Citizens can drop off the following household items for recycling every second Saturday of the month: 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 E-Waste (computers, laptops, telephones/telephone systems, keyboards, speakers, telephone/computer cables, x-boxes, PlayStation, Wii, MP3/DVD/CD players, UPS, Circuit boards, Portable Navigation/GPS devices, ink jet/toner cartridges, digital cameras/video recorders (DVRs), fax machines, small printers, monitors, processors, networking equipment, stereos, security systems) Batteries (AA, AAA, AAAA, C. D, 6 & 9 volt, Lithium); Light bulbs (Incandescent and fluorescent) Televisions (Limit 4) Glass (Limit 50lbs.) Tires (Limit: 5) Mardi Gras Beads Organics for Composting (fruit/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) More Information Visit the Sanitation website. Toregister for Free Curbside Recycling, call 311. Free Curbside Recycling is available only to Orleans Parish residents.
Saturday, Dec 14, 8 AM-1 PM
Recycling Drop-Off (IRON MOUNTAIN SHRED DAY)
Getting there
2829 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, LA
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