MAYOR LANDRIEU OPENS CITYWIDE RECYCLING DROP-OFF SITE

Launches Pilot Recycling Program at City Hall and Main Library on Loyola Ave.

NEW ORLEANS, LA-- Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced the return of recycling as a city service.

Beginning Saturday, August 14, 2010, Orleans Parish residents and small business owners were able

to bring designated items to the City’s drop-off site, located at 2829 Elysian Fields, between the hours

of 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Collection of recyclable materials will take place every Saturday. When dropping materials off,

residents will be asked to show their driver’s license as proof of residency in Orleans Parish.

Materials that will be accepted at the Elysian Fields Drop Off site include:

Paper

Cardboard

Newspaper and magazines

Junk mail

Aluminum cans

Plastic soda and water bottles

Liquid detergent and bleach bottles

Milk, water and juice bottles

Tin, steel and metal cans

Tires (four maximum)

Materials do not need to be sorted prior to drop-off. Glass recycling is not yet included in the

program. Also, residents will not be provided bins for collecting their own materials but can bring

their recyclable products to the collection site in their own containers.

( From NOELA News)