Baton Rouge collects out-of-cart and bulk items once a week. Crews take a maximum of 10 out-of-cart items per collection day, up to 3 of which may be bulk waste. Brush cannot exceed 5 feet long, 6 inches thick, or 40 pounds per piece.
Bulk waste includes items that don't fit in a cart — furniture, mattresses, water heaters, tires, white goods, lawnmowers, and similar. Crews collect a maximum of 10 out-of-cart items per collection day, of which up to 3 may be bulk waste or recyclables. Brush and tree trimmings must not exceed 5 feet in length, 6 inches in diameter, or 40 pounds per item, and leaves and lawn trimmings should be bagged. Household hazardous waste, commercial waste, and construction/demolition debris are not allowed in carts or at the curb. Place out-of-cart items curbside in the public right-of-way between the street and the sidewalk, ditch, utility pole, or easement.
Excess or prohibited items may be left uncollected; illegally dumped bulk items fall under Code Sec. 6:387 and Sec. 6:238 penalties and state litter law.
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