5 rules for unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Jefferson Parish collects containerized household garbage twice per week from the parish-provided tipper cart. Recycling and bulky waste are collected once per week on your designated day. Garbage must be bagged and placed inside the cart.
Jefferson Parish Code Ch. 16
All household garbage shall be bagged and placed within tipper cart provided by the Parish.
Roll your tipper cart to the curb no sooner than 4 p.m. the day before collection, and bring it back in by noon the day after. Carts left out between pickups are a code violation in unincorporated Jefferson Parish.
Jefferson Parish Code § 16-9.2
Carts may not be placed out for collection any sooner than 4 pm on the day preceding your regular collection day. Emptied containers must be removed from the curb by noon on the day immediately following the collection day.
Jefferson Parish collects bulky/large items once per week. Each item must be under six feet long and 400 pounds, and the set-out must not exceed six cubic yards. White goods and tires are accepted up to four items per category weekly.
Jefferson Parish asks residents to recycle magazines, newspapers, and corrugated cardboard, containerized or bundled. Bundles may not exceed four feet long, two feet in diameter, and 75 pounds so they're safe to handle and don't litter.
Jefferson Parish Code Ch. 16
Magazines, newspapers, and corrugated cardboard ... shall be containerized or neatly stacked and tied in bundles not exceeding four (4) feet in length, two (2) feet in diameter or width and seventy-five (75) pounds in weight to be easily handled by the collection system and so as to minimize littering.
Dumping litter or trash on public places or on property you don't own is prohibited in Jefferson Parish (Chapter 16, § 16-9) and under Louisiana's littering statute, RS 30:2531. Simple littering carries a $150 fine or community service; gross and commercial dumping carry far higher penalties.
La. R.S. 30:2531
No person shall dispose of, or create a condition that the person knew or should have known was likely to result in the disposal of, litter upon any public place in this state ... For a first violation, such person shall either be fined one hundred fifty dollars or given the option to perform eight hours of community service.
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