Recycling centers in New Orleans

Bill's Used Auto Parts Inc is a junk yard and salvage yard in New Orleans, LA specializing in used auto parts, salvage auto parts, and junk car removal. They buy junk cars and offer wholesale auto parts. The facility serves customers looking for reliable salvage and used auto parts solutions.

EMR New Orleans specializes in the recycling of various metals, including ferrous and non-ferrous types, as well as old vehicles and appliances. Located at 4801 Florida Ave, they provide services to help customers sell their scrap metal conveniently.

EMR New Orleans Mid City (Southern Recycling) specializes in metal recycling, including both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. They operate out of New Orleans, LA, and offer services to assist customers with various metal recycling needs.

Gentilly Landfill is a 200-acre Type III solid waste facility owned by the City of New Orleans and operated by AMID/Metro Partnership, LLC, located at 10200 Almonaster Avenue in eastern New Orleans. The site is permitted by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to accept construction and demolition debris, wood wastes, and yard trash. Disposal fees run $5.50 per cubic yard for standard C&D and $8.50 per cubic yard for XL C&D loads, with a $25 minimum. The facility is open Monday through Friday 7am–5pm and Saturday 7am–12pm.

Glass Half Full is a recycling center that specializes in converting glass waste into sand and gravel to restore eroding coasts and create new glass products. They offer residential pickups with custom crates delivered to your door each month, making recycling easy and hassle-free. For businesses and organizations, Glass Half Full provides full-scale glass recycling services to help minimize ecological footprints and reduce garbage collection costs. They also offer glass collection services for events such as festivals and weddings. Visitors can drop off their glass at free drop-off hubs, with the only requirement being to rinse food-contaminated glass and remove bottle caps and corks. Labels can be left on as they are sifted out during processing. By recycling with Glass Half Full, visitors contribute to protecting and restoring the coastline.

Poland Scrap Metal in New Orleans, LA processes both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. It accepts materials like steel, copper, aluminum, and brass and provides services for both individuals and businesses.

Pull-A-Part New Orleans West is a self-service junkyard that specializes in used auto parts. Customers can pull their own parts from a wide selection of vehicles and buy used cars. The site also offers services for selling junk cars.

Run by the City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation, this Saturday drop-off at Elysian Fields handles materials that the city does not collect curbside. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, residents can bring glass bottles and jars (up to 50 lbs.), electronics, batteries, light bulbs, household hazardous waste such as paint, chemicals, oil and oil filters, Mardi Gras beads, and shredded paper. On scheduled dates it also hosts Household Hazardous Waste Day and free Shred Days run in partnership with Iron Mountain, where residents can shred up to 50 pounds of paper per person. The drop-off complements the city's curbside recycling cart and bin program for eligible properties.

Started in 1994, The Green Project is a 501(c)(3) in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans. At 2831 Marais Street it collects usable latex and water-based paint and mixes that paint into interior, exterior, and primer colors. Paint is mixed weekly, and 40,000 gallons are diverted each year. Paint drop-off uses the double doors on Press Street by the marble yard, Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Containers must be latex or water-based, carry the original label, be at least one-third full, and show no hardening, grit, separation, or mildew smell. Oil-based paint, stains, spray paint, and dried-out cans are refused. The limit is 10 gallons per household or business per visit. A salvage store in the same warehouse takes doors, windows, lumber at least 4 feet long, fixtures, cabinets, and working tools. Material drop-off is Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Uptown Recycling has provided metal recycling services since 1992, serving residential, commercial, and industrial clients in New Orleans and surrounding areas. The business focuses on environmentally responsible recycling, ensuring materials are efficiently sorted, processed, and transformed into reusable resources.