Refrigerator Recycling in Alexandria, LA
Call Alexandria Sanitation (318-441-6080) to have a refrigerator picked up at the curb on the third Wednesday of the month.
See all 2 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Refrigerant must be removed by a certified technician; ask whether the operator handles that and what it costs.
- Empty and clean it, and ask whether doors must be removed or taped shut.
- Check for utility appliance-recycling rebates before paying for disposal.
Louisiana rules
- 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)
- 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)
More Louisiana rules (4)
- 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 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)
Where this information comes from (11)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Sanitation (opens in new tab) · City of Alexandria
- The Sanitation Department collects garbage and class 3 debris (limbs and bulky items) for city residents and some commercial customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents with white goods (stoves, washers, dryers, refrigerators, water heaters, dishwashers, air conditioners) must call the Sanitation Department with name, address and phone number. Checked October 26, 2026.
- White goods are picked up every third Wednesday of each month; place them curbside and separate them from limbs and debris or they will be left. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Call 318-441-6080 or 318-441-6082 to request white goods pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2421: White goods; disposal prohibited; collection for recycling (opens in new tab) · Louisiana State Legislature
- White goods may be disposed of only at a collection or recycling facility, under LDEQ rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2412: Definitions (Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law) (opens in new tab) · Louisiana State Legislature
- Louisiana's white goods definition names discarded refrigerators and freezers, so they fall under the white goods disposal rule. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab) · Louisiana State Legislature
- Refrigerants containing CFCs may not be included in scrap delivered to a scrap metal recycler. Checked October 26, 2026.
- LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- Household hazardous waste is collected at community Household Hazardous Waste Days, where people drop off items they should not put in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Local entities that want to host a household hazardous waste day must submit a request to LDEQ. Checked October 26, 2026.
- LDEQ: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- LDEQ gathers recycling information from cities and parishes and reports it to the Legislature; local governments run recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Louisiana's Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law is La. R.S. 30:2411 through 2423. Checked October 26, 2026.
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