Recycling in Lafayette, LA

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Large and Bulky Items (opens in new tab) · Lafayette Consolidated Government
  • Bulky waste (large item) collection is performed every week by Acadiana Waste Services for items that will not fit in the 96-gallon cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bulky items include appliances, furniture and TVs. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Automobile tires can be collected as bulky items, up to five tires per week, residential use only. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Place items at the curb before the service date, at least three feet from carts, mailboxes, yard waste piles and parked cars, with no overhead trees or lines. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Trash and Recycling (opens in new tab) · Lafayette Consolidated Government
  • LCG curbside services, including garbage, waste and recycling collection, are offered to Lafayette Parish residents; bulky waste is collected on the same weekly day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulky waste are all collected on the same day, once per week. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Lafayette Habitat for Humanity ReStore (opens in new tab) · Lafayette Habitat for Humanity
  • The ReStore is a home improvement and donation center selling new and gently used furniture, appliances, home improvement products and building materials, all donated by local individuals and businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Everything sold at the ReStore is donated by local individuals and businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Donate (opens in new tab) · Lafayette Habitat for Humanity
  • Donors can drop off items or schedule a free pickup for larger items. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Donate Today (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Acadiana
  • Goodwill Acadiana Donation Center (W. Congress St.) is at 2435 W. Congress St., Lafayette, LA 70506; phone 337-261-5811. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill Acadiana takes gently used donations at its attended donation centers and retail thrift stores across Acadiana. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Donation center hours: Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill Acadiana Donation Center (Johnston St.) is at 6699 Johnston St, Lafayette, LA 70503; phone 337-704-5671. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill Acadiana takes gently used donations at its attended donation centers and retail thrift stores across Acadiana. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Donation center hours: Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill Acadiana Donation Center (W. Pinhook Rd.) is at 2000 W. Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA 70508; phone 337-233-2711. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill Acadiana takes gently used donations at its attended donation centers and retail thrift stores across Acadiana. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Donation center hours: Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 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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