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The Woolworth Road Landfill is located on a 435-acre tract of land in Keithville, Louisiana, about one quarter mile west of the Woolworth Road between Buncomb and Colquitt Roads. The facility has sufficient capacity to satisfy the needs of the City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Bossier City and Bossier Parish until around the year 2022. Approximately 403,400 tons of waste are generated in the Shreveport and surrounding area annually. The majority of this waste is disposed of at this facility. Approximately 12 acres of land is utilized for disposal annually based on an estimated average cell depth of 30 feet.

Pre-Registration

The City of Shreveport has developed a sophisticated system for waste acceptance to the facility. Except for private individuals hauling refuse from their own residence in the City and Parish, each hauler of waste must pre-register with the City and receive a Solid Waste Permit to deliver waste to the landfill.

The type of waste hauled must be indicated, and, for industrial non-hazardous waste, the State issued waste number must be provided. Waste delivered to the facility must be accompanied by a trip ticket which indicates the generator/hauler and waste identification number. All incoming waste will be weighed at the scale house, and the type and quantity of waste is recorded. The records are maintained at the facility and correlate to disposal cell location. The Landfill is operated under a permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ).

Hours of Operation

The landfill is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is closed Sundays, New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Fees

Waste categories and their associated tipping fees as of  November 1, 2000, are:

NORMAL WASTE: including general household waste, yard and landscape waste, construction and demolition debris, domestic sewerage, uncontaminated packaging material and machinery components:

• Minimum Fee (half ton or less) $15.50;

• Regular Fee $31/ton;

• Shreveport and Caddo Parish Residents (residential waste only) No Charge.

SPECIAL WASTE: including industrial solids and sludges, asbestos waste and special handling wastes.

• - Industrial Solids and Sludges: These require a completed DEQ Notification Form, DEQ Waste Number and Waste Characterization Form, lab test from an approved laboratory, annual fee for lab testing, and waste manifest for each load. Hours of acceptance of special wastes are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F with 24 hours’ prior notice of delivery required. Fees for Solids: 0-199 cubic yards/month, $28/yard; 200-349 cubic yards/month, $26.50/yard; 350-plus cubic yards/month, $25/yard; Fees for Sludges, 0-199 cubic yards/month, $44/yard; 200-349 cubic yards/month, $39/yard; 350-plus cubic yards/month, $33.50/yard; Waste Drum handling fee, $15/drum.
  

• - Asbestos Waste: These require a completed DEQ Asbestos Disposal Verification Form. Asbestos must be transported in non-compactible vehicles, and must have waste manifest and lab test from approved laboratory. Operator and any passengers must wear protective clothing while on site. Asbestos waste accepted by appointment only. Fee: $50/cubic yard.
  

• - Special Handling Waste, including items that require immediate burial, materials with high dusting potential, bulky waste, pharmaceutical drugs, outdated products, tree stumps and logs and other items that require special handling procedures. Fee: $20/cubic yard.
  

• - Animals: small, $5/each; large, $20/each.

NOT ACCEPTED: Hazardous, toxic or infectious waste, or waste containing free liquids. Whole tires, lead-acid batteries, waste oil and white goods are not accepted.

All private and commercial haulers or governmental vehicles must be permitted prior to entering the site. Industrial and certain special wastes require a waste characterization submittal.

Charge customers must submit a credit application before charging deliveries.

Tours

The landfill is open for educational tours by appointment. Contact the landfill manager at 318-925-3500 for tour information.

Contact

For more information, call the Woolworth Road Landfill at 318-925-3500.
For information on the Department of Public Works, please contact pw@shreveportla.gov

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