Trash, bulk pickup & dump guide for New Orleans, LA
Bulk pickup schedules, landfill hours and fees, and hazardous waste drop-offs for New Orleans residents — from official city and county sources.
- Once-weekly curbside collection for eligible residents and small businesses (one 96-gallon cart provided free; a free second cart is available on request via 311)
- By request; collected on the scheduled solid waste collection day
- City of New Orleans — Department of Sanitation
At a glance: New Orleans
- Trash day
- Once-weekly curbside collection for eligible residents and small businesses (one 96-gallon cart provided free; a free second cart is available on request via 311)
- Bulk pickup
- By request; collected on the scheduled solid waste collection day
- Dump
- Gentilly Landfill
- Hazardous waste
- No permanent HHW facility. The Department of Sanitation offers an annual Household Hazardous Waste Materials Collection Day, open to Orleans Parish residents only (businesses and organizations excluded). Year-round, e-waste, batteries, light bulbs, tires (limit 5) and glass can be dropped off at the Recycling Drop-Off Center, 2829 Elysian Fields Ave, Saturdays 8am–1pm.
Regular trash day
- Schedule
- Once-weekly curbside collection for eligible residents and small businesses (one 96-gallon cart provided free; a free second cart is available on request via 311)
Bulk & large-item pickup
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Landfills, transfer stations & drop-offs
| Name | Type | Address | Hours | Fees |
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| Gentilly Landfill | landfill | 10200 Almonaster Ave, New Orleans, LA 70127 | Mon–Fri 7am–5pm, Sat 7am–12pm, Sun closed | Fees apply; amounts not published on city page |
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| River Birch Landfill | landfill | 2000 South Kenner Rd, Avondale, LA 70094 | Mon–Fri 5am–5pm, Sat 6am–5pm, Sun 6am–12pm | Fees apply; amounts not published on city page |
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Household hazardous waste
No permanent HHW facility. The Department of Sanitation offers an annual Household Hazardous Waste Materials Collection Day, open to Orleans Parish residents only (businesses and organizations excluded). Year-round, e-waste, batteries, light bulbs, tires (limit 5) and glass can be dropped off at the Recycling Drop-Off Center, 2829 Elysian Fields Ave, Saturdays 8am–1pm.
Accepted
- batteries
- incandescent/fluorescent bulbs
- pesticides
- garden chemicals
- muriatic acid
- televisions
- paint (latex and oil-based)
- paint thinner and varnish
- grout
- oil and gasoline
- aerosols
- e-waste
- household cleaners
- flammable liquids
- pool shock
Not accepted
- medicines (not accepted at annual HHW Day; use prescription drug take-back events)
Yard waste
- Schedule
- Collected on the scheduled weekly solid waste collection day; bagged/bundled and placed next to the cart
E-waste
- How
- Weekly drop-off at the City's Recycling Drop-Off Center, 2829 Elysian Fields Ave, Saturdays 8am–1pm (Orleans Parish residents only); accepts computers, laptops, monitors, TVs (limit 4), phones, printers, stereos and similar electronics
Eligible: residential properties with 4 or fewer units under one roof and small businesses. French Quarter and Downtown Development District are serviced under separate regulations (collection 365 days/year there). Solid waste and recycling suspended New Year's Day, Mardi Gras Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day outside FQ/DDD; affected routes shift forward one day. Bulky waste collection is for residential properties only — small businesses are not eligible.
Frequently asked questions
- When is trash day in New Orleans, LA?
- Once-weekly curbside collection for eligible residents and small businesses (one 96-gallon cart provided free; a free second cart is available on request via 311)
- When is bulk pickup in New Orleans, LA?
- By request; collected on the scheduled solid waste collection day Call 311 to request collection of bulky waste (tires require a Request Large Item Pickup service request via 311)
- What items are accepted for bulk pickup in New Orleans?
- white goods, sofas, mattresses, appliances, furniture, carpet (rolled and tied, cut in less than 4-foot lengths), yard waste (up to 6 bags), tree branches (up to 6 bundles, cut in less than 4-foot lengths), tires (up to 4)
- Where can I dump trash near New Orleans?
- Gentilly Landfill (10200 Almonaster Ave, New Orleans, LA 70127); River Birch Landfill (2000 South Kenner Rd, Avondale, LA 70094)
- Where do I take hazardous waste in New Orleans?
- No permanent HHW facility. The Department of Sanitation offers an annual Household Hazardous Waste Materials Collection Day, open to Orleans Parish residents only (businesses and organizations excluded). Year-round, e-waste, batteries, light bulbs, tires (limit 5) and glass can be dropped off at the Recycling Drop-Off Center, 2829 Elysian Fields Ave, Saturdays 8am–1pm.
- Yard waste in New Orleans: Collected on the scheduled weekly solid waste collection day; bagged/bundled and placed next to the cart
- Collected on the scheduled weekly solid waste collection day; bagged/bundled and placed next to the cart
- E-waste in New Orleans: Weekly drop-off at the City's Recycling Drop-Off Center, 2829 Elysian Fields Ave, Saturdays 8am–1pm (Orleans Parish residents only); accepts computers, laptops, monitors, TVs (limit 4), phones, printers, stereos and similar electronics
- Weekly drop-off at the City's Recycling Drop-Off Center, 2829 Elysian Fields Ave, Saturdays 8am–1pm (Orleans Parish residents only); accepts computers, laptops, monitors, TVs (limit 4), phones, printers, stereos and similar electronics