No garbage or recycling pickup scheduled in the City-Parish on Thanksgiving

Posted: Nov 25, 2020 / 01:54 PM CST / Updated: Nov 25, 2020 / 01:54 PM CST

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Many businesses are closing their doors on Thanksgiving and giving their workers a day off.

In that vein, Republic Services is getting the day off in the City-Parish too.

There will be no curbside garbage and recycling collection on Thanksgiving.

The mayor’s office released this statement about the schedule change:

Residential garbage (both in cart and out of cart woody waste/bulky items) and recycling will not be picked up on Thursday, November 26^th in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Any garbage, recyclables or trash not collected on Thanksgiving Day will be collected on the next regularly scheduled collection day. City-Parish curbside garbage and recycling services will resume on Friday, November 27^th.
In addition, the North Landfill will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and will re-open on Friday, November 27^th. The Republic Services recycling drop-off center, located at 7923 Tom Drive, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and will remain open during the holidays.
Any residents who need to report a missed garbage or recycling service, request a recycling cart, or report other garbage or recycling related issues should contact the City-Parish by dialing 3-1-1 or 225-389-3090, going online to http://311.brla.gov, or downloading the free Red Stick 311 app on Apple or Android devices.

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