Recycling in Hammond, LA

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Goodwill Thrift Stores in Southeastern Louisiana (donation guidelines and store list) (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana
  • All stores are open Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. unless otherwise specified. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill lists the store address and phone as: HAMMOND 2722 West Thomas St. Hammond, LA, 70401 985.345.9688. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Hammond (Waste Pro residents page) (opens in new tab) · Waste Pro (City of Hammond contractor)
  • Residential recycling drop-off is at the City Maintenance Facility, 18104 Hwy 190 East (next to Piggly Wiggly), entrance gate on Falcon Dr. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Drop-off hours are 8 a.m. to noon on the first and third Saturday of each month. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Cardboard accepted includes cereal and food boxes, packing materials and shipping boxes; break down or flatten boxes. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Not accepted: glass, plastic bags, greasy pizza boxes, scrap metal, batteries and electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
• LDEQ: Waste Tire Generator Guidance (PDF, updated Mar. 5, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
  • 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. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • 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. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • LDEQ guidance: one waste tire for every tire sold is collected unless the buyer keeps it; extra tires may be taken but are program-ineligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
• LDEQ: Waste Tire Consumer Notices (PDF, effective Oct. 1, 2018) (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
  • Tire dealers must take one waste tire for every tire sold, at the time of sale, unless the buyer keeps the old tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tire dealers collect a $2.25 waste tire fee on each new passenger/light truck tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The waste tire fee is $5 for each medium truck tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The waste tire fee is $10 for each off-road tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The waste tire fee is $1.25 for each recapped or retreaded tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The fee is charged whether or not the buyer leaves the old tire with the dealer. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The fee also applies to recall and adjustment tires, designated spare tires, and ATV and UTV tires. 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
  • 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. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Lead acid batteries may also go to a collection or recycling facility authorized under Louisiana law, or to an EPA-permitted secondary lead smelter. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2420: Lead acid batteries; collection for recycling (opens in new tab) · Louisiana State Legislature
  • Anyone selling lead acid batteries at retail must accept used lead acid batteries offered by customers at the point of transfer, at least as many as the new batteries bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Battery sellers must post a notice saying state law requires them to accept used motor vehicle and other lead acid batteries for recycling in exchange for new batteries purchased. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The required store notice states that it is illegal to discard a motor vehicle battery or other lead acid battery. Checked October 26, 2026.

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