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The Iberville Parish Sanitation & solid waste department provides residential solid waste collection and disposal of residential of large debris, tree limbs, appliances and more – as well as operation of three (3) waste and recycling centers throughout the parish.
Iberville parish sanitation & solid waste department has a contract with pelican waste & debris to provide garbage pick up to the residents of Iberville parish.
The Iberville parish sanitation & solid waste department also has contracts with republic services, pelican waste & debris and waste pro solely for residential waste & recycling collection and disposal.
Dept. Director Brandon Mellieon
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(225) 692-3844
Additional Info
- Coordinates and provides for residential trash collection through a contract with pelican waste & debris.
- Iberville Parish solid waste department's boom trucks collect large bulk items such as tree limbs, lumber, furniture, appliances, remodelling debris and items that will not fit inside the garbage cart.
- Provides trash and litter collection via inmate labor from Elayn Hunt Correction Center. This crew works Monday through Thursday.
- Provides trash and litter collection performed by Iberville parish jail trustees, at parish boat ramps and public facilities, and roadside litter detail throughout Iberville parish.
- Iberville Parish solid waste department provides curb-side debris services with our boom trucks.
Residential garbage is collected weekly. Garbage carts should be placed at the road with cart facing the correct direction.
Garbage Collection Route Map →
- Monday
Maringouin, Rosedale and Grosse Tete. From Highway 77 to Highway 1 and from Bayou Jacob Road to Highway 1148 - Tuesday
Enterprise Blvd. To Intracoastal Road and everything south of Belleview Road (la-75). At Enterprise Blvd to include Tenant Road (east side of LA-1), from Belleview Road (going south to 5th Avenue). All of Bayou Sorrell and Bayou Pigeon. - Wednesday
North side of Belleview Road at Enterprise Blvd. To Bayou Plaquemine and east side of LA-1 to West Baton Rouge Parish line - Thursday
Bayou Goula, 5th Avenue to the Ascension Parish line, random oaks and all of White Castle. - Friday
St. Gabriel, Sunshine, and Carville.
Every resident receives one (1) garbage cart at no charge. If the resident wishes to purchase additional garbage carts, the price for the carts are $65.00 each.
Cash, check or money orders are accepted. Once a garbage cart is purchased, the solid waste department will have the cart delivered within one (1) to two (2) business days.
To purchase additional carts they can either pay at the Iberville Parish utility department office or mail payment. Make sure to include the following information:
- Name
- Address
- Contact Phone Number
Utility Department Office Address:
59705 Bayou Road
Plaquemine, LA 70764
Mailing Payment Address:
PO Box 389
Plaquemine, LA 70765
Iberville Parish solid waste department provides curbside bulk trash and debris services for Iberville Parish with boom trucks. The boom trucks follow the same route and schedule as the garbage collection schedule.
Boom Truck Collection Route Map →
- Monday
Maringouin, Rosedale and Grosse Tete. From Highway 77 to Highway 1 and from Bayou Jacob Road to Highway 1148. - Tuesday
Enterprise Blvd. To Intracoastal Road and everything south of Belleview Road (LA-75). At Enterprise Blvd to include Tenant Road (east side of LA-1), from Belleview Road (going south to 5th Avenue). All of Bayou Sorrell and Bayou Pigeon. - Wednesday
North side of Belleview Road at Enterprise Blvd. To Bayou Plaquemine and east side of LA-1 to West Baton Rouge Parish line. - Thursday
Bayou Goula, 5th Avenue to the Ascension Parish line, random oaks and all of White Castle. - Friday
St. Gabriel, Sunshine and Carville.
Collection Guidelines:
- Brush should be placed in front of your home as close to the roadway as possible. Limbs removed from a tree by a contractor hired by the homeowner will not be picked up. Disposal is the contractor's responsibility.
- No demolition, renovation, or construction debris will be collected. Disposal of materials is the contractor's responsibility.
- Service will be provided to homeowners for lumber, tree limbs, branches, and other tree parts, such as tree trunks not exceeding 8 feet in length.
- Individual lumber, limbs, branches or other tree parts put out for collection must not exceed 8 feet in length.
- Service will be provided for other trash such as bicycles, lawnmowers (free of gas and oil) and metal fencing not exceeding 8 feet in length.
