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Solid Waste Disposal Fee

  • Solid Waste Disposal Fee

All solid waste disposal facilities which have been issued a permit by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management are required to file and pay solid waste disposal fees to ALDOR.

Please file returns for and pay solid waste disposal fees online using My Alabama Taxes.

Solid Waste Schedule of Fees

Tax TypeTax RateCode of Alabama Section
Waste generated for disposal in a private solid waste management facility.$0.25/cubic yard22-27-17(a)(3)
Waste received for disposal in a municipal solid waste landfill. Regulated solid waste that may be approved by ADEM as alternate cover materials in landfills. Regulated solid waste received from out-of-state for disposal at permitted public solid waste facilities.*$1/ton22-27-17(a)(1), (4) & (5)
Waste received for disposal in public industrial landfills, construction and demolition landfills, non-municipal solid waste incinerators, or composting facilities, which was not generated by the permittee. Regulated solid waste that may be approved by ADEM as alternate cover materials in landfills. Regulated solid waste received from out-of-state for disposal at permitted public solid waste facilities.*$1/ton or $0.25/cubic yard22-27-17(a)(2), (4) & (5)

Note: There is a 4% discount allowance. Private waste facilities cannot take this allowance.