Baton Rouge Community Drop-Off offers sites for recycling seven days a week, 24 hours a day at the Materials Recovery site at 7923 Tom Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. Assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) promotes responsible recycling of electronics and computers. They work to prevent toxic materials from ending up in landfills and provide technology to those in need.
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The supplied address at 4760 Airline Hwy is identified in local directories as Phillips & Sons Auto Sales. No independent source verified Cash4scrapmetals, its listed phone, current operation, or scrap intake. The street address, ZIP, phone, and map pin have been removed pending business identity and location confirmation.
Listed hours: Mon-Sun Open 24 hours
Can I bring scrap to this location?
No. The identity and location conflict is unresolved; verify the business and address before travelling.
EMR Baton Rouge (Southern Scrap®) buys scrap metal and complete vehicles at 6847 Scenic Highway. Hours are Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m.–noon; valid state-issued photo ID is required for payment.
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EMR Baton Rouge (Southern Scrap®) specializes in metal recycling, accepting a variety of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The site is accessible for customers looking to sell scrap metal or vehicles.
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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 5 PM · Sat 7:30 AM - 12 PM · Sun Closed
Accepts: Ferrous metal, Non-ferrous metal (copper & brass), Complete vehicles, Auto batteries, Appliances, Aluminum cans, Wire, Sheet aluminum, Aluminum siding
Services: Scrap metal recycling · Vehicle buying · Cash payment for scrap
What are the opening hours?
Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM - 5 PM; Saturday: 7:30 AM - 12 PM; Sunday: Closed.
What identification is required?
A valid, state issued photo ID is required for payment.
Pull-A-Part Baton Rouge is at 8056 Greenwell Springs Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70814. Yard admission is 9:00am to 5:30pm Monday through Thursday and 8:00am to 5:30pm Friday through Sunday. Regular admission is $2 and VIP admission is $1. You must be 16 to enter. Customer service is 225-387-8730.
Recycle Solutions runs a commercial drop-off recycling facility on South Choctaw Drive in Baton Rouge, serving businesses and residents since 2000. The yard takes cardboard, office paper, shredded paper, and stretch film, and turns away pallets, glass, Styrofoam, phone books and books, electronics, and metals.
The company also hauls, runs recycling programs, and provides equipment for customers across Louisiana. Drop-off hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday through Friday.
Ronaldson Field Landfill is a locally-owned construction and demolition landfill located in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, serving commercial and residential customers since 1997. They specialize in recycling a variety of materials to maintain an environmentally responsible landfill, including construction and demolition waste that is repurposed into crushed concrete and gravel for hardscaping. The landfill is committed to superior customer service, compliance with parish, state, and federal regulations, and environmental friendliness. Additionally, they hold the Wood Waste Handling Contract with the City of Baton Rouge for recycling green waste and operate as a Type III construction and demolition landfill and separation facility. For those looking to dispose of concrete or purchase recycled concrete aggregate, Ronaldson Field Landfill offers these services at $6 per ton, with a team dedicated to crushing and recycling concrete into sale-ready aggregate. Contact them at 225-207-4500 for more information.
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Listed hours: Mon-Sat 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Sun Closed
Accepts: Construction and demolition waste, Concrete, Green waste
Services: Construction and demolition landfill disposal · Waste separation · Concrete recycling · Crushed concrete aggregate · Recycled aggregate sales · Residential and commercial waste service
What are Ronaldson Field Landfill's hours?
The site lists Monday through Friday hours from 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday hours from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
How much does concrete disposal cost?
The website lists concrete disposal at $6 per ton.
STS Electronic Recycling provides secure electronics recycling and IT asset disposal services in Baton Rouge, LA. They specialize in NIST-compliant data destruction and offer free pickup across East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Baton Rouge include recycling, Laptops, Servers, Appliances, Wire. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish run garbage, recycling, and out-of-cart collection directly through City-Parish crews rather than a single contracted national hauler. Every household gets a City-Parish issued recycling cart, and unlike a lot of Gulf Coast cities, Baton Rouge actually accepts glass in that same curbside cart. Bulky items, yard waste, and hazardous materials each follow their own separate pickup or drop-off rules, and the parish runs its own landfill north of the city rather than relying on a private facility.
Frequently Asked Questions
What can go in the Baton Rouge recycling cart?
The City-Parish recycling cart takes aluminum cans, bi-metal and steel cans, cardboard, glass bottles and jars (clear, brown, and green), plastics numbered 1 through 7, newspaper, magazines, junk mail, paperback books, milk and juice cartons, and detergent refill containers. Everything goes in loose, no bagging or sorting required, and large cardboard boxes can be flattened and set beside the cart instead of stuffed inside it. Recycling is collected once a week on one of your scheduled garbage days.
Does Baton Rouge recycle glass curbside?
Yes. That puts Baton Rouge ahead of many nearby cities that dropped glass from curbside programs. Clear, brown, and green food and drink bottles and jars are listed as accepted items in the city's official curbside guidelines, so residents don't need a separate glass drop-off for typical bottles and jars.
Where does Baton Rouge trash and recycling go, and is there a parish landfill?
Curbside recyclables go to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at 7923 Tom Drive, run by Waste Connections, where they're sorted and baled. Regular garbage and trash can also be self-hauled to the City-Parish's own North Landfill at 16001 Samuels Road in Zachary, which is free for East Baton Rouge Parish residents who show proof of residence like a driver's license or water bill. The landfill also takes bulky items such as tires, appliances, water heaters, and lawnmowers, but not hazardous, asbestos, or liquid waste.
How do I dispose of household hazardous waste or electronics in Baton Rouge?
The Recycling Office holds semi-annual Household Hazardous Materials Collection Days each spring and fall for paints, chemicals, and similar items; businesses' waste is not accepted at these events. Year-round, electronics and computers can go to the Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC), a nonprofit and the only R2-certified e-waste recycler in Louisiana, or to Atlas Electronics Recycling, which offers free residential pickup. Hazardous materials are never allowed in the curbside cart or at the curb.
What about bulky trash pickup and scrap metal in Baton Rouge?
Out-of-cart collection runs once a week and covers up to 10 items per household, with a maximum of three counted as bulk waste or recyclables; extra items roll to the next collection day. Bulk waste covers furniture, mattresses, water heaters, white goods, and lawnmowers, and should be set out unbagged rather than boxed. Louisiana has no bottle deposit law, so scrap value on cans and metal appliances comes from private scrap buyers and the white-goods drop-off at the North Landfill, not a refundable container deposit.
Recycling tips for Baton Rouge
•Rinse cans, bottles, and plastic containers before putting them in the recycling cart; food residue is one of the biggest contamination problems at the MRF.
•Keep the recycling cart lid closed and items loose, not bagged; bagged recyclables often get treated as trash at the sorting facility.
•If you live in an apartment or run a small business, you can self-haul recyclables any day of the week to the Tom Drive drop-off, no need to wait for a curbside cart.
•Save paint, chemicals, and pesticides for the spring or fall Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day instead of setting them at the curb, since they're never accepted with regular trash.
•During hurricane season, watch brla.gov for storm-specific debris collection announcements; after major storms like Hurricane Francine the city activates a separate contracted debris removal schedule outside normal bulky pickup.
Recycling centers near Baton Rouge
The closest recycling centers in neighboring areas: