Louisiana recycling directory
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See My Car's OfferServices: Salvage & used auto parts · Cash for junk cars · Salvage car purchasing
Accepts: Junk cars, Salvage vehicles, Used auto parts
4801 Florida Ave New Orleans LA 70117 USA
EMR Southern Recycling in New Orleans buys ferrous and nonferrous scrap, end-of-life vehicles, and industrial metals from its Florida Avenue yard. The facility includes nonferrous express lanes, a shredder, ferrous scales, and marine recovery operations for oversized loads. Public hours are Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Services: Scrap metal buying · Junk car purchasing · Nonferrous express lane service · Ferrous shredder processing · Marine recovery for oversized loads
Accepts: Ferrous metal, Nonferrous metal, End-of-life vehicles, Appliances, Auto batteries, Cables
Where is EMR Southern Recycling in New Orleans?
The yard is at 4801 Florida Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70117.
Does EMR New Orleans buy junk cars from the public?
Yes. The facility services end-of-life vehicles from the nonferrous and vehicle processing areas.
10200 Almonaster Ave New Orleans LA 70127 USA
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.
Services: C&D debris disposal · XL C&D debris disposal · Mattress disposal · Re-load service
Accepts: Construction and demolition debris, Wood wastes, Yard trash, Mattresses (handling fee applies)
What materials does Gentilly Landfill accept?
The facility is permitted to accept construction and demolition debris, wood wastes, and yard trash as defined by LAC 33:VII.115. Mattresses are also accepted for a $25 handling fee per item.
What are the hours of operation?
Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 5:00pm (no hand unloads after 4:30pm). Saturday, 7:00am to 12:00pm (no hand unloads after 11:30am). Closed Sunday.
3935 Louisa St New Orleans LA 70126 USA
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.
1741 Poland Ave New Orleans LA 70117 USA
4401 Peters Road
Pull-A-Part New Orleans West is a self-service salvage yard where customers pull their own parts from an organized inventory of many makes and models. They also buy junk cars and sell inexpensive used cars.
Services: Self-service used auto parts · Cash for junk cars · Used car sales · Online inventory search
Accepts: Junk cars, Salvage vehicles
What is the admission fee?
VIP admission $1, regular $2; must be 16+ to enter.
2829 Elysian Fields Ave New Orleans LA 70122 USA
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.
Services: Saturday household-items recycling drop-off at Elysian Fields · Glass recycling drop-off · Electronics, battery, and light bulb recycling · Household Hazardous Waste Day collection · Free document shredding on Shred Days (in partnership with Iron Mountain)
Accepts: Glass bottles and jars (up to 50 lbs.), Electronics, Batteries, Light bulbs, Household hazardous waste: paint, chemicals, oil and oil filters, Mardi Gras beads, Shredded paper (up to 50 lbs. per person on shred dates), Plastics #1-2 (bottles, jars, jugs) via curbside
When is the recycling drop-off open?
The Elysian Fields recycling drop-off is open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. for items not collected curbside.
What items can I bring to the drop-off?
You can drop off glass bottles and jars (up to 50 lbs.), electronics, batteries, light bulbs, household hazardous waste (paint, chemicals, oil and oil filters), Mardi Gras beads, and shredded paper.
1320 S Claiborne Ave New Orleans LA 70125 USA
Uptown Recycling at 1320 S. Claiborne in New Orleans has served residential, commercial, and industrial customers since 1992. The facility sorts, processes, and recycles scrap metal with competitive payment for recyclable materials. Services cover small household loads through large industrial scrap, and customers can open an account for ongoing recycling.
Services: Residential metal recycling · Commercial metal recycling · Industrial metal recycling · Scrap metal sorting and processing · Account opening for regular customers
Accepts: Appliances (electrical, plumbing, AC units, rims), Ferrous metal (iron, steel), Aluminium, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Lead, Nickel alloys
Do I need a business license to sell scrap metal in Louisiana?
Individuals recycling personal scrap metal (old appliances, household items, non-regulated metals) do not need a business license. You must present a valid government-issued photo ID, sign a statement affirming ownership, and provide a thumbprint or allow a photograph. Cash payments are restricted for certain materials.
What are the rules for selling regulated metals like copper?
For regulated materials such as copper and aluminum/copper radiators, cash payments are prohibited unless you have a valid business license and the materials are a byproduct of your business. Without a license, recyclers must pay by check mailed to your ID address and hold materials for 5 days before processing payment.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in New Orleans include used auto parts, auto salvage, scrap metal, New Orleans, Glass. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
New Orleans runs curbside recycling through the Department of Sanitation, but it is not automatic: eligible properties have to call 311 to get a bin before pickup starts. The program skips glass entirely, so residents rely on the nonprofit Glass Half Full for glass drop-off, and on a separate weekly Recycling Drop-Off Center for anything curbside carts will not take. Trash and recycling collection is split between two private haulers working different service areas of the city, and hurricane debris removal has been a recurring part of city sanitation operations for years, most recently after Hurricane Ida.
Only properties already eligible for City trash collection can get curbside recycling, and it is opt-in: residents have to call 311 or visit nola311.org to request a bin before service starts. Once registered, the City delivers a free 64-gallon blue roll cart in most of the city, or an 18-gallon bin in the French Quarter and Downtown Development District, and pickup runs once a week.
No. Glass bottles and jars are not allowed in the curbside cart or bin. The City's own Recycling Drop-Off Center at 2829 Elysian Fields Ave takes up to 50 pounds of glass per visit on Saturdays, and the nonprofit Glass Half Full runs its own free glass drop-off at 3935 Louisa St plus other sites around the city, grinding it into sand and gravel used for coastal restoration.
Curbside recycling accepts only plastics #1 and #2, corrugated cardboard, paper, and empty aluminum or steel food cans, always loose and never bagged in plastic. It does not take plastics #3 through #7, pizza boxes, food-soiled paper, styrofoam, plastic film, wire hangers, aerosol cans, or any household hazardous waste; those need the separate drop-off program instead.
Electronics, batteries, light bulbs, and household hazardous waste like paint, chemicals, and used oil are not curbside items. Residents can bring them to the Elysian Fields Recycling Drop-Off Center on Saturdays, and the City also holds a dedicated annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for Orleans Parish residents (businesses excluded).
Residential trash and recycling collection is split between two private haulers assigned to different service areas of the city, so pickup contractors can vary by neighborhood. Bulky items like furniture and appliances require a 311 request rather than automatic pickup, and after storms the City runs separate emergency debris removal, as it did after Hurricane Ida when contractors cleared over 281,000 cubic yards of debris citywide.
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