Trash, bulk pickup & dump guide for Lafayette, LA
Bulk pickup schedules, landfill hours and fees, and hazardous waste drop-offs for Lafayette residents — from official city and county sources.
- Weekly garbage collection (black cart, red lid) on the same day as recycling, yard waste, and bulky items; find your collection day via the LCG collection-day lookup
- Weekly, same day as garbage and recycling (Acadiana Waste Services collects bulky items and white goods on the weekly service day)
- Lafayette Consolidated Government — Environmental Quality Division (curbside contractor: Acadiana Waste Services)
At a glance: Lafayette
- Trash day
- Weekly garbage collection (black cart, red lid) on the same day as recycling, yard waste, and bulky items; find your collection day via the LCG collection-day lookup
- Bulk pickup
- Weekly, same day as garbage and recycling (Acadiana Waste Services collects bulky items and white goods on the weekly service day)
- Hazardous waste
- No permanent HHW facility. Lafayette Consolidated Government holds Household Hazardous Waste Day events (two per year) for City of Lafayette and unincorporated Lafayette Parish residents; commercial waste is not accepted. Event dates are announced when scheduled. For items not accepted at the events, LCG's Know Before You Throw page lists year-round disposal options.
Regular trash day
- Schedule
- Weekly garbage collection (black cart, red lid) on the same day as recycling, yard waste, and bulky items; find your collection day via the LCG collection-day lookup
Bulk & large-item pickup
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Landfills, transfer stations & drop-offs
No public dump published by Lafayette — use a neighboring county facility or a private transfer station.
Household hazardous waste
No permanent HHW facility. Lafayette Consolidated Government holds Household Hazardous Waste Day events (two per year) for City of Lafayette and unincorporated Lafayette Parish residents; commercial waste is not accepted. Event dates are announced when scheduled. For items not accepted at the events, LCG's Know Before You Throw page lists year-round disposal options.
Accepted
- alkaline batteries
- chemical cleaners
- fluorescent tubes
- gasoline
- herbicides
- mercury thermometers
- paint and paint products
- paint thinner and stripper
- pesticides
- photographic chemicals
- pool chemicals
- stains
- turpentine
Not accepted
- appliances
- furniture
- tvs (any kind)
- crt monitors
- office copiers
- electronics
- toner/ink cartridges
- automotive or rechargeable batteries
- motor oil
- antifreeze
- commercial waste
- compressed gas cylinders
- medical waste
- medicine
- radioactive material
- explosives (including ammunition)
Yard waste
- Schedule
- Weekly, same day as garbage; grass, leaves, flowers, stalks, stems, and branches must be bagged or in a 40-gallon can (not over 50 lbs); large tree trimmings in neat curbside piles (not over 50 lbs)
Curbside contractor is Acadiana Waste Services (AWS). LCG also holds an annual Debris Drop-off Day (last held Saturday, April 12, 2025) at Brown Park (1234 E. Pont Des Mouton Road) and Robicheaux Recreation Center (1919 Eraste Landry Road), accepting appliances, furniture, tires (limit 5 per person), construction debris, wood, metal, bicycles, and car parts — City of Lafayette and unincorporated Lafayette Parish residents only. The Dean Domingues Compost Facility at 400 Dugas Road accepts yard/green waste drop-off from residents. Missed collections or broken/stolen carts: call 311 or visit Lafayette 311.
Frequently asked questions
- When is trash day in Lafayette, LA?
- Weekly garbage collection (black cart, red lid) on the same day as recycling, yard waste, and bulky items; find your collection day via the LCG collection-day lookup
- When is bulk pickup in Lafayette, LA?
- Weekly, same day as garbage and recycling (Acadiana Waste Services collects bulky items and white goods on the weekly service day) No appointment process published; bulky items and white goods are collected on the weekly service day
- Where do I take hazardous waste in Lafayette?
- No permanent HHW facility. Lafayette Consolidated Government holds Household Hazardous Waste Day events (two per year) for City of Lafayette and unincorporated Lafayette Parish residents; commercial waste is not accepted. Event dates are announced when scheduled. For items not accepted at the events, LCG's Know Before You Throw page lists year-round disposal options.
- Yard waste in Lafayette: Weekly, same day as garbage; grass, leaves, flowers, stalks, stems, and branches must be bagged or in a 40-gallon can (not over 50 lbs); large tree trimmings in neat curbside piles (not over 50 lbs)
- Weekly, same day as garbage; grass, leaves, flowers, stalks, stems, and branches must be bagged or in a 40-gallon can (not over 50 lbs); large tree trimmings in neat curbside piles (not over 50 lbs)