Caddo Parish, LA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Recycling in unincorporated Caddo Parish is voluntary, not a required service tied to your trash bill. Sec. 42-21 of the Code of Ordinances states that "the separation of items for recycling is encouraged at each site by having containers for acceptable recyclable goods," and specifically routes discarded major appliances into the recycling stream: "White goods will be accepted to be removed to a recycling facility." Only material "accepted at the Shreveport recycling center will be accepted" at the parish sites, which ties the parish program to Shreveport's recycling processing capacity even though Shreveport itself is a separate jurisdiction with its own ordinances.

The parish deliberately does not cap how much a resident can recycle in one visit: while Sec. 42-21 limits household waste to 180 gallons per trip, it adds, "There is no limit on the recyclable goods that may be deposited per trip," an incentive built into the ordinance to push more material into the recycling containers rather than the garbage side. Sec. 42-22 defines the relevant terms narrowly: "garbage" is organic refuse from food preparation, "household trash" is other inorganic debris like rags, tin cans and sweepings, and "white goods" covers inoperative refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers and similar large appliances, so recyclable materials falling outside these categories (commercial recyclables, construction scrap) are not covered by the residential program and are barred from the containers under Sec.

42-23. Because recycling is a voluntary add-on to the same self-haul site system rather than a distinct curbside blue-bin route, there is no separate participation requirement, opt-out fee or mandatory bin ordinance on the books.