The City of New Orleans offers twice weekly curbside trash collection to eligible residents and small businesses courtesy of Richard’s Disposal (properties located south of I-10) or Metro Disposal (properties located north of I-10). The French Quarter and Downtown Development District are serviced under a separate set of collection regulations and schedules by Empire Services.

To register for a trash collection roll cart or report a missed collection, please call 311.

 

For information on what types of trash are acceptable and frequently asked questions please go to sanitation.

Residents should begin using their City-issued recycling cart for curbside pickup with the following eligible items only:

 

Plastics #1 (soda/water bottles) and #2 (milk/juice/shampoo/detergent containers)
Newspapers

Junk mail

Phone books

Catalogs

Office paper
Corrugated cardboard
Boxboard (cereal boxes/soft drink boxes)
Small aluminum and steel cans

Residents should not place their recyclables in plastic bags for curbside collection.  

ITEMS IN PLASTIC BAGS CANNOT BE RECYCLED.

Currently two landfills accept Construction and Demolition (C&D) and other materials for a fee:

 

GENTILLY C&D LANDFILL
10200 Almonaster Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70127

Phone: (504) 240-0380

 

RIVERBIRCH LANDFILL
2000 S. Kenner Ave
Avondale, LA 70094

Phone: (504) 436-1288

 

Rinse all food container items before placing in recycling roll carts. Curbside-sorting is not required.

 

The City's Recycling Drop-Off Center at 2829 Elysian Fields Ave will be open weekly on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m to Orleans Parish residents (businesses & organizations excluded). 

 

For further information and frequently asked questions please go to recycling.