Autauga County says trash pickup stays on schedule for July 4 week
Meridian Waste customers in Prattville, Millbrook and Autaugaville keep their usual pickup day this July 4 week, with no holiday delay because July 4 falls on Saturday.
No, you do not need to change anything for holiday trash pickup in Autauga County. The county said Meridian Waste will collect trash on its normal schedule during the week of July 4 because Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year.
The June 30 notice said there will be no interruption in service. For Meridian Waste customers in Prattville, Millbrook, Autaugaville and nearby county areas, the practical step is simple: put carts out on the usual collection day and do not hold them back for a holiday delay.
Autauga County’s solid-waste page says household trash pickup is mandatory, and it directs residents to Meridian Waste at 1-866-440-3983, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to set up service. The county also identifies Solid Waste Officer Hoyt Painter on that page, underscoring how closely day-to-day trash service is tied to county operations.
Meridian Waste’s Autauga County collection guidelines say pickup happens once a week and carts must be placed curbside the night before or by 5 a.m. on collection day. Those guidelines list Independence Day among the holidays observed, and they say pickup shifts by one day through the end of the week when a holiday falls on or before a resident’s regular collection day. Because July 4 lands on Saturday in 2026, that holiday rule does not push pickup back for this week.
The county has had to keep residents updated on service changes in recent months. In April, some Meridian Waste customers were told to expect new collection days beginning the week of May 4, with postcard notices sent to affected households. Autauga County also posted a holiday trash schedule in December that shifted Thursday routes to Friday and Friday routes to Saturday, showing that holiday-week changes do happen when the calendar requires them.
For residents who need to dispose of bulky items, the county’s solid-waste page points to free rural dumpsters and monthly drop-off sites in Pine Level, Joffre and Milton on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays of each month. For the July 4 week, though, the message is straightforward: leave trash at the curb on the regular day, and Meridian Waste will stay on schedule.
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