Recycling in Gretna, LA

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• Curbside Garbage Collection (opens in new tab) · Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs
  • Parish curbside collection serves residences and small businesses with water meters billed for garbage in unincorporated Jefferson Parish and Jean Lafitte; cities handle their own. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bulky waste such as furniture is collected once a week from residential units; items up to 6 feet long and 400 pounds. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • White goods such as refrigerators, freezers and washers are collected once a week, limit 4 per address per week. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Automotive and small truck tires are collected once a week, limit 4 per address per week. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bulky items, tires and white goods are not collected from commercial units. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Waste Drop-Off Site (opens in new tab) · City of Gretna
  • The Gretna waste drop-off site at 1201 Burmaster Street is free to Gretna residents and accepts bulk items such as tree debris, furniture and appliances. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Open Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Mondays and Sundays. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Drop-Off Sites (opens in new tab) · Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs
  • Jefferson Parish gives the Burmaster site address as 1201 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Through a partnership with Jefferson Parish, all parish residents may use Gretna's Burmaster Waste Drop-Off Site free for residential waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Jefferson Parish calls it a free service for parish residents for furniture, appliances, tree debris, household trash and used motor oil. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Gretna
  • Recycling drop-off runs 8 a.m.-noon on the first Saturday of every month at the Gretna Waste Drop-Off Facility, 1201 Burmaster Street. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The recycling drop-off is free for Gretna residents; non-residents pay $35 per visit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted materials include glass bottles and jars, cardboard, cans and #1-2 plastics. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Break down cardboard boxes; do not bag recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
• LDEQ: Waste Tire Generator Guidance (PDF, updated Mar. 5, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
  • The waste tire fee must appear on its own line of the sales invoice as the "LDEQ Waste Tire Fee", and no tax may be applied to it. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • No fee is collected on tires of 500 lb or more, solid tires, or small tires such as lawn mower, bicycle and golf cart tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • LDEQ guidance: one waste tire for every tire sold is collected unless the buyer keeps it; extra tires may be taken but are program-ineligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
• LDEQ: Waste Tire Consumer Notices (PDF, effective Oct. 1, 2018) (opens in new tab) · Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
  • Tire dealers must take one waste tire for every tire sold, at the time of sale, unless the buyer keeps the old tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tire dealers collect a $2.25 waste tire fee on each new passenger/light truck tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The waste tire fee is $5 for each medium truck tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The waste tire fee is $10 for each off-road tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The waste tire fee is $1.25 for each recapped or retreaded tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The fee is charged whether or not the buyer leaves the old tire with the dealer. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The fee also applies to recall and adjustment tires, designated spare tires, and ATV and UTV tires. 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
  • No one may knowingly put a lead acid battery in mixed solid waste or dispose of it except by delivering it to an automotive battery retailer or wholesaler, an authorized collection or recycling facility, or a permitted secondary lead smelter. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Lead acid batteries may also go to a collection or recycling facility authorized under Louisiana law, or to an EPA-permitted secondary lead smelter. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2420: Lead acid batteries; collection for recycling (opens in new tab) · Louisiana State Legislature
  • Anyone selling lead acid batteries at retail must accept used lead acid batteries offered by customers at the point of transfer, at least as many as the new batteries bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Battery sellers must post a notice saying state law requires them to accept used motor vehicle and other lead acid batteries for recycling in exchange for new batteries purchased. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The required store notice states that it is illegal to discard a motor vehicle battery or other lead acid battery. Checked October 26, 2026.

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