PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Environmental Quality Division
Household Hazardous Waste Day
Next Event: MAY 18, 2024 - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Northgate Mall (Enter from Castille Ave)
Residents of City of Lafayette & Unincorporated areas only
Do your part to keep Lafayette Safe & Clean!
Improper disposal of household chemicals can pose a threat to health, contaminate land, air and water supplies and cause injury to staff collecting our garbage.
Chemicals Accepted
- Alkaline Batteries
- Chemical Cleaners
- Fluorescent Tubes
- Gasoline
- Herbicides
- Mercury Thermometers
- Paint & Paint Products
- Paint Thinner & Stripper
- Pesticides
- Photographic Chemicals
- Pool Chemicals
- Stains
- Turpentine
Will NOT Accept
- X - NO Tube Televisions
- X - NO CRT Monitors
- X - NO Toner/Ink Cartridges
- X - NO MP3 & DVD Players
- X - NO Digital Cameras & DVRs
- X - NO Portable GPS Devices
- X - NO DVD Movies & Video Games
- X - NO Antifreeze
- X - NO Appliances
- X - NO Automotive or Rechargeable Batteries
- X - NO Commercial Waste
- X - NO Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
- X - NO Compressed Gas Cylinders
- X - NO Office Copiers
- X - NO Stereo Equipment
- X - NO Explosives (including ammunition)
- X - NO Fire/Smoke Detectors
- X - NO Medical Waste
- X - NO Medicine
- X - NO Motor Oil
- X - NO PCB Oil
- X - NO Radioactive Material
For a list of places to dispose of above items we do NOT accept, see below.
For more information call Lafayette Consolidated Government Environmental Quality Division 291-5637.
WHERE TO RECYCLE ITEMS WE DO NOT ACCEPT
Call to get business details, as items may change.
Antifreeze:
- Firestone (all locations)
- Take 5 Oil Change (1500 Pinhook or 3120 Ambassador Caffery)
Appliances:
- Louisiana Scrap Metal
- 1x per month curbside (visit Bulky Waste Map for designated week)
Automotive Batteries:
- Louisiana Scrap Metal
- Most Automotive Stores (Call ahead- i.e. Auto Zone, Firestone, Advance Auto Parts, Pep Boys)
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs:
- Home Depot
- Lowe's
Compressed Gas Cylinders:
- Ameri-Gas (2317 North University Avenue)
Fire Extinguishers
- Gulf Land Fire Safety Services, Inc. - Carencro, LA
Medicine/Prescription Drugs:
- Local Pharmacies (Call ahead)
Rechargeable Batteries:
- Best Buy - Lithium ion only
- Batteries Plus
Motor Oil:
- Most Automotive Stores
- Wal-Mart
Tires:
- Colt, Inc: 1223 Delhomme Ave., Scott, LA
- Public Works South District Yard: 1017 Fortune Road (291-7072)