Lafayette bulk trash pickup
Weekly with route — items too large for 96-gal cart; ≤5 tires/week residential.
Verified 2026-10-15 · lafayettela.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Bagged or 40-gal can, ≤50 lb; large limbs in neat piles ≤50 lb (same pickup day). |
|---|---|
| Limits | 96-gal cart; second garbage cart one-time fee via acadianawaste.com. |
| Not allowed | Recycling rejects per guidelines; bulky exclusions above. |
| Curbside | Night before collection day (AWS starts 4:00 a.m.). Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Night before collection day (AWS starts 4:00 a.m.).
Where
≥3 ft from obstacles; lid arrows to street.
Limits
96-gal cart; second garbage cart one-time fee via acadianawaste.com.
Not allowed
Recycling rejects per guidelines; bulky exclusions above.
Bags
Garbage in cart; yard in bags/cans; recyclables never bagged.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Full details for Lafayette: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Acadiana Waste Services (AWS) franchise — weekly same day for garbage, recycling, yard waste, bulky. Black cart/red lid; arrows to street; place night before (collection from 4:00 a.m.). Lids must close or cart not tipped. Missed: before 8:00 p.m. pickup day → AWS 337-205-7710; after → LCG 337-291-8529 / 311.
- Recycling
- Green cart — city residents (house/duplex/triplex) with LUS total environmental charge; empty, clean, dry, unbagged. Guidelines page: no glass, bags/film, foam, tanglers, food, cartons, aerosols, electronics, batteries, etc. Drop-off 2107 Carmel Dr (AWS).
- Bulk pickup
- Weekly with route — items too large for 96-gal cart; ≤5 tires/week residential. Not: contractor C&D, bagged small items (use cart), hazardous waste, fencing. 3 ft from carts/mailbox/yard piles; truck access clear.
- Curbside: when
- Night before collection day (AWS starts 4:00 a.m.).
- Curbside: where
- ≥3 ft from obstacles; lid arrows to street.
- Curbside: limits
- 96-gal cart; second garbage cart one-time fee via acadianawaste.com.
- Curbside: brush
- Bagged or 40-gal can, ≤50 lb; large limbs in neat piles ≤50 lb (same pickup day).
- Curbside: not allowed
- Recycling rejects per guidelines; bulky exclusions above.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage in cart; yard in bags/cans; recyclables never bagged.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not on pages.
- Holidays
City observed holidays may delay — AWS/LCG notices; 2026 schedule change week of Aug 3 per news post (address lookup: lafayettela.gov/wasteupdate).
- Hauler
- Acadiana Waste Services (LCG contract).
- Contacts
- AWS 337-205-7710; LCG 311 / 337-291-8200; recycling office 337-291-5637.
- Find your day
- Garbage & Recycling Schedules (ArcGIS lookup).
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: lafayettela.gov
Bulk: lafayettela.gov
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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