Overview

Shreveport and Bossier City garbage and trash collection is picked up once a week with a semi-automated waste pickup system using City provided carts.

The carts come in two sizes:

A. 96-gallon wheeled cart
B. 64-gallon wheeled cart.

If one (1) wheeled cart is not enough you may lease an additional garbage cart. The leasing fee is a one time, non refundable, fee of $50.00. The cart is the property of the City of Shreveport and should never be removed from the address it was given to.

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Shreveport Collection Schedule

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Residential Customers

Garbage and trash must be placed at curbside in the City-provided wheeled cart by 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection and then removed from the curb by 10:00 p.m. on the day of collection.

Excess waste may be placed beside the cart in boxes, bags or cans but should not exceed seventy five (75) pounds. Tree limbs should be cut in four foot lengths and be no more than four inches in diameter then neatly stacked at the curb. If you have any bulky items such as appliances or furniture please call a day before your garbage day so that we may schedule these for collection.

Backdoor waste collection is provided free of charge to handicapped residents living alone. A doctor’s certificate is required; call Shreveport Public Works at 318-673-6300 for more information. The City provided cart must be used to containerize waste. Backdoor collection is for household garbage only; any yard waste or bulky items will have to be placed at the curbside.

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Commercial Customers

In order to receive curbside service through the City of Shreveport, please call the Public Works office at 318-673-6300.

Once service is established garbage and trash must be placed at curbside in the City-provided wheeled cart by 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection and then removed from the curb by 10:00 p.m. on the day of collection.

All waste must fit inside the cart provided nothing beside the can or on top of the can will be picked up. This includes items such as yard waste and boxes.

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Holiday Schedule and City Observed Holidays At A Glance

Look on the City of Shreveport Home page (www.shreveportla.gov) under News and Announcements for any changes in service due to holidays observed by the City of Shreveport. Listed below are the city observed holidays:

New Years Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Presidents Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day (The day after Thanksgiving is usually declared a holiday by the Mayor.)
Christmas Day

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