CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION
SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH*
2829 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE - 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
ITEMS ACCEPTED: newspapers, junk mail, phone books, catalogs, office paper, plastics: #1 through
#7, small metal cans, cardboard, boxboard (cereal boxes), waxboard (juice boxes), Mardi Gras beads,
E-waste (computers, laptops, cell/telephones, telephone systems, cables, x-Boxes, playstations, Wii,
MP3s, DVRs, DVDs, UPS, circuit boards, GPS, ink/toner cartridges, digital cameras/picture frames, fax machines, beepers, pagers, stereos, security systems, televisions (limit 4), Batteries (AA, AAA, AAAA,
C, D, 6 & 9 volt), light bulbs (incandescent and fluorescent) and tires (limit 4)
JANUARY 10, 2015
FEBRUARY 21, 2015 (Date adjusted-Third Saturday - due to Mardi Gras)
MARCH 21, 2015 (Date adjusted-Third Saturday - due to St. Patrick’s Day Parade)
APRIL 11, 2015 SHRED DAY – Limit 50 lbs.
MAY 9, 2015
JUNE 13, 2015
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COLLECTION
JULY 11, 2015
AUGUST 8, 2015
SEPTEMBER 12, 2015
SHRED DAY – Limit 50 lbs.
OCTOBER 10, 2015
NOVEMBER 14, 2015 SHRED DAY - Limit 50 lbs.
DECEMBER 12, 2015
For More Information or to Register for FREE Curbside Recycling: Call: 311 –
ORLEANS PARISH RESIDENTS ONLY is proving the shredding service to the public, free of charge as a community service, in conjunction with the City

ALUMINUM CANS AND
TABS
TIN CANS
PLASTIC BOTTLES
PLASTIC COATED
PAPER
GLASS BOTTLES
STYROFOAM
PLASTIC BAGS
HOW LONG WILL OUR TRASH BE AROUND?
500 YEARS Recycling aluminum can save up to 95% of the
50 YEARS
INDEFINITELY energy used to make aluminum; recycling 1 ton saves 27 cubic yards of landfill space
Tin cans are 99% steel
U. S. citizens use 4 million plastic bottles every hour
5 YEARS
1,000 YEARS
INDEFINITELY
10 – 20 YEARS
Recycling 1 ton of paper saves about 17 trees, 463 gallons of oil and 6,953 gallons of water and 3 cubic yards of landfill space
The energy saved by recycling one glass bottle can light a 100 watt bulb for four hours; glass can be recycled again and again
Recycle packing ‘peanuts’; reduce purchases
Reduce, Recycle, Reuse