- No automobile, truck engines or tires will be picked up.
- No concrete or bricks will be picked up.
- No shingles or roofing debris.
- No service will be provided on vacant lots.
- No hazardous material, such as paint, oil or batteries, will be picked up.
- Debris should be put out at the curb the night before your collection day.
Now is the perfect time to get your family into recycling. It's easy and helps cut down the waste going to our landfills. We will all enjoy the satisfaction of making our environment a better place to live.
- Remove all food and liquid from the bottles or cans.
- Rinse bottles or cans. You can leave the labels on!
- Bring to the nearest recycling drop-off location.
Iberville Parish has a contract with Republic Services solely for residential waste collection and disposal. All recycling guidelines apply to new construction, demolition, and/or renovations.
Where to Drop-Off Recycling:
- North Iberville Area
Grosse Tete Site
18125 Willow Street, Grosse Tete, LA
Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Plaquemine Area
C.M. Mike Zito Center
61755 Bayou Road, Plaquemine, LA 70764
Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - East Iberville Area
St. Gabriel Site
3515 LA-75, St Gabriel, LA 70776
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Metal
Steel, tin or aluminium food or drink cans. Pet food cans (empty and rinse). - Cartons
Juice, milk, or cream boxes and cartons (rinse), cereal and cracker boxes, (remove liners). - Plastics
Any container marked #1 through #7 on the bottom, inside the triangular shaped recycling symbol. Beverage bottles, food containers (rinse), detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, prescription bottles, baby wipe containers, household cleaner and bleach bottles (empty and rinse), flower pots, buckets (5-gallon or less, remove metal handles). - Paper
Junk mail, coupons, white or colored paper, gift wrap, envelopes, paper grocery bags, shopping bags (remove handles), catalogs, magazines, newspapers and inserts, (remove rubber bands and plastic bags - do not tie up newspapers), paperback books, telephone books, shredded paper). - Cardboard
Corrugated and paperboard boxes, 6, 12, and 24-pack drink cartons (flattened), paper egg cartons, and shoe boxes. (Flatten boxes and place in cart or on ground next to cart).
- Glass
Window glass, mirrors, light bulbs, broken glass, drinking glasses, ceramics, or Pyrex. - Metal
Aerosol cans, aluminum foil, wire hangers or other non-food metal items. - Cartons
Waxy frozen food packaging, take-out food containers, or pizza boxes! - Plastics
Non-food plastic containers, plastic bags, Styrofoam, bubble wrap, plastic film, household garbage, yard trimmings or woody waste, building materials, automobile/trailer or bike tires, household or hazardous waste (electronics, batteries, paint, chemicals, oil or oil filters), soiled papers (diapers, tissues, paper towels, paper plates, napkins or pizza boxes). Clothes hangers, toys, 6-pack rings, chemical containers, packing materials or plastic wrap. Styrofoam, plastic bags, bubble wrap and plastic film even though some of these may have a Recycling Logo on them. - Paper
Soiled paper, photos, hardcover books, carbon paper, delivery bags or rubber bands. - Cardboard
Pizza boxes, plastic or foam packing material, waxed cardboard or boxes with plastic or foil linings!
Periodically, Iberville Parish holds “Parish Clean-Up Day”. Stay tuned for the next parish-wide cleanup!
Bayou Plaquemine and Bayou Grosse Tete
Besides providing for residential garbage and trash collection and working daily with inmate labor to keep the parish clean, the Solid Waste Department and Parish have also worked to clean up Bayou Plaquemine and Bayou Grosse Tete via a contractor. These are photos from that clean up effort.
Parishwide Clean-Up Day
The Solid Waste Department has worked with the Parish's Image Committee to coordinate a parish wide Clean-Up Day. Hundreds of local residents participate in the clean-up event. The Department works to include businesses, communities, school and church organizations, government agencies and others in the event in order to spread the message that Iberville will not tolerate litter.
If you are not receiving sufficient garbage collection or boom truck service, call the Iberville Parish solid waste debris office at (225) 692-3844.
Department Address:
59805 Bayou Road
Plaquemine, LA 70764
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 389
Plaquemine, LA 70765
Office Hours:
Monday–Thursday, 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.