an increase in the amount of trash for curbside pickup in 2020, with nearly double the volume of trash collected in the last three months compared with this same time period in 2019. The city plans to transition some of its workers who had helped with curbside recycling routes to assist on trash routes to address the increased volume in trash. 

The city reports that it is still keeping recycling drop-off sites open and free of charge while curbside recycling is suspended. Additional manned drop-off sites will also open at a different location each regular route day to help residents with recycling during the suspension. The city posted a map of regular drop-off sites online.