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Recycling in Shreveport, LA

Shreveport Public Works collects bulky items (furniture, appliances, up to 4 tires) by request at 318-673-6300; the city recycling program is suspended. Household hazardous waste and electronics go to appointment-only Shreveport Green collection events.

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Shreveport Green
    • Shreveport Green hosts 8 appointment-only HHW collection events each year for residents of Shreveport, Bossier City, and Caddo and Bossier Parishes. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • A reservation is required. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Items from businesses and vehicles with trailers are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Latex and oil-based paints and stains, thinner and solvents are accepted; dried paint can go in regular garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Household alkaline and NiCad batteries and automobile/marine batteries are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Electronics accepted include computers, laptops, tablets, printers, cell phones, gaming consoles, VCR/DVD players and sound equipment. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Gaming consoles, AC adaptors, VCR and DVD players and sound equipment are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • LCD and LED monitors and TVs cost $10 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Cathode ray tube (CRT) devices are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Furniture and tires are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Where to Donate (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana
    • Goodwill 70th Street Outlet is at 800 West 70th St., Shreveport, LA 71106 (Goodwill donation location). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Goodwill Shreve City Store is at 1291 Shreveport-Barksdale Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71105 (Goodwill donation location). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Goodwill Pierremont Store is at 8100 Jump Run, Shreveport, LA 71115 (Goodwill donation location). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Goodwill Attended Donation Center - Line Avenue is at 8401 Line Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71106 (Goodwill donation location). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Goodwill Attended Donation Center - Mansfield Road is at 9361 Mansfield Road, Shreveport, LA 71118 (Goodwill donation location). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bulky Item Pickup (opens in new tab) · City of Shreveport Public Works
    • Bulk collection is for residential customers only. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residents must request bulk pickup by calling Public Works at 318-673-6300 or using Report A Concern. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • One pile per request, no larger than 15 ft x 6 ft x 6 ft. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Furniture, appliances and tires may be placed curbside when the request is made; tires are limited to 4 per request. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Building materials, gas-powered tools, auto parts, pianos, swing/gym sets and trampolines are not collected. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • No bulk pickup from vacant lots, commercial properties or contractor-generated debris. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Shreveport Location (opens in new tab) · General Scrap Material
    • General Scrap Material is at 200 North McNeil Street, Shreveport, LA 71101. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Office hours are 8:00 am-3:45 pm Monday-Friday; closed weekends. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Phone (318) 221-8355. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • General Scrap - Auto Shred (opens in new tab) · General Scrap Material
    • General Scrap serves both businesses and individuals in the Shreveport-Bossier area. 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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