Refrigerator Recycling in New Orleans, LA

Call 311 to have a refrigerator collected as bulky waste in New Orleans.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a refrigerator in New Orleans

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · New OrleansNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $140.00
How it works
Book online, set out your refrigerator and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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New Orleans Bulky Waste Pickup (311 Large Item Pickup)City service · New OrleansNew Orleans residentsCost not listed
How it works
City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation curbside bulky waste collection for properties eligible for city trash service (residential buildings of four units or fewer). Request collection through 311; set items out no more than 24 hours before the scheduled collection day. Takes white goods, sofas, mattresses, appliances, furniture, rolled carpet and up to 4 tires. Small businesses are not eligible.
Cost & rules
- Request collection through 311 first. Do not set items out more than 24 hours before your scheduled collection day (fines apply).
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Before you go

Refrigerant must be removed by a certified technician; ask whether the operator handles that and what it costs.
Empty and clean it, and ask whether doors must be removed or taped shut.
Check for utility appliance-recycling rebates before paying for disposal.

More about refrigerators and freezers

Louisiana rules

Louisiana's white goods definition names discarded refrigerators and freezers, so they fall under the white goods disposal rule. Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2412: Definitions (Solid Waste Recycling and Reduction Law) (opens in new tab)
Refrigerants containing CFCs 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)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

Trash Collection (opens in new tab) · City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation
- Bulky waste collected by the city includes white goods, sofas, mattresses, appliances, furniture, rolled carpet and up to 4 tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents must contact 311 to request bulky waste collection and may not set items out more than 24 hours before the scheduled collection day, or they will be fined. Checked October 26, 2026.
- For refrigerators, sofas, mattresses, tires and other large items, residents call 311 to request bulky waste collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Small businesses are not eligible for bulky waste collection and must contract with private vendors. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City trash collection serves residential properties with four or fewer units under one roof and small businesses. 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 refrigerators and freezers, so they fall under the white goods disposal rule. 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
- Refrigerants containing CFCs 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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