Recycling in Louisiana
Where to recycle, donate or get rid of things in 18 cities and towns across Louisiana. Pick your city, or search for your item. We also pick up anywhere in the state.
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Louisiana rules
- It is unlawful to knowingly dispose of waste tires in Louisiana unless they go for processing to a permitted solid waste disposal facility, a permitted waste tire processing facility or a waste tire collection center. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2418: Waste tires; Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account (opens in new tab)
- Whole waste tires that have not been processed or recycled may not be landfilled as final disposal; tires cut, separated or shredded under LDEQ rules may be. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2418: Waste tires; Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account (opens in new tab)
- The law tells LDEQ to encourage voluntary, public waste tire collection centers at all tire retailers. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2418: Waste tires; Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account (opens in new tab)
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- State law caps the tire fee at $2.25 per passenger/light truck/small farm service tire, $5 per medium truck tire and $10 per off-road tire. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2418: Waste tires; Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account (opens in new tab)
- Tire fees go to the Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account, which LDEQ may spend only on solving the state's waste tire problem. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2418: Waste tires; Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account (opens in new tab)
- Louisiana's waste tire regulations are in the Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part VII, Chapter 105. Source: LDEQ: Waste Tires (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ's Waste Tire Pilot Program gives selected parishes and municipalities up to $20,000 each, as reimbursement, for tire cleanup, enforcement and prevention. Applications closed July 18, 2025. Source: LDEQ: Waste Tires (opens in new tab)
- It is unlawful to dispose of, discard, burn or release waste tires in violation of the state solid waste regulations; fines can reach $32,500 per day per violation. Source: LDEQ: Waste Tire Consumer Notices (PDF, effective Oct. 1, 2018) (opens in new tab)
- The waste tire fee must appear on its own line of the sales invoice as the "LDEQ Waste Tire Fee", and no tax may be applied to it. Source: LDEQ: Waste Tire Generator Guidance (PDF, updated Mar. 5, 2026) (opens in new tab)
- No fee is collected on tires of 500 lb or more, solid tires, or small tires such as lawn mower, bicycle and golf cart tires. Source: LDEQ: Waste Tire Generator Guidance (PDF, updated Mar. 5, 2026) (opens in new tab)
- New motor vehicle dealers also collect the waste tire fee on the tires of each new vehicle sold. Source: LDEQ: Waste Tire Consumer Notices (PDF, effective Oct. 1, 2018) (opens in new tab)
- Only LDEQ-authorized transporters may remove waste tires from a tire dealer; LDEQ publishes the list of authorized transporters. Source: LDEQ: Waste Tire Generator Guidance (PDF, updated Mar. 5, 2026) (opens in new tab)
- No one may knowingly put a lead acid battery in mixed solid waste or dispose of it except by delivering it to an automotive battery retailer or wholesaler, an authorized collection or recycling facility, or a permitted secondary lead smelter. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab)
- Lead acid batteries may also go to a collection or recycling facility authorized under Louisiana law, or to an EPA-permitted secondary lead smelter. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab)
- Automotive battery retailers may pass used lead acid batteries only to a wholesaler's agent, a battery manufacturer for smelting, or an authorized collection or recycling facility. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab)
- The required store notice states that it is illegal to discard a motor vehicle battery or other lead acid battery. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2420: Lead acid batteries; collection for recycling (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ's Universal Waste Program covers common hazardous wastes such as batteries, mercury-containing equipment, fluorescent bulbs and consumer electronics. Source: LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab)
- Consumer electronics are among the universal wastes LDEQ regulates; handlers must send universal waste to a proper recycling or disposal facility. Source: LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab)
- White goods may be disposed of only at a collection or recycling facility, under LDEQ rules. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2421: White goods; disposal prohibited; collection for recycling (opens in new tab)
- Louisiana's white goods definition names discarded refrigerators and freezers, so they fall under the white goods disposal rule. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2412: Definitions (Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law) (opens in new tab)
- Louisiana's white goods definition names discarded microwave ovens. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2412: Definitions (Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law) (opens in new tab)
- Retailers of products that become white goods must post a point-of-sale notice on disposal options, under LDEQ rules. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2421: White goods; disposal prohibited; collection for recycling (opens in new tab)
- Scrap delivered to a scrap metal recycler may not contain lead-acid or nickel-cadmium batteries, microwave ovens, fluorescent lights, large capacitors, hazardous or radioactive waste, or CFC refrigerants. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab)
- Microwave ovens may not be included in scrap delivered to a scrap metal recycler. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab)
- Refrigerants containing CFCs may not be included in scrap delivered to a scrap metal recycler. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab)
- Anyone delivering scrap, including vehicles and parts, must give the recycler a signed certification that these items have been removed. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ's e-recycling brochure tells residents not to throw away old computers, cell phones or TVs. Source: LDEQ: E-Recycling brochure (PDF, May 2013) (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ's e-recycling brochure tells residents not to throw away old computers, cell phones or TVs. Source: LDEQ: E-Recycling brochure (PDF, May 2013) (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ's e-recycling brochure tells residents not to throw away old computers, cell phones or TVs. Source: LDEQ: E-Recycling brochure (PDF, May 2013) (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ: electronic devices may contain toxic components that can leach out when landfilled. Source: LDEQ: E-Recycling brochure (PDF, May 2013) (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ recommends choosing a certified e-recycler (R2 or e-Stewards). Source: LDEQ: E-Recycling brochure (PDF, May 2013) (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ suggests watching for local household hazardous waste collection events that accept e-waste. Source: LDEQ: E-Recycling brochure (PDF, May 2013) (opens in new tab)
- Household hazardous waste is collected at community Household Hazardous Waste Days, where people drop off items they should not put in the trash. Source: LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab)
- Local entities that want to host a household hazardous waste day must submit a request to LDEQ. Source: LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ names old paint among the household hazardous items collected at Household Hazardous Waste Days. Source: LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ names batteries among the household hazardous items collected at Household Hazardous Waste Days. Source: LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ gathers recycling information from cities and parishes and reports it to the Legislature; local governments run recycling. Source: LDEQ: Recycling (opens in new tab)
- Louisiana's Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law is La. R.S. 30:2411 through 2423. Source: LDEQ: Recycling (opens in new tab)