We’re here to help you find the Alexandria LA trash pickup schedule for 2024 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Alexandria LA is in Louisiana with Monroe to the north, Lafayette to the south, Hattiesburg to the east, Lufkin to the west, Baton Rouge to the southeast, and Bossier City to the northeast.
If there’s a change to your normal trash collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Alexandria LA Trash Collection Calendar 2024
Refuse (garbage) is collected from each customer twice a week. To verify collection schedules, you may call Sanitation Department at 318-441-6080 or 318-441-6082.
Trash Pick Up Holidays
Here you can see the city-observed holidays.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Monday, January 16 – closed
- Tuesday, January 17 – Monday’s pickup
- Wednesday, January 18 – Tuesday’s pickup
- Thursday, January 19 – regular pickup
- Friday, January 20 – regular pickup
- Good Friday
- Monday, April 3 – regular pickup
- Tuesday, April 4 – regular pickup
- Wednesday, April 5 – Thursday’s pickup
- Thursday, April 6 – Friday’s pickup
- Friday, April 7 – closed
- Memorial Day
- Monday, May 29 – closed
- Tuesday, May 30 – Monday’s pickup
- Wednesday, May 31 – Tuesday’s pickup
- Thursday, June 1 – regular pickup
- Friday, June 2 – regular pickup
- Juneteenth
- Monday, June 19 – closed
- Tuesday, June 20 – Monday’s pickup
- Wednesday, June 21 – Tuesday’s pickup
- Thursday, June 22 – regular pickup
- Friday, June 23 – regular pickup
- Independence Day
- Monday, July 3 – regular pickup
- Tuesday, July 4 – closed
- Wednesday, July 5 – Tuesday’s pickup
- Thursday, July 6 – regular pickup
- Friday, July 7 – regular pickup
- Labor Day
- Monday, September 4 – closed
- Tuesday, September 5 – Monday’s pickup
- Wednesday, September 6 – Tuesday’s pickup
- Thursday, September 7 – regular pickup
- Friday, September 8 – regular pickup
- Veterans Day
- Monday, November 6 – regular pickup
- Tuesday, November 7 – regular pickup
- Wednesday, November 8 – Thursday’s pickup
- Thursday, November 9 – Friday’s pickup
- Friday, November 10 – closed
- Thanksgiving Day
- Monday, November 20 – regular pickup
- Tuesday, November 21 – regular pickup
- Wednesday, November 22 – NO pickup
- Thursday, November 23 – NO pickup
- Friday, November 24 – NO pickup
- Trailers out from the afternoon of Wednesday, November 22 to the morning of Monday, November 27
- Christmas Day
- Monday, December 25 – closed
- Tuesday, December 26 – Monday’s pickup
- Wednesday, December 27 – Tuesday’s pickup
- Thursday, December 28 – regular pickup
- Friday, December 29 – regular pickup
- Trailers out from the afternoon of Friday, December 22 to the morning of Tuesday, December 26
- New Year’s Day 2024
- Monday, January 1 – closed
- Tuesday, January 2 – Monday’s pickup
- Wednesday, January 3 – Tuesday’s pickup
- Thursday, January 4 – regular pickup
- Friday, January 5 – regular pickup
Alexandria LA Trash Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup
For large items that do not fit or belong in your bins, you may schedule a bulky item collection by calling sanitation department at 318-441-6080 or 318-441-6082.
Acceptable and Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
For more information on large item preparation and limitations, call the sanitation department at 318-441-6080 or 318-441-6082.
White Goods Pick-Up
All residents of the City of Alexandria that have white goods (stoves, washers, dryers, refrigerators, water heaters, dishwashers, and air conditioners) to be picked up must call the sanitation department. You must give the name, address, and phone number of the person making the request. Also, these objects are to be placed on the curbside in front of the residence. White goods will be picked up every 3rd Wednesday of each month. If your white goods are not separated from your limbs and other debris it will be left on the curbside. You may call us at 318-441-6080 or 318-441-6082.
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Alexandria LA and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Collection Calendar 2024
The City of Alexandria has partnered with Hometown Waste Solutions to offer recycling collection. Contact Hometown Waste at 318-625-7350 to verify your recycling collection schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Alexandria LA?
For large items that do not fit or belong in your bins, you may schedule a bulky item collection by calling sanitation department at 318-441-6080 or 318-441-6082.
What day is trash pickup?
Refuse (garbage) is collected from each customer twice a week. To verify collection schedules, you may call Sanitation Department at 318-441-6080 or 318-441-6082.
What time does trash collection start?
Trash collection starts at 7 a.m. Make sure to have your bins on the curb by then.
The City ordinance states that your garbage should be disposed of in a garbage bag and placed on the curbside on the day of pickup only. You can be issued a citation if garbage is placed on the curbside on an unscheduled pickup day.
How can I contact the Alexandria LA Public Works Department?
Sanitation Department
Phone: 318-441-6080 or 318-441-6082
James Stanley/Superintendent
Phone: 318-441-6078
Did we miss anything?
Hope you were able to find everything you need for the Alexandria LA trash pickup schedule. We strive to provide the most up to date information so please let us know if you need anything else.
