Frequently Asked Questions

Commissioners:

District 1 - Clint Grantham

District 2 - Kim Ellis

District 3 - Sonny Moore

District 4 - Joey Powell

District 5 - Jimmy Jones

District 6 - Jim Thompson

District 7 - Al Miller

Avalara Tax Rates has current tax rates for Coffee County.

There are no animal control policies in the unincorporated areas of  Coffee County.  However, cages are available for use at Commission  Office at 1065 E. McKinnon Street in New Brockton.  Any stray dogs  captured should be transported to the Elba Police Department at 304  Simmons Street in Elba.

If you reside within the city limits of Enterprise, Elba, New Brockton or Kinston, please refer to their websites for those regulations.

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The landfill is located at 7733 Highway 125, Elba, Alabama 36323.

For a complete list, please see our Acceptable Waste page.

We will not separate recyclables from trash once materials are deposited in the landfill. This is for safety reasons.

Scavenging through garbage is not permitted at any time and once waste is placed in a disposal area, it cannot be removed from the landfill.

We do not offer a pick-up service for large items.

The landfill operates Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., except on holidays listed on the landfill’s website.

Yes. You may bring items to the landfill in a car if they are small enough to fit inside. There is a citizens’ drop off point near the scale house that does not require driving over landfill cells. Please notify the scale operator what specific items you have in your vehicle to dispose of prior to disposal.

You may pay by cash, check, or credit card. We accept all major credit cards, except for American Express. There is a 3% fee added to all credit card transactions.

For any other questions or comments, please contact the Landfill Manager at (334) 897-6773.

It is extracted and flared.

Trash is covered with Alternative Daily Coverage (ADC) at the end of each working day. At the end of each week, it is covered with soil. We perform annual surface emissions testing and quarterly gas migration testing. We use trained personnel to perform operation and maintenance of our landfill gas system to ensure that the system is operating properly. We use litter fence around the active disposal area to catch windblown litter. We have a crew of a landfill employee as supervisor and two inmates that perform daily litter pickup within the landfill perimeter. We also have a Landfill employee who is very active in picking up debris on Highway 125 from Elba to Highway 167 on a daily basis. In addition, we use a water truck to control dust on our paved and unpaved roadways.

To schedule pickups or dump and returns, please call the landfill at (334) 897-6773.

Depending on our driver’s schedule and dumpster availability, you may have same day or next day service. During peak season, you may be placed on a waiting list for the next available dumpster.

Yes. Coffee County has mandatory garbage collection. Please see the Solid Waste Enforcement page for details on the Alabama Code of Law.

New customers are required to pay for garbage collection based on the date the new account is established until the end of the current quarter. This amount is not a true “deposit” but will be applied to your quarterly bill for services.

As with any other public utility, the information we ask on the application form is due to collection and refund issues.

You will receive a bill at the beginning of the first month of each quarter (i.e. January, April, July, and October).

You may pay your bill online through our website, pay in person at the solid waste office in New Brockton, or you may mail in payment to the office.

Any accounts not paid in full by the last day of the billing months (January, April, July, and October) will result in a $3.00 per quarter late fee.

For residential customers, a garbage cart is provided by Coffee County Solid Waste. The cost of the carts is included in your bill.

Unfortunately, the garbage trucks are equipped with compactors to make room inside for multiple stops. Once items from your can are dumped into the garbage truck, there is no way to recover them.

At this time Coffee County Solid Waste does not pick up items left next to the road. We are only able to pick up items that can be placed in the garbage cans. Any bulky items that cannot be broken down to fit inside the can must be disposed of at the Coffee County Landfill.

Coffee County does not provide curbside recycling at this time. You may take recyclable materials to the landfill; however, you will be assessed the same fees as you would if it were nonrecyclable materials. 

For a complete list of acceptable waste and unacceptable waste, please visit the landfill’s Acceptable Waste page.

Not at this time.

Residential Collection routes will not run on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day if the holiday falls on a weekday. Please go to Coffee County Environmental Services’ Calendar for office closings and route changes.

The Coffee County Landfill is closed on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Please call the Solid Waste office at (334) 894-6600 to report missed any pickups. We ask that you report pickups in a timely and respectful manner so that we can determine the cause of the missed pickup and send someone to collect the garbage if necessary.

There are no zoning restrictions, ordinances, or building codes within the unincorporated areas of Coffee County, Alabama with the exception of the areas of concern listed below.

• Coffee County adopted subdivision regulations which are primarily related to streets and drainage.  Information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from the County Engineer's Office at (334) 894-6112.
• Coffee County has adopted a Flood Damage Prevention Resolution which related to development in a possible flood plain.  Information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from the County EMA Office at (334) 894-5415.
• City of Enterprise has jurisdictional boundaries that extend past the city limits.  There may be some jurisdictional ordinances that apply.  Therefore, we urge you to please contact them at (334) 347-1211.

Please visit Coffee County Votes website for contact information for the Coffee County Board of Registrars.

Commissioners:

District 1 - Clint Grantham

District 2 - Kim Ellis

District 3 - Sonny Moore

District 4 - Joey Powell

District 5 - Jimmy Jones

District 6 - Jim Thompson

District 7 - Al Miller

Surplus equipment and vehicles are disposed of via Gov Deals or JM Wood Auction.

Please refer to this website for sales tax rates in Coffee County.

There are no animal control policies in the unincorporated areas of Coffee County.  However, cages are available for use at Commission Office at 1065 E. McKinnon Street in New Brockton.  Any stray dogs captured should be transported to the Elba Police Department at 304 Simmons Street in Elba.

For county roads, please call the Coffee County Highway Department at (334) 894-6112.

For state highways, please call the local ALDOT office at (334) 347-8105 or (334) 347-8166.