Public Works
Solid Waste
The Solid Waste Division of Public Works
was put in place to improve services to citizens. The division
manages the Solid Waste contract for pick-up services with
the City of Shreveport. The division also operates the
Recycling Center and performs litter pick up services throughout
the City.
Municipal Solid Waste Collection Services
Residential and designated business solid
waste and residential yard waste is collected once each
week in Bossier City. Please contact the office with questions
regarding your pickup day and holiday schedule changes.
Residences having curbside pickup will
be provided with a 96 gal trash cart on wheels. Please
contact the office if you need a trash cart to be delivered
or if repairs need to be made to an existing cart. Household
garbage and trash must be bagged and containerized in the
96 gal trash cart. Residents with curbside pickup may request
an additional city cart for a charge of $4.00 per month
added to the sanitation portion of their water bill. A
regulation trash can purchased by the resident may be used
at no additional charge. The monthly charge for curbside
pickup is $16.00 per month billed on the water bill.
Residences having backdoor or side yard
pickup must provide their own trash receptacles or can
have one of the city carts for a charge of $4.00 per month
extra. A city trash cart will be For curbside pick up of
large items, such as an appliance, call Solid Waste at
least one day before your scheduled pick up day (residential
only). A different truck than your usual truck will remove
these large items
Commercial locations with city trash pickup must have all
garbage containerized in the 96 gal trash cart provided by
the city. Any extra trash or items too large to be placed
in City ordinance number 153 mandates that waste receptacles
and solid waste not be placed on the curb more than 24 hours
before the sanitation truck arrives and that waste receptacles
be removed from the curb within 24 hours after collection.
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to
4:00 pm
Yard Waste
Yard waste must be containerized separately
from household garbage and trash. Grass clippings, leaves,
pine straw, shrub clippings, garden waste and leaves must
be containerized like household garbage and trash, and
placed on the curb. Tree limbs and large shrubbery clippings,
up to 6 feet in length and 8 inches in diameter, must be
stacked on the curb neatly. Please call the office in advance
if there is a large amount.
Used Tire Collection Service
Residents may request that their used tires be collected from their curbside
by calling the Solid Waste Office. These tires, which come from private vehicles,
are collected by the City and recycled.
Contact Info:
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
Jackie Garrett, Supervisor
Brittany Farrington ,
Clerk Typist I
Public Service
Complex
3223 Old Shed Rd
P.O. Box 5337
Bossier City, LA 71171-5337
Phone: 318.741.8461- Fax: 318.741.8407
Transfer Station
A solid waste transfer station is located
at 3223 Old Shed Road, between Tinsley Park and the Recycling
Center. The fee for waste disposed from residential locations
inside the city limits of Bossier City is $5.00 for the first 400 lbs and $3.50
for each additional 400 lbs. The fee for wasted disposed from residential areas
outside the city limits of Bossier City and commercial locations is $12.00 for
the first 400 lbs and $3.50 for each additional 400 lbs. Please call ahead if
you have questions regarding any items you intend to bring.
Contact Info:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm -
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am to 12 pm
Public Service Complex
3223 Old Shed Rd
Bossier City, LA 71111
Phone: 318.746.9885 or 318.741.8461
Recycling
The Bossier City Recycling Center is located
at 3001 Old Shed Road, between Hwy 80 and Shed Rd. It is
accessible from Crowing Lane and Tinsley Blvd and from
the Old Minden Rd extension. Individuals may deposit the
following materials 24 hours a day. Drop-off bins are under
a well-lit, drive-through area, which is protected from
the weather. Materials accepted and required preparation
is:
- Clear Plastic - #1 PET soda bottles (Discard lids
and rinse.)
- Cloudy Plastic - #2 HDPE Water, Milk and Juice Jugs
(Discard lids and rinse.)
- Cans - (Rinse and containerize aluminum cans separately
from steel and tin cans.)
- Newspaper and Telephone books
- Mixed Paper
Corrugated Paper/Cardboard - (Flatten boxes.)
The following materials must be brought to the Recycling
Center when the center is manned from 7:00 a.m. to 2.30
p.m. , Monday through Saturday.
- Used Motor Oil
- All Scrap Metal And White Goods (appliances)
- Tires
Contact Info:
3301 Old Shed Rd.
Bossier City, LA 71111
Phone: 318.741.8420 - Fax: 318.741.8407
