recycling

There are some changes for the garbage, recycling, and transit services for the Thanksgiving holiday.

A new study hopes to end the practice of "Shuck it and Chuck it" among Louisiana oyster lovers.

Target is once again having their seat trade-in event this April at all locations around the Country.

The program is expected to keep about 225,000 disposable plastic containers out of waste streams each year

Tons of beads are collected from the prade routes. Then they are cleaned to be used for the following carnival season.

Lafayette Consolidated Government announced that Republic Services will run their regularly scheduled residential collection routes in Lafayette Parish on December 26 through 30 and January 2 through 6.

Lafayette Consolidated Government’s Household Chemical and Electronic Waste Day will be held on Saturday, December 10th from 8am–12pm at the Cajun Field parking lot.

Our family doesn't ever buy ice when we pack an ice chest. My husband has found a DIY-way to recycle gallon jugs to make ice that lasts longer than any we can find in bags.

Even if you don’t have anything to be recycled, you are still asked to place your brown recycling container curbside.

Saturday April 23rd,It's the spring cleaning version of household chemical day. It's the right thing to do. It's also very easy to do.

All you need to do to get rid of any excess garbage is to bag it and place it on the ground three feet away from your automated garbage cart.

According to Lafayette Consolidated Government there will be no garbage or recycling collection on Christmas Day.

Styrofoam isn't the most environmentally friendly ways to go with cups, but if more companies would do what Chick-Fil-A is doing with them, it sure would help.

That fridge or freezer out in the garage could be costing you a lot more than you think. Act now and CLECO will give you $50 to recycle it, if you're a CLECO customer.

If you're sprucing up your property and want to make sure your yard waste will be picked up in a timely manner here is what you need to know to get that done in the city of Lafayette or unincorporated Lafayette parish.

Republic Services and the Recycling Foundation will not collect residential garbage or recycling in Lafayette Parish on Thanksgiving Day.

When the Ragin' Cajuns kick off the football season tomorrow against Southern at Cajun Field, it will also be a start of a new push to reduce waste.

There will be NO CHANGE in the normal garbage service schedule for Lafayette Parish and the City of New Iberia due to the Labor Day holiday.

Get ready to recycle when tailgating.

When should you put your can on the curb? A day later than you normally do if you live in Lafayette.