Garbage collection services are provided to residences and small businesses with active water meters that are being billed for garbage collection.

Jefferson Parish Collects the Following:

• Twice per week collection of:
  • Garbage: Jefferson Parish provides for the collection of containerized household garbage twice per week. The Parish has implemented automated or semi-automated service and has provided a specific container (95 gal. tipper cart) which is the only acceptable container to be used.
     
• Once per week collection of:
  • Recyclables: Household recyclables such as paper and plastic are collected once per week. All items must be placed inside the 18 gallon cart provided by the Parish.
  • Bulky Waste: Furniture, tree debris, and other items that will not fit in the cart are collected once per week from residential units only. Items can be no longer than 6 ft. in length and/or 400 pounds. Smaller pieces of concrete or shingles must be containerized. Automobile engines must be drained of fluids.
  • White goods: Large appliances such as refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, washers or any other similar large domestic appliance, are collected once per week from residential units only (limit 4 per address per week).
  • Tires: Automotive and small truck tires are collected once per week from residential units only. (limit 4 tires per address per week).

Vacant lots do not pay garbage fees; therefore, garbage/trash in front of vacant lots will not be collected.

THERE WILL BE NO GARBAGE COLLECTION ON THE HOLIDAY, ALL TRASH DROP-OFF SITES AND THE PARISH LANDFILL WILL BE CLOSED.

THERE IS NO MAKEUP DAY FOR THE MISSED COLLECTION; GARBAGE WILL NOT BE PICKED UP UNTIL YOUR NEXT SCHEDULED COLLECTION DAY.

CURBSIDE RECYCLING WILL TAKE PLACE AS SCHEDULED.