Household Hazardous Waste Day

September 12, 2026
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Environmental Quality Convenience Center: 400 Dugas Rd.

Residents of City of Lafayette & Unincorporated areas only. Residents will have to sign up online for a spot in ½ hour timeslots. Residents will have to provide ID that matches reservation address when you arrive. RESERVATION LINK COMING SOON.

Do your part to keep Lafayette safe & clean!

Improper disposal of household chemicals can pose a threat to health, contaminate land, air and water supplies and cause injury to staff collecting our garbage.

NOT ACCEPTING GLASS THIS YEAR!

Will NOT Accept

• X - NO Appliances
• X - NO Furniture
• X - NO TV’s (any kind)
• X - NO CRT Monitors
• X - NO Office Copiers
• X - NO Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
• X - NO Toner/Ink Cartridges
• X - NO GPS Devices
• X - NO MP3 & DVD Players
• X - NO Digital Cameras
• X - NO DVD Movies & DVRs
• X - NO Video Games
• X - NO Tapes, CD’s, Disc
• X - NO Stereo Equipment
• X - NO Speakers
• X - NO Fire/Smoke Detector
• X - NO Automotive or Rechargeable Batteries
• X - NO Motor Oil
• X - NO PCB Oil
• X - NO Antifreeze
• X - NO Commercial Waste
• X - NO Compressed Gas Cylinders
• X - NO Medical Waste
• X - NO Medicine
• X - NO Radioactive Material
• X - NO Explosives (including ammunition)

For a list of places to dispose of above items we do NOT accept, see below.

For more information call Lafayette Consolidated Government Environmental Quality Division 291-5637.

WHERE TO RECYCLE ITEMS WE DO NOT ACCEPT

Call to get business details, as items may change.

Antifreeze:

• Firestone (all locations)

Appliances:

• Louisiana Scrap Metal
• Weekly curbside as Bulky Waste (visit Bulky Waste page for more information)

Automotive Batteries:

• Louisiana Scrap Metal
• Most Automotive Stores (Call ahead- i.e. Auto Zone, Firestone, Advance Auto Parts, Pep Boys)

Compact Fluorescent Bulbs:

• Home Depot
• Lowe's

Compressed Gas Cylinders:

• Ameri-Gas (2317 North University Avenue)

Fire Extinguishers:

• Gulf Land Fire Safety Services, Inc. - Carencro, LA

Medicine/Prescription Drugs:

• Local Pharmacies (Call ahead - i.e. Walgreens, CVS, University Medical Center, Ochers)

Rechargeable Batteries:

• Best Buy - Lithium ion only
• Batteries Plus

Motor Oil:

• Most Automotive Stores
• Wal-Mart

Tires:

• Colt, Inc: 1223 Delhomme Ave., Scott, LA