Regional Compliance Hub: Paper, Cardboard, Metal Cans, HHW & Electronics — Shreveport (Caddo Parish), LA

This regional hub is designed to help Shreveport and Caddo Parish apartment communities identify current recycling and lawful disposal pathways when municipal recycling is unavailable or a property's private waste/recycling program does not accept a particular material.

Current City Status: The City of Shreveport currently states that its municipal recycling program is temporarily suspended. Louisiana DEQ identifies Pratt Recycling in Shreveport as a recycling facility for paper and corrugated cardboard and specifically notes that glass is not accepted. Caddo Parish separately provides recycling containers at its compactor sites for clean newspaper, cardboard, aluminum cans and steel cans; those sites also do not accept glass. [1] [3] [4]

Pratt Recycling — Paper & Corrugated Cardboard

The Apartment Recycling Option: Louisiana DEQ lists Pratt Recycling in Shreveport as a recycling facility accepting paper and corrugated cardboard. Because the DEQ listing does not establish unrestricted residential walk-in access, residents and property managers should contact Pratt before visiting to confirm current drop-off access, operating hours, preparation requirements and material acceptance. [1] [2]

Published Accepted Materials: Louisiana DEQ identifies paper materials including newspapers, magazines, catalogs, office paper, books, mail and corrugated cardboard. [1]

Plastics & Metal Cans: Louisiana DEQ's Pratt listing does not identify plastics or metal cans as accepted materials at this location. Do not place these materials into Pratt's recycling stream unless Pratt confirms current acceptance. For clean aluminum and steel cans, Caddo Parish publishes recycling availability at its compactor sites. [1] [3]

Strict “No Glass” Rule: Louisiana DEQ specifically notes that glass is not accepted by Pratt Recycling in Shreveport. [1]

  • Facility: Pratt Recycling — Shreveport[1][2]
  • Address: 10451 Richard Pratt Dr, Shreveport, LA 71115[1][2]
  • Pratt-Listed Phone: (318) 524-4782[2]
  • Louisiana DEQ-Listed Phone: (318) 798-2308[1]
  • Published Accepted: Paper + Corrugated Cardboard[1]
  • Not Accepted: Glass[1]
  • Before Visiting: Confirm public/residential access, hours and current material specifications directly with Pratt.

Caddo Parish Recycling — Cardboard + Aluminum & Steel Cans

Parish Option: Caddo Parish Public Works operates residential compactor locations throughout the parish. The Parish states that its sites have recycling containers for clean newspaper, cardboard, aluminum cans and steel cans. [3]

No Glass: Caddo Parish specifically states that its compactor sