Trash & Recycling in St. Martin Parish, LA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Bin Placement Rules
In unincorporated St. Martin Parish, residents must bring registered containers and carts in from the curbside or roadside within 24 hours after collection. In the Stephensville-Belle River Area, containers go at curbside or the outside edge of the shoulder of an accessible public road, and cannot be placed for collection more than 24 hours before the regular collection day.
Garbage Cart Set-Out and Removal in Unincorporated St. Martin Parish
Some RestrictionsSt. Martin Parish Code §§ 36-17, 36-41(b)
All containers/carts, after collection, shall, be removed by the resident(s) to whom the said containers/carts are registered from their curbside or roadside location within 24 hours after collection. Anyone violating this section shall be subject to the fines and penalties set forth in section 36-15. ... (3)Point of collection. Containers and other material authorized for collection shall be p...
Bulk Item Disposal
Sec. 36-11 bars placing large trees or limbs, scrap metal, large lumber refuse and other solid waste, including large dead animals, on the neutral ground for department of public works collection. In unincorporated St. Martin Parish the owner of the premises must remove them at his expense unless contractual arrangements exist with a solid waste collection agency.
Bulky Waste and Large Item Disposal in Unincorporated St. Martin Parish
Significant RestrictionsSt. Martin Parish Code § 36-11
Large trees or limbs, scrap metal, large lumber refuse and other forms of solid waste, including large dead animals, shall not, under any circumstances, be placed on the neutral ground for collection by the department of public works, but must be removed by the owner of the premises at his expense unless the proper contractual arrangements have been made with a solid waste collection agency.
Recycling Requirements
In unincorporated St. Martin Parish, only the current resident of the property or the waste disposal entity authorized by the parish can remove, pick up or transfer recyclables left at the roadside or curbside. Materials in specially marked recovery containers go to a parish designated carrier. A violation carries the Chapter 36 misdemeanor penalty: a $125.00 to $500.00 fine and two days to six months of imprisonment.
Curbside Recycling Rules in Unincorporated St. Martin Parish
Some RestrictionsSt. Martin Parish Code §§ 36-15, 36-16
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $125.00 nor more than $500.00 and imprisoned not less than two days nor more than six months. ... No person, other than the current resident of the property on which recyclables are placed, or the waste disposal entity authorized by the parish, shall rem...
Illegal Dumping
Sec. 36-7 makes it unlawful for a property owner in unincorporated St. Martin Parish to allow, knowingly or unknowingly, trash, refuse or garbage to be dumped on the property. A violator is fined not less than $100.00 per day nor more than $500.00 per day, or serves 30 days in the parish jail, or both.
Illegal Dumping Penalties in Unincorporated St. Martin Parish
Heavy RestrictionsSt. Martin Parish Code § 36-7
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person owning any property in the unincorporated area of the parish to allow, whether knowingly or unknowingly, the dumping, leaving or depositing of any trash, refuse, garbage or any other items of discarded material or property of whatever kind or nature upon such property.(b)It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or to allow the existence of a trash or...
Yard Waste Collection
In unincorporated St. Martin Parish, large trees or limbs can never go on the neutral ground for pickup by the department of public works. The owner of the premises hauls them off at his own expense unless a contract with a solid waste collection agency covers them. Burning solid waste is prohibited outside a compliant incinerator, and light tree debris in the Stephensville-Belle River Area must be tied in bundles.
Yard Waste and Large Limbs in Unincorporated St. Martin Parish
Some RestrictionsSt. Martin Parish Code §§ 36-11, 36-12(a), 36-40(f)(1)
Large trees or limbs, scrap metal, large lumber refuse and other forms of solid waste, including large dead animals, shall not, under any circumstances, be placed on the neutral ground for collection by the department of public works, but must be removed by the owner of the premises at his expense unless the proper contractual arrangements have been made with a solid waste collection agency. .....
Collection Schedule
Sec. 36-4 compels every residential household in the unincorporated areas of St. Martin Parish to receive and pay for waste disposal collection under the terms the parish council contracts with a refuse collector. Billing follows policies set by the parish president, and Sec. 36-5 adds a ten percent late penalty and a $300.00 fine.
Mandatory Garbage Collection in Unincorporated St. Martin Parish
Significant RestrictionsSt. Martin Parish Code § 36-4
All residential households within the unincorporated areas of the parish, shall be compelled to receive and pay for waste disposal collection services under the terms and conditions contracted by the parish council with a refuse collector. This service shall be mandatory, and each household will be billed in accordance with the policies, practices, and procedures of the parish council as may fr...
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