Kenner, LA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum pickup frequency
- Twice weekly per container
- Billing cycle
- Bi-monthly, with parish waterworks bill
- Delinquent after
- 10 days unpaid
- Service cutoff after
- 30 days unpaid
- Max fine
- $200.00 per day
- Enforcing department
- Kenner Public Works
Summary
In the City of Kenner, every container used to accumulate household or business refuse must be emptied at least twice a week under Code of Ordinances Chapter 9½. The rule applies citywide to residential units and small business units placing refuse between the sidewalk and curb.
(e)All containers utilized for the accumulation of refuse, of any kind whatsoever, shall be emptied at least twice weekly. ... (k)Any owner or lessee of any public or private property or premises, or any agent of such owner or lessee who shall violate the provisions of this section, shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day any violation of this section shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Full Breakdown
Kenner Code of Ordinances § 9½-4 requires that all containers utilized for the accumulation of refuse, of any kind whatsoever, be emptied at least twice weekly, and separately bars anyone from letting garbage accumulate on a property except in tightly covered, watertight, rodent- and insect-proof containers. The companion fee section, § 9½-5, ties collection to a monthly service charge calculated by the city administration and billed bi-monthly with the Jefferson Parish waterworks bill; accounts unpaid ten days after billing are delinquent, and the director of public works may cut off refuse collection if a bill is not paid within thirty days, restoring service only after payment of accumulated fees plus ten percent. Commercial dumpsters cannot be placed in the city without an approved building permit, must be screened from view, deodorized and sanitized, and construction sites must keep an on-site trash structure. Enforcement runs through the Kenner Department of Public Works and Department of Inspections and Code Enforcement.
Violations & Fines
Failing to keep refuse containers emptied at least twice weekly, letting garbage accumulate outside a covered container, or placing an unpermitted dumpster is a violation of § 9½-4 punishable by a fine of up to $200.00 or imprisonment of up to thirty days, or both, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense. Nonpayment of the monthly service charge additionally triggers suspension of collection under § 9½-5 until the delinquent balance plus a ten percent penalty is paid.
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