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Household Chemical Day is Saturday April 27, 2013 in Lafayette

Debbie Ray — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:33:00 +0000

Since the inception of the program, the average turnout at each event is 732 cars, and the average quantity of chemicals collected at each event is 35 tons.

Neighborhood Cleanup Day is Saturday

Debbie Ray — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:25:13 +0000

Residents of Lafayette and the unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish can get rid of items which are normally difficult to dispose of. The third annual Neighborhood Clean-up takes place Saturday in conjunction with local government and Allied Waste on Saturday, October 27, 2012. Wood, doors and other construction debris, fencing, toilets, bicycles, swing sets, wall-to-wall [...]

Safely Dispose of Old Paint, Poison and Household Chemicals Saturday

Debbie Ray — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:11:45 +0000

Saturday's the day to get rid of those old paint cans, poisons and household chemicals! Safe disposal is important because chemicals that have been stored for extended periods pose a health threat if spilled, especially to children and pets. It’s also important to keep chemicals out of garbage trucks in neighborhoods because chemicals have the potential of catching fire in a truck, or even worse, an explosion or fire could seriously injure personnel working on a garbage truck.

Easter Garbage Collection

Debbie Ray — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:56:42 +0000

If your regular garbage or recycling collection day is Friday, you will receive service on Good Friday.

For those persons in the cities of Lafayette and Carencro, and in unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish, excess garbage outside of the automated cart will be collected next week if it is bagged, and each bag does not exceed 35 pounds

Holiday Trash Pickup

Steve Wiley — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:14:23 +0000

Allied Waste and the Recycling Foundation will run their regularly scheduled garbage and recycling collection routes Christmas week, Dec. 20-24. The week following Christmas, Dec. 27-31, residents in the cities of Lafayette and Carencro, as well as unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish, can put excess garbage outside of the automated cart. All garbage must [...]