Posted on Nov 06, 2025 | News,Press Releases
Keep Louisiana Beautiful Affiliate and Partners Host Recycling Events During America Recycles Month in November
BATON ROUGE, La. – Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) Affiliates and partners across the state will host community recycling events throughout November in celebration of America Recycles Month, a national initiative encouraging people to reduce waste, recycle more, and help keep their communities clean.
“Recycling is one of the most effective ways we can remove litter from our communities and keep Louisiana beautiful,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. “When we recycle, we’re not only keeping trash out of our bayous, parks, and roadways – we’re turning waste into something useful and protecting the natural beauty that defines our Sportsman’s Paradise. I’m proud of our Keep Louisiana Beautiful Affiliates and partners for leading the way this month and showing how recycling helps clean up and preserve our great state.”
America Recycles Month runs throughout November, with America Recycles Day observed on Saturday, November 15. These initiatives highlight the environmental and economic benefits of recycling while encouraging residents to take simple actions that make a big difference.
Local events include:
Vermilion Parish: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Saturday, November 8 | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Vermilion Parish Solid Waste Plant, 8600 Bird Rd., Abbeville, LA
Residents may bring used household hazardous waste such as oil, antifreeze, transmission fluid, paint, batteries, tires off the rim, cans, paper, and plastics #1 & 2. For more information, please call Vermilion Parish Solid Waste Plant at 898-4338.
Keep Slidell Beautiful: Fall Recycling Day
Saturday, November 8 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
City of Slidell Public Operations Facility, 1325 Bayou Lane, Slidell, LA
Residents can bring clean glass, aluminum cans, plastics #1 & 2, soft plastics, and up to 4 tires per vehicle for recycling. Remain in your vehicle and volunteers will assist you. For more information, contact [email protected] or visit KeepSlidellBeautiful.org.
Keep UNO Beautiful: Recycling Week
November 10 – 17 | Bins located on library 1st floor and at the University Center
The University of New Orleans is encouraging students, faculty, and staff to recycle e-waste, glass, aluminum, plastic, paper, and cardboard.
Keep Ponchatoula Beautiful: Glass Recycling
Tuesday, November 11 | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sherman`s Glass Inc., 1480 Veterans Ave., Ponchatoula, LA
In partnership with Sherman`s Glass Inc., citizens can bring their glass to be recycled into sand to help prevent coastal erosion. While Sherman`s Glass Inc recycles glass all year long, they are excited to partner with Keep Ponchatoula Beautiful for a special, one-day collection event. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Keep Lafayette Beautiful: Free Paper Shredding and Glass Recycling
Saturday, November 15 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Robicheaux Recreation Center, 1919 Eraste Landry Road, Lafayette, LA
Residents of Lafayette Parish can bring up to three garbage bags full of paper to be shredded onsite, then recycled. Keep Lafayette Beautiful is also partnering with Back Yard Sapphire to take glass free of charge to be recycled. For more information, visit the Lafayette Paper Shredding Day webpage.
Keep Lafayette Beautiful: Reuseable Grocery Bag Giveaway
November 15 | All day while supplies last at area grocery stores
The insulated reusable bags will also have curbside recycling information as well as an info sheet about “Lafayette’s “Know Before You Throw” page. Stop by Nunu’s in Scott and Youngsville, Little Veron’s, Super 1 on W Willow, Champagne’s, Breaux’s Mart, Adrien’s, Joey’s, or Fightingville Fresh Market to pick one up.
Ouachita Green`s America Recycles Day
Saturday, November 15 | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monroe Civic Center, 401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expressway, Monroe, LA
Residents of Ouachita Parish are invited to be drop off office paper, cardboard, #1 & #2 plastics, white goods, scrap metal, appliance, aluminum, tin, computers, monitors, printers, scanners, fax machines, DVD players, TV`s, stereos, tables, cellphones, bottles, jars, furniture, clothing, 5 regular vehicle tires off of the rim per household, and up to 3 boxes of paper for shredding per household. This is a “free” event, but donations are appreciated. Contact Sheila Kay Downhour at [email protected] for more information.
Keep Abita Beautiful: Recycle What?! – Recycling Collection Day
Saturday, November 22 | 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Abita Springs Utility Department, 72077 Live Oak Street, Abita Springs, LA
Bring metal, cigarette waste, pet food packaging and toys, hardware tools, electronic hair tools and appliances, contact lens cases, personal care packaging, and oral care products and packaging. You can also bring one 18-gallon container of glass per household. Contact [email protected] for more information.
“Access to recycling needs to be improved in Louisiana and across the country,” said Susan Russell, KLB Executive Director. “We are grateful to our Affiliates and partners for stepping up and filling the need for recycling services in their local communities.”
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), recycling helps reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills, conserves natural resources, prevents pollution, saves energy, and creates new jobs in recycling and manufacturing industries. However, The Recycling Partnership’s 2022 State of Louisiana Residential Recycling Access and Infrastructure Report found that only 45 of Louisiana’s approximately 190 municipalities and parishes offer residential recycling programs. As a result, an estimated 623,000 tons of recyclable materials end up in landfills each year due to limited access.
Through education, partnerships, and statewide events, Keep Louisiana Beautiful and its Affiliates continue working toward a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable Louisiana.
