New Orleans collects bulky items like furniture, mattresses, and appliances on a scheduled bulky-waste day. Residents should call 311 to arrange it, and must not set items out more than 24 hours before the scheduled collection or they risk a fine.
Bulky waste is collected under Sec. 138-43. Eligible residential properties get bulky pickup (traditionally Wednesday in many areas), covering furniture, mattresses, appliances (with compressors removed), up to 6 secured bags of green/yard waste or 6 bundles of tree limbs cut in 4-foot lengths, metals (limit 25 lbs and 4 feet), carpet under 4 feet rolled and tied, and up to 4 tires. Residents call 311 to request collection. A key timing rule: bulky items and yard waste may not be placed out more than 24 hours before the scheduled collection day, or the resident faces a fine. Construction and demolition debris from contractor work is generally not part of free bulky pickup.
Placing bulky items or yard waste out more than 24 hours before the scheduled collection is a finable Ch. 138 violation, cited through administrative adjudication.
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