New Orleans trash & recycling schedule
At a glance
| Trash | Contact the city for trash collection details. Verified 2026-10-15 · nola.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Not yet confirmed Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Once weekly curbside for eligible properties; 64-gal blue roll cart (FQ/DDD 18-gal bin). Request cart 311 / / nola311.org — delivery ~4 weeks. Verified 2026-10-15 · nola.gov |
| Bulk | Contact the city for bulk pickup details. Bulk page Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Hauler | City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation (contracted collection). |
| Contacts | 311 / 504-539-3266; Sanitation 1300 Perdido St. Verified 2026-10-15 · nola.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
Where
FQ/DDD right-of-way rules; cart volume limits.
Limits
35 gal FQ/DDD; replacement cart fees for recycling.
Not allowed
Household hazardous waste via drop-off calendar; recycling contamination rules on recycling page.
Bags
FQ/DDD bag mil requirements above.
Fees and fines
Illegal dumping 311; specific cart fines.
Not yet confirmed: When, Brush.
Source: Not yet confirmed
Find your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · nola.gov
Holidays
Outside FQ/DDD: no collection on New Year’s Day, Mardi Gras Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day — affected routes slide forward one day.
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- Trash
- Contact the city for trash collection details.
- Recycling
- Once weekly curbside for eligible properties; 64-gal blue roll cart (FQ/DDD 18-gal bin). Request cart 311 / 504-539-3266 / nola311.org — delivery ~4 weeks. Replacement 64-gal carts fee — 311. Not on FQ/DDD recycling on listed holidays (see hol_note). Drop-off Elysian Fields Sat 8 a.m.–1 p.m. for glass, e-waste, household hazardous waste, beads, shredded paper.
- Bulk pickup
- Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
- Curbside: when
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: where
- FQ/DDD right-of-way rules; cart volume limits.
- Curbside: limits
- 35 gal FQ/DDD; replacement cart fees for recycling.
- Curbside: brush
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: not allowed
- household hazardous waste via drop-off calendar; recycling contamination rules on recycling page.
- Curbside: bags
- FQ/DDD bag mil requirements above.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Illegal dumping 311; specific cart fines.
- Holidays
Outside FQ/DDD: no collection on New Year’s Day, Mardi Gras Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day — affected routes slide forward one day (Thu holiday → Fri service, Fri→Sat). FQ/DDD: trash 365 days/year; recycling not on those holidays in FQ/DDD.
- Hauler
- City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation (contracted collection)
- Contacts
- 311 / 504-539-3266; Sanitation 1300 Perdido St
- Find your day
- Trash & Recycling Collection Schedule / Trash Collection Viewer
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: nola.gov
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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