October 20, 2020 | From City of New Orleans
SATURDAY: City to Host Annual Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans, Department of Sanitation will host a Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Recycling Drop-Off Center (2829 Elysian Fields Ave.). Proof of Orleans Parish residency will be required in the form of a valid driver’s license or a motor vehicle inspection sticker.
Household hazardous items that will be accepted only on Saturday include: garden chemicals, pesticides, household cleaners, drain cleaners, bleach, paint (latex and oil based), paint thinner, varnish, grout, flammable liquids, muriatic acid, small mercury devices, aerosols, pool shock, antifreeze, microwave ovens (limit four), motor oil and gasoline. Household hazardous items should never be placed in garbage or curbside recycling containers.
The following items will not be accepted: tanks, fire extinguishers, explosives, radioactive materials, medicines, medical waste, radioactive materials, asbestos or hazardous waste from businesses or schools.
Items accepted at twice monthly (second and fourth Saturday) Recycling Drop-Off Events include:
- Paper: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, office paper, junk mail, phone books
- Plastics: #1 (soda/water bottles) and #2 (milk/juice/shampoo/detergent containers),
- Small metals: (aluminum and steel)
- Cardboard, boxboard (cereal/soft drink boxes)
- E-waste: iPads, tablets, computers, laptops, telephones/telephone systems, cell phones, bag phones, televisions (limit four), keyboards, speakers, telephone/computer cables, X-boxes, PlayStations, Wii, MP3/DVD/CD players, UPS, circuit boards, portable navigation/GPS devices, inkjet/toner cartridges, digital cameras/video recorders (DVRs), gaming consoles, DVD movies and video games, fax machines, small printers, monitors, processors, networking equipment, stereos, security systems)
- Household batteries: (AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, 6v, 9v, Lithium)
- Lightbulbs: (fluorescent and incandescent)
- Mardi Gras beads
- Tires (limit five)
- Composting: fruit and vegetable scraps (peels, skins, pits or seeds), tea bags, coffee grounds and paper filters, eggshells, nutshells, seed shells, plain bread, grains, and plain pasta (no toppings, meat, bones, dairy or foods with oil)
- Glass (limit 50 lbs.)
The City reserves the right to limit the type and quantities of items accepted.
Below is the remaining 2020 schedule for the Recycling Drop-Off Center:
Oct. 24: Recycling Drop-Off Day (Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day)
Nov. 14: Recycling Drop-Off Day (Shred Day; limit 50 lbs.)
Nov. 28: Recycling Drop-Off Day
Dec. 12: Recycling Drop-Off Day
Dec. 26: Recycling Drop-Off Day
Companies providing free recycling services to the community in partnership with the Department of Sanitation include:
- Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) (electronics)
- The Green Project (paint)
- ArcGNO (Mardi Gras beads)
- The Composting Network (composting)
- CW Recycling (recycling)
- Iron Mountain (paper shredding)
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