For downed power lines or dangerous or leaning trees, call 911 or your utility first. DebrisDash is not an emergency service and cannot clear hazards.
Storm debris ยท Mobile, AL
Storm and hurricane debris pickup in Mobile, Alabama.
After a hurricane or tropical storm, limbs, fence boards, shingles and soaked household items pile up fast across Mobile. Stay safe, sort what you can, and send photos so independent local haulers on DebrisDash can see the job and quote it.
DebrisDash is a marketplace. A hauler has to see your post and accept it, so we cannot promise a pickup date or time, or that anyone will respond.
After the storm
A cleanup plan for Mobile homes and yards.
Whether you are in Midtown, West Mobile, Spring Hill, Tillmans Corner or out toward Theodore, the order of work is the same. These steps are general guidance; your city or county instructions always come first.
- Make it safe. Stay clear of downed lines and anything touching them, and report them to 911 or your power company. Do not cut trees or limbs that are under tension or leaning on a house or a line; that is work for a trained crew.
- Photograph the damage. Take wide and close photos of the yard, roof and structures before anything moves. Insurance claims and contractors often ask for them, and the same photos make a clear hauling request.
- Check official collection first. After a declared storm, the City of Mobile or Mobile County may announce curbside debris collection with its own dates and sorting rules. Follow those instructions for anything public crews will take.
- Sort into separate piles. Keep vegetative debris (limbs, leaves, logs) apart from construction debris (drywall, lumber, roofing, carpet, damaged furniture). Set out appliances on their own with doors secured and food removed. Keep electronics apart, and keep household hazardous waste such as paint, oil, batteries and chemicals out of every pile.
- Place piles carefully. Keep debris off the street and sidewalk, away from storm drains, fire hydrants, water meters and utility boxes, and out from under low limbs and lines so a truck or grapple can reach it.
- Request quotes for what is left. For debris behind the house, mixed loads, or anything you want moved by a private hauler on your own schedule, send photos, the general area, access notes and timing. Independent haulers decide which jobs fit their truck, crew and disposal options.
What to expect
A marketplace, not a storm crew.
DebrisDash connects your request with independent haulers; it is not a hauling company and it does not run public debris collection. After a storm, many people need help at once, so responses and pricing vary with the load, access, distance and where the material can go.
How coverage works
Post a request in Mobile. Haulers on DebrisDash nearby can see it.
DebrisDash does not launch city by city. It works wherever independent local haulers are using the app, and anyone can post a request anywhere. Whether a hauler responds, and how fast, depends on who is nearby, and availability grows as more local haulers join. We cannot promise a response in any specific area.
Hauling in Mobile? Download DebrisDash to see requests posted near you and join the local network.
Price guide
What a pickup usually starts at.
The DebrisDash app suggests a starting bounty by load size. Independent haulers set their own quotes, which can be higher or lower, and no one is obligated to take a job.
Load sizeMost loadsConstruction or mixed debris
Pickup truck load$40$100
Dump trailer load$100$250
Grapple truck load$200$500
Multiple loads$400$1,000
Scrap metal pickups have no suggested minimum. Ready to see real prices? Request pickup quotes; no app needed.
Questions
Storm debris questions from Mobile.
Will the city pick up my storm debris?
After a declared storm the City of Mobile or Mobile County may run curbside collection. Watch their announcements for dates and sorting rules. DebrisDash is for what you want moved by a private hauler, such as debris behind the house or loads public crews do not take.
Can a hauler get debris out of my backyard?
Some can. Show the path from the pile to the street, the gate width and the ground, and say whether loading by hand is needed. Each hauler decides whether the job fits their equipment.
Who removes a tree that is on my house or a power line?
Not a debris hauler. Call 911 or your power company for anything touching a line, and a licensed tree service or contractor for trees on a structure. Request hauling once the debris is safely on the ground.
How fast will someone come?
DebrisDash cannot promise a pickup time or that anyone will respond. Timing depends on which independent haulers are nearby and how busy they are after the storm.
Related
More storm cleanup help.
Storm and hurricane debris guideSorting, safety and requests for any Gulf Coast storm. Storm debris pickup in Gulfport, MSThe same steps for the Mississippi coast. Tree debris haulingLimbs, logs and trunk sections after the saws are done. Junk removal in Mobile, ALWater-damaged furniture and household items. Where DebrisDash worksWherever independent local haulers are on the app.