Waste Management - Emelle Hazardous Waste Facility

A regional hazardous waste facility just off Alabama Highway 17 that locals in Emelle and nearby communities use for disposing of hazardous materials. Small trucks and larger commercial vehicles both turn in here, so expect to see a mix of private and business traffic on site.

There’s a drive-up entrance with an entrance booth and a scale, so vehicles stop twice-once to check in and again to be weighed when they leave. The site is large and industrial-looking with rows of containment areas and access roads wide enough for trailers; it’s not a tidy municipal drop-off, more of a working facility. Pull up slowly and be ready to back into lanes or bays, since some drops require lining up capacity-wise. Weekends and seasonal cleanup times tend to be noticeably busier with lines forming at the booth.