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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
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City collection Furniture is named in the trash definition and is collected when it will not fit the city container. The city publishes no collection rate on its garbage and trash pages, so confirm the current charge and the pickup day for a furniture item with Public Works at 337-491-1220.
City collection Bedding is named in the city's trash definition, so a mattress rides the same route as furniture. The city publishes no rate for the trash route, so confirm the pickup and any charge for a mattress or box spring with Public Works at 337-491-1220.
City collection White goods are collected citywide, but the owner has to call ahead and any refrigerant must be professionally removed first. The city publishes no white goods fee on its pages, so call Public Works at 337-491-1220 to schedule the pickup and confirm any charge.
City collection Trash is any refuse other than garbage that will not fit the ninety-eight-gallon container, collected at least twice a month. The city publishes no collection rate for the trash route, so confirm the current charge and the pickup frequency for a mixed load with Public Works at 337-491-1220.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Lake Charles runs its own solid waste service: garbage is the kitchen and household waste that goes in plastic bags inside the city-provided ninety-eight-gallon container and is collected once a week, while trash is every other refuse that will not fit that container, including furniture and bedding, and the city collects trash and yard waste from residences at least twice a month. White goods are picked up too, but the owner has to call ahead and any refrigerant must be professionally removed first, and the items have to be free of perishable food with doors or lids removed or taped shut. Building materials from construction or remodeling, tires and automobile parts, and hazardous waste such as paint, chemicals and medical waste are not collected, so the owner has to arrange private removal, a dealer licensed by the Department of Environmental Quality, or a commercial hauler. Recycling moves with the Green Truck to a different site each weekday, and electronics go to designated e-waste facilities rather than the recycling stream.
Furniture is named in the trash definition and is collected when it will not fit the city container.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no collection rate on its garbage and trash pages, so confirm the current charge and the pickup day for a furniture item with Public Works at 337-491-1220.
When & how
Put the furniture out with the trash that will not fit the city container, and call 337-491-1220 for your pickup date because trash is collected from residences at least twice a month.
Get it ready
Keep the piece out of the garbage container, keep the container itself limited to bagged garbage, and keep building materials, tires and hazardous waste off the same pile because those are not collected.
Bedding is named in the city's trash definition, so a mattress rides the same route as furniture.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no rate for the trash route, so confirm the pickup and any charge for a mattress or box spring with Public Works at 337-491-1220.
When & how
Set the mattress out with the trash that will not fit the container, and confirm the pickup day at 337-491-1220 since the route runs at least twice a month.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress out of the city garbage container and off the recycling stream, and keep it dry and free of any building material, tire or chemical because those categories are refused.
White goods are collected citywide, but the owner has to call ahead and any refrigerant must be professionally removed first.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no white goods fee on its pages, so call Public Works at 337-491-1220 to schedule the pickup and confirm any charge.
When & how
Call 337-491-1220 ahead of time, and set the unit out when the city says the citywide white goods collection reaches the address.
Get it ready
Have any refrigerant professionally removed first, empty the unit of perishable food, and remove the doors or lids or tape them shut, because white goods still holding refrigerant are not eligible for collection.
Electronic waste is excluded from the recycling stream and referred to designated facilities that the city does not name.
City cost & eligibility
The city states that electronic waste does not belong in the recycling stream and belongs at designated e-waste facilities, but it names no facility, so confirm the location and any charge with Public Works at 337-491-1220 before loading the car.
When & how
Call the Public Works helpline at 337-491-1220 to find the designated e-waste facility that serves Lake Charles addresses, and keep the devices out of the Green Truck stops until then.
Get it ready
Keep televisions, computers and other electronics out of the recycling stream and out of the garbage container, which takes bagged kitchen and household waste, and clear personal data before handover.
Building materials from construction, repair or remodeling are not collected and the owner has to have them privately removed.
City cost & eligibility
The city ordinance excludes building materials from collection, describing roofing, concrete, plaster, wallpaper, earth, trees and other substances resulting from construction, repair or remodeling of any building on private property, and it says the owner must have this waste privately removed, so the container and its price come from a private company.
When & how
Arrange private removal or a container before the work starts, because the city will not pick up this material on the garbage, trash or yard waste routes.
Get it ready
Keep roofing, concrete, plaster, wallpaper, earth and tree material from a construction or remodeling job out of the garbage container, the trash pile and the yard waste pile, and keep paint and chemicals on the commercial hauler route instead.
Exercise equipment is not named in the trash definition, so the route has to be confirmed.
City cost & eligibility
The city names furniture, bedding, debris and rubbish in its trash definition and does not list exercise equipment, and it publishes no rate, so confirm whether a machine is collected with the trash with Public Works at 337-491-1220.
When & how
Call 337-491-1220 first, and if the machine is accepted set it out with the trash that will not fit the city container.
Get it ready
Break the machine down where you can, remove any battery pack so it does not go into the wrong stream, and keep it clear of the garbage container and the recycling stream.
Trash is any refuse other than garbage that will not fit the ninety-eight-gallon container, collected at least twice a month.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no collection rate for the trash route, so confirm the current charge and the pickup frequency for a mixed load with Public Works at 337-491-1220.
When & how
Set the load out as trash, separate from the bagged garbage in the container, and call 337-491-1220 for the pickup day because the city collects trash and yard waste at least twice a month.
Get it ready
Keep building materials, tires and automobile parts, hazardous waste and contracted tree removal debris out of the pile because the city refuses all of them, and keep white goods on the separate call-ahead route with the refrigerant removed first.
Paint, chemicals, batteries and other household hazardous waste
Not on the regular city route
Hazardous waste is not collected, and the city says a commercial hauler must be contacted.
City cost & eligibility
The city states that it is not authorized or equipped to handle hazardous waste, including toxic materials, paint and medical wastes, and that a commercial hauler must be contacted, so the route and its price come from a private hauler rather than the city.
When & how
Contact a commercial hazardous waste hauler before the material accumulates, and keep it out of the garbage container, the trash pile and the recycling stream in the meantime.
Get it ready
Keep toxic materials, paint, medical waste, batteries and other hazardous products out of every city route, keep food contaminated and hazardous items out of the recycling stream, and remember that tires and automobile parts go to a dealer licensed by the Department of Environmental Quality rather than the curb.
Garbage is bagged inside the city container and collected weekly
Garbage is the city's term for all solid or semi-solid kitchen refuse subject to decay along with its packaging, and the ordinance also counts waste paper, debris and rubbish normally produced in a household as garbage. All garbage belongs in plastic bags inside the city-provided ninety-eight-gallon container, and specific pickup questions go to Public Works at 337-491-1220.
Trash is everything that will not fit the container, and white goods need a call
Trash is any refuse other than garbage and includes furniture, bedding, debris and rubbish normally produced in a household that will not fit in the ninety-eight-gallon container, and the city collects trash and yard waste from residences at least twice a month. White goods are picked up too, but the owner has to call ahead to 337-491-1220, items must be free of perishable food with doors or lids removed or taped shut, and any refrigerant must be professionally removed before collection.
Building materials, tires and hazardous waste stay off the curb
Under the city ordinance, building materials such as roofing, concrete, plaster, wallpaper, earth and trees from construction, repair or remodeling on private property are not collected and the owner must have them privately removed. Tires and automobile parts are not collected from residences and go to a dealer licensed by the Department of Environmental Quality, hazardous waste such as toxic materials, paint and medical waste needs a commercial hauler because the city is not authorized or equipped to handle it, and contracted tree removal debris is not eligible for the yard waste route.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Lake Charles Public Works Solid Waste Division
Use the city garbage and trash collection
A Lake Charles household with bagged garbage, or furniture, bedding and other trash that will not fit the container.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no collection rate on its garbage and trash pages, so confirm the current service charge with Public Works at 337-491-1220.
