Microwave Recycling in Baton Rouge, LA
Habitat ReStore North accepts microwaves among its appliance donations.
See all 2 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Remove the glass turntable; some operators can’t take the glass.
- Ask whether it’s priced as an appliance or as electronics.
Louisiana rules
- Louisiana's white goods definition names discarded microwave ovens. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2412: Definitions (Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law) (opens in new tab)
- Microwave ovens may not be included in scrap delivered to a scrap metal recycler. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2419: Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items (opens in new tab)
More Louisiana rules (4)
- Household hazardous waste is collected at community Household Hazardous Waste Days, where people drop off items they should not put in the trash. Source: LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab)
- Local entities that want to host a household hazardous waste day must submit a request to LDEQ. Source: LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab)
- LDEQ gathers recycling information from cities and parishes and reports it to the Legislature; local governments run recycling. Source: LDEQ: Recycling (opens in new tab)
- Louisiana's Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law is La. R.S. 30:2411 through 2423. Source: LDEQ: Recycling (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (10)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- ReStore (opens in new tab) · Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge
- Standard pickup of large donations is free if the donation is placed outside and marked "ReStore Donation"; priority pickup from inside the home costs a fee. Schedule at 225-315-0127. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Priority pickup inside the home or storage unit includes a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Acceptable appliances include refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers, dishwashers and microwaves. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2421: White goods; disposal prohibited; collection for recycling (opens in new tab) · Louisiana State Legislature
- White goods may be disposed of only at a collection or recycling facility, under LDEQ rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2412: Definitions (Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law) (opens in new tab) · Louisiana State Legislature
- Louisiana's white goods definition names discarded microwave ovens. 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
- Microwave ovens may not be included in scrap delivered to a scrap metal recycler. Checked October 26, 2026.
- LDEQ: Hazardous Waste Permitting (Universal Waste Program, Household Hazardous Waste Days) (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- Household hazardous waste is collected at community Household Hazardous Waste Days, where people drop off items they should not put in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Local entities that want to host a household hazardous waste day must submit a request to LDEQ. Checked October 26, 2026.
- LDEQ: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- LDEQ gathers recycling information from cities and parishes and reports it to the Legislature; local governments run recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Louisiana's Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law is La. R.S. 30:2411 through 2423. Checked October 26, 2026.
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