Recycling in Mobile, Alabama

Dauphin Containers is a dumpster rental company in Mobile that promotes recycling and the proper disposal of waste. By recycling what we can we reduce the need for new materials, we reuse what we have, and we reduce the waste getting buried in the landfill.

Recycling is easy in Mobile, Alabama.

Why? Because you do not have to sort your recycling at home. Simply make sure it is clean, boxes are broken down, and the recycling center accepts the materials; and you’re good to dump it all together.
KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid! By making it easy to have a bin with plastic, metal, glass, and paper, in one container it’s easier for residents of Mobile to recycle

Two Main Recycling Centers in Mobile

There are two main recycling centers in Mobile, Alabama that take non-hazardous recyclable materials.

The first recycling center in Mobile, Alabama is behind the police station is at

Pinehill Recycle Center

310 Pinehill Dr. Mobile, AL 36606

These items are accepted at the Pinehill Recycling Center:

  • Cardboard – not wet, broken down boxes,
  • Newspaper
  • Magazines and inserts
  • Catalogs
  • Junk mail
  • Envelopes
  • Paper Bags
  • Phone Books
  • Colored Paper
  • Glass
  • Pizza Boxes
  • Dry Dog Food Bags
  • Cardboard (non-styrofoam) Egg Cartons
  • Plastic Bottles
  • Plastics #1-7
  • Plastic Produce Oyster Shells
  • Plastic Milk Containers
  • Aluminum Cans and lids
  • Metal Pots and Pans
  • Tin Foil, foil baking pans
  • Pet food cans (clean)

What is NOT Accepted to dispose of at Pinehill Recycling Center:

  • Plastic bags
  • Bedding, linens
  • Juice Boxes
  • Yard Waste
  • Windows
  • Blinds
  • Tarps
  • Plastic and Metal Hangers
  • Styrofoam
  • Aerosols (hair spray, spray paint…)
  • Hoses
  • Carpets
  • Construction Materials
  • Food Wastes
  • Ice Cream Cartons
  • Cardboard Milk Cartons
  • Waxy Paper Food Wrappers
  • Wet Paint
  • Diapers
  • Bubble Wrap
  • Clothes
  • Mirrors, Window Glass

WAC Recycle Center

4851 Museum Dr, Mobile, AL 36608

NO GLASS Recycling at the WAC Recycle Center in Mobile, AL.

Mixed Use of recyclables allowed, Plastic, Tin, Metal, Cardboard,Paper allowed.

The same list of What is Not Allowed.

No Glass Recycling at the WAC Recycle Center.

For more information about recycling in Mobile, Al visit the Gov website at https://www.cityofmobile.org/services/recycling/