Trash, recycling and bulk pickup
Inside Lake Charles the city picks up your trash itself. Outside the city, in unincorporated Calcasieu Parish, Waste Management does it under a parish contract. The rules differ, so find your side first.
Where do you live?
Inside Lake Charles city limits
City garbage pickup
The city supplies a 98-gallon cart and picks up once a week. Bag your garbage inside the cart. Put the cart out after 7 PM the night before or before 7 AM on pickup day, and bring it back in by 7 PM.
- Pickup day
- Call Public Works, (337) 491-1220
- Website
- Garbage pickup page
Bulk items, yard waste and appliances
Furniture, bagged yard waste and large appliances are picked up at least twice a month. Have them at the curb by 5:30 AM on pickup day. Tie brush in 4-foot lengths. Call ahead for an appliance: the refrigerant must be removed by a professional, it must be empty of food, and its doors must be off or taped shut.
- Phone
- (337) 491-1220
Take tires and construction debris to a parish convenience center, below. Construction debris left at the curb can bring a citation.
Recycling: the Green Truck and drop-off stations
There is no curbside recycling in the city. Bring paper, cardboard, number 1 and 2 plastics and metal cans to the Green Truck or a drop-off station. No plastic bags, foam, food-soiled items or electronics.
- Green Truck
- 9 AM to 3:45 PM
- Monday
- Walmart, North Hwy 171
- Tuesday
- Nelson Ball Field, Alma Ln
- Wednesday
- Lake Charles Event Center, Lakeshore Dr
- Thursday
- Albertsons, Ryan St and Sale Rd
- Station
- 4331 E. Broad St, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM
- Station
- Alma Ln behind Nelson Ball Field, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 3:45 PM
- Website
- Recycle Lake Charles page
Outside city limits
Waste Management, parish contract
Weekly curbside pickup in unincorporated Calcasieu Parish. Up to 3 carts per household, the first one free. Cart at the curb by 5 AM, at least 3 feet from cars and mailboxes. Up to 2 bulk items go out on your regular day; schedule stoves, refrigerators (freon removed), water heaters and washers ahead. Wrap mattresses in plastic.
- Phone
- (337) 436-7229
Parish convenience centers
Calcasieu Parish convenience centers
Free drop-off for Calcasieu residents with ID, for what curbside pickup won't take. Up to 5 passenger tires per person, rims allowed. Recycling for metal, paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs, and vehicle batteries. No glass, and no contractors.
- East
- 5500-B Swift Plant Rd, Lake Charles
- West
- 2915 Post Oak Rd, Sulphur
- Hours
- Thursday to Monday, 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Trash in Sulphur and Jennings works differently. See Sulphur and Jennings and other towns.
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