Autauga County trash pickup delayed one day for Memorial Day

Meridian Waste did not run in Autauga County on Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day, and every collection route shifted one day later, with pickups running behind schedule beginning Tuesday, May 27, and continuing through the rest of the week.

The change mattered across Prattville, Millbrook, Autaugaville and smaller communities such as Pine Level, Joffre and Milton, where a missed day can leave bins sitting at the curb or overflowing past the normal pickup window. Autauga County’s instruction for residents was clear: place waste curbside by 5:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day, and make sure all waste is bagged and tied.

That timing shift was especially important for households and businesses that rely on regular curbside service. A Monday route became a Tuesday route, Tuesday moved to Wednesday, and so on through the holiday week, with service landing one day behind until the schedule caught up at the end of the week. The county used the notice to warn residents in advance so they could adjust their usual routine rather than assume a normal pickup day.

For service questions, Autauga County directs residents to Meridian Waste at 1-866-440-3983, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The county’s Solid Waste page lists Hoyt Painter as Solid Waste Officer and connects the trash program to the county’s broader solid-waste operation. Residents with collection concerns, route questions or account issues were told to use that vendor contact line.

The Memorial Day alert fit a larger pattern of recurring trash-service adjustments in Autauga County. The county posted a separate May 4 notice warning that Meridian Waste customers could see a garbage collection day change beginning May 4, 2026, and in March 2025 it said some pickup days would shift to create a more balanced distribution of pickups across the county. Meridian Waste’s 2026 residential trash collection schedule also lists six holidays that affect residential service: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Autauga County also posted a Memorial Day office-closure notice for Monday, May 25, 2026, reinforcing that the holiday affected more than one county service. The recurring message was practical and direct: check the revised collection day, get waste out by 5 a.m., and expect the holiday week to run one day behind.