Baton Rouge provides twice-weekly garbage and once-weekly recycling and out-of-cart collection. Carts must be curbside by 4 AM on service day and removed by 6 AM the day after pickup. Cart lids must be closed; open lids result in non-collection. Violations carry fines of $125–$500.
City-Parish Code of Ordinances § 6:238 governs curbside container placement. Carts may not be set out before 4:00 PM the day prior to pickup and must be retrieved by 6:00 AM the day after collection. Cart lids must be fully closed; carts with open lids will not be collected. Carts must be at least 3 feet from other objects with the handle facing the house. Residential service includes twice-weekly garbage collection, once-weekly recycling, and once-weekly out-of-cart (bulk/yard waste) collection — up to 10 out-of-cart items per day, maximum 3 bulk items. Multi-family units larger than tri-plexes must use dumpsters. No collection on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas; service shifts to the next scheduled day. Illegal dumping is
Section 6:238 fines: $125 first offense; $250 second offense within two years; $500 third and subsequent offenses within two years. Illegal dumping carries separate, higher penalties under § 6:387.
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