ACCEPTED Items for Recycling 

• Plastic Containers (No bags or films)
• Paper
• Newspaper
• Paperboard (Example: Cereal Box)
• Envelopes (Plastic Window OK)
• Magazine, Catologs  
• Aluminum
• Tin & Steel Cans 
• Cardboard
• File Folders
• Paper with Staples

Items NOT ACCEPTED 

• Stryofoam  
• Plastic Bags or Films  
• Paper Towels
• Food Waste
• Fast Food Wrappers
• Napkins, Tissues
• Greasy Pizza Boxes
• Rubber Bans
• Pens
• Wood
• Candy Wrappers
• Snack / Chip Bags
• Sandwich Bags 

Why Recycle?

Recycling:

• Saves resources
• Saves energyPrevents pollution
• We are called to be good stewards of the earth

Recycling Facts:

• Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run your television for three hours.  (Source:  Keep America Beautiful)
• Aluminum recycling saves 95% of energy that would be used if the aluminum was made from raw materials
• Recycling one ton of paper saves up to 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, and 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space 
• In 2013, Americans recycled and composted 87.2 million tons of materials. This prevented emissions from being released, equivalent to removing 39 million passenger vehicles from the road for a year.  (Source:  EPA)

More Things That You Can Do

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

• Bring your own bag
• Bring your own cup/mug/water bottle
• Use both sides of a piece of paper 
• Turn off your computer when you aren’t using it
• Start a compost pile at home for yard and food scraps

Jefferson Parish Curbside Recycling

• Call 1-877-747-4374 to request an additional recycling bin in Jefferson Parish (no charge for residents)
• New Orleans Recycling Guide shows where you can recycle additional items including electronics, Styrofoam packing peanuts and more:  https://www.nola.gov/sanitation/documents/new-orleans-recycling-guide/