Arrange it
Bag the garbage inside the city-provided ninety-eight-gallon container, put the trash that will not fit it out on your collection day, and call 337-491-1220 for your pickup date or any service change.
Building materials, tires and automobile parts, and hazardous waste such as paint and medical waste are not collected, contracted tree removal debris is not eligible, and white goods need a call ahead with the refrigerant removed first.
City of Lake Charles Public Works Solid Waste Division
Schedule a white goods pickup
A household with a refrigerator, washer, dryer or other appliance that needs to leave the property.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no white goods fee on its pages, so call Public Works at 337-491-1220 to schedule the pickup and confirm any charge.
Arrange it
Call 337-491-1220 ahead of time, have the refrigerant professionally removed from any cooling appliance, and set the unit out free of perishable food with the doors or lids removed or taped shut.
White goods that still contain refrigerant are not eligible, and a business that delivers and installs a new appliance is required to remove the old one instead of leaving it for the city.
City of Lake Charles Public Works Solid Waste Division
Recycle with the Green Truck and use a designated e-waste facility
A household with paper, cardboard, number 1 and 2 plastics, metal cans or clean packaging, or electronics that need a designated facility.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no fee for the recycling drop-off and names no e-waste facility or charge, so confirm both with Public Works at 337-491-1220.
Arrange it
Take accepted recyclables to the Green Truck location of the day, with the weekday stops running 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and the Saturday stops at Wal-Mart Hwy. 14 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Prien Lake Mall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Nelson Ball Field from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., and keep the material loose, clean and dry.
Plastic bags and film, Styrofoam, hazardous materials such as paint, chemicals and batteries, food contaminated items and electronic waste are not accepted in the recycling stream.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
Does Lake Charles collect furniture at the curb?+
Yes. The city ordinance defines trash as any refuse other than garbage and names furniture, bedding, debris and rubbish normally produced in a household that will not fit in the ninety-eight-gallon container, and the city collects trash and yard waste from residences at least twice a month. Call Public Works at 337-491-1220 for the current pickup day and any charge.Official guidance
Where does a Lake Charles mattress go?+
Bedding is named in the city's trash definition alongside furniture, debris and rubbish that will not fit the ninety-eight-gallon container, so a mattress and box spring ride the trash route that the city runs at least twice a month. Keep it out of the garbage container and the recycling stream, and confirm the pickup at 337-491-1220.Official guidance
How are Lake Charles appliances collected?+
Household appliances, or white goods, are picked up when the city runs its citywide white goods collection, but the owner must call ahead first at 337-491-1220. Items have to be free of perishable food with doors or lids removed or taped shut, and white goods that still contain refrigerant are not eligible until the refrigerant is professionally removed first.Official guidance
Where do Lake Charles televisions and computers go?+
Not in the recycling stream. The city lists electronic waste among the items not accepted for recycling and tells residents to take it to designated e-waste facilities, without naming one, so call the Public Works helpline at 337-491-1220 and confirm the facility and any charge before loading the car.Official guidance
Who collects garbage in Lake Charles?+
The City of Lake Charles Solid Waste Division does, through Public Works at 337-491-1220, with once-a-week garbage container collection, trash and yard waste from residences at least twice a month, and white goods pickup when scheduled. Garbage belongs in plastic bags inside the city-provided ninety-eight-gallon container, and trash is the refuse that will not fit in it, including furniture and bedding.Official guidance
How does recycling work in Lake Charles?+
Recycle! Lake Charles moves the Green Truck to a different site each weekday and takes newspapers, magazines, office paper, cardboard and paperboard, number 1 and number 2 plastic bottles and jugs, aluminum, tin and steel cans, and clean packaging. Rinse containers, remove caps and lids, flatten boxes, keep the material clean and dry and leave it loose, and keep plastic bags, Styrofoam, hazardous materials, greasy items and electronic waste out of the stream.Official guidance
