Refrigerator Recycling in Sulphur, LA
Empty refrigerators with doors removed can be dropped free by parish residents at the Calcasieu Parish West convenience center on Post Oak Road.
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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.
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)
Where this information comes from (18)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Litter and Residential Solid Waste Convenience Centers (opens in new tab) · Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
- The convenience centers take large waste items and sorted recyclables at no additional cost for Calcasieu Parish residents with valid driver's licenses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Regular hours are 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Thursday-Monday; closed Tuesday and Wednesday and most parish holidays. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Users must have their driver's license scanned at the attendant's booth to verify Calcasieu residency; residential solid waste only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Commercial and industrial waste are prohibited. Checked October 26, 2026.
- White goods (refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers) must be empty with doors removed. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The convenience centers take large waste items and sorted recyclables at no additional cost for Calcasieu Parish residents with valid driver's licenses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Regular hours are 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Thursday-Monday; closed Tuesday and Wednesday and most parish holidays. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Users must have their driver's license scanned at the attendant's booth to verify Calcasieu residency; residential solid waste only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Commercial and industrial waste are prohibited. Checked October 26, 2026.
- White goods (refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers) must be empty with doors removed. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recycling Centers (opens in new tab) · City of Sulphur
- Sulphur's Recycling Centers page directs residents to the parish's two Residential Solid Waste Convenience Centers for large items and sorted recyclables, including the West center at 2915 Post Oak Road, Sulphur. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The West center is the West Maintenance Facility, 2915 Post Oak Road, Sulphur. 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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