1.                  Please have your container at the roadside by 5:00 AM on your day of collection. It may be more convenient to place container out the night before.

2.                  Please do not overload containers for automated collection with heavy items, hazardous material or protruding objects.

3.                  Lids should be kept shut to keep animals and rainwater out and refuse inside.

4.                  Once garbage has been emptied, residents are responsible for moving container off the street and placing in a safe location.

5.                  Containers MAY NOT be left next to the roadway at all times, since this increases the chance of potential theft or damage by traffic.  Replacement of containers damaged or stolen on a non-collection day will be the responsibility of the resident.

6.                  Since Waste Management containers are assigned to a specific residential location, containers MUST NOT BE TAKEN when a resident moves.

7.                  Residents with extra garbage on an on-going basis may purchase an additional container from Waste Management for $68.00.  These containers are specially designed for automated collection and containers of other design will not function with the collection trucks.

8.                  If your container is missing, you will need to notify the Sheriff’s Office who will issue you a claim number.  Your first lost container will be replaced with this claim number.  Thereafter, you will be required to purchase a replacement cart.

9.                  The only holidays observed by Waste Management are Christmas and New Year’s Day.  When these holidays fall on your collection day, you will be notified by the news media of the holiday collection schedule.  Do not confuse municipality (city) holiday schedules with the unincorporated areas of the parish.

ALTERNATIVE DISPOSAL METHODS

TIRES

·      When buying new tires, have the dealer dispose of your old ones.

    Tires and rims may be taken to the Calcasieu Parish East or West Maintenance Facilities and disposed of at no cost.

·     There is a limit of FIVE (5) passenger or truck vehicle tires per load.

SCRAP METAL / APPLIANCES

·    The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 require that all appliances containing FREON be tagged by a certified technician before disposal.  Waste Management WILL NOT pick up any appliances containing Freon, however, you may call to make arrangements to have other appliances picked up.

Scrap metal and appliances without Freon are accepted at Cal-Cam Recycling and Southern Scrap Xpress Recycling.

 FURNITURE

Small amounts of furniture will be collected on the regular trash routes.

·     Large amount of cast-off furniture or unusually frequent disposal of furnishings from a residential unit will not be collected.

·The Salvation Army and Goodwill will accept useable items for donation.

 OIL

Some oil change services will accept used oil.  Insta-Lube and Don’s Quick Lube will accept a maximum of five (5) gallons.

BATTERIES

Trade in your used vehicle battery when replacing, since most dealers will give you a rebate.

 Several local companies will buy batteries including Energy Batteries, Wholesale Batteries, and Aluminum Recycling.

 CONSTRUCTION / REMODELING MATERIAL

Waste Management will not pick up construction, remodeling, or demolition debris under this contract.

·       When hiring contractors, specify that they will be responsible for removing all waste from the site.

·       For a fee, arrangements can be made with Waste Management for removal of most construction materials.

·     You may dispose of construction / demolition debris at one of several permitted construction landfills in the Parish.  There is a fee for disposal at these locations.

 LOT CLEARING / TREE TRUNKS

  Insure that contractors are responsible for removal of all debris after clearing or cutting operations.

·        Waste Management can, for a fee, dispose of large amounts of lot clearing debris.

·        Construction landfills will accept lot clearing material for a fee.

 YARD WASTE

·      Leaves should be bagged and tree, shrub or bush clippings should be bundled for collection.

·     Tree limbs under six feet (6’) long and four inches (4”) in diameter may be placed near, but not in, the road for pickup.

·     Yard waste exceeding contract specifications MAY be removed from the Parish right-of-way at the expense of the resident.

·      Residents are urged to compost yard waste.  Composting information may be obtained through the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Department of Solid Waste.

 LOCATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION

 CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY

East Maintenance Facility, 5500-B Swift Plant Road, Lake Charles, LA 70615  437-3650

West Maintenance Facility, 2915 Post Oak Road, Sulphur, LA  70663             625-3812

CONSTRUCTION / DEMOLITION LANDFILLS

Chaney, 1662 Miller Street, Lake Charles, LA  70611       855-6496

Krause and Managan, 332 E Lincoln St, Post Office Box 163, Sulphur, LA  70663    527-8671

Swisco Road Disposal, 1370 Swisco Road, Sulphur, LA  70665     625-1234

Tommasi Brothers, Inc., 7124 Corbina Road, Lake Charles, LA  70605         478-9799

 SCRAP METAL / APPLIANCES

Cal-Cam Recycling, 1225 North 1^st Avenue, Lake Charles, LA  70601        439-5475

Southern Scrap Xpress, 901 North 1^st Avenue, Lake Charles, LA  70601         430-4600

 ALUMINUM RECYCLING

Amerimex Recycling, 2906 Broad Street, Lake Charles, LA  70601        439-9100

Aluminum Recycling, 1628 East Napoleon Street, Lake Charles, LA  70663   625-9238

BATTERIES

Energy Batteries, 2430 Highway 90 East, Lake Charles, LA  70601              439-4589

Wholesale Batteries, 1608 Broad Street, Lake Charles, LA  70601   433-1794

USED ENGINE / HYDRAULIC OIL

Don’s Quick Lube, 3708 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA  70605         479-0315

Insta-Lube, 1201 Highway 14, Lake Charles, LA  70601      439-6683

Insta-Lube, 1911 Ruth Street, Sulphur, LA  70663      527-6680

FURNITURE

Salvation Army, 1101 Gertsner Memorial Drive, Lake Charles, LA  70601       494-0401

GoodWill Ind. of SW Louisiana, 2137 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA  70601 479-1922

GENERAL / HAZARDOUS MATERIAL

Waste Mgmt, 536 Wasley Rd, Lake Charles, LA  70601      436-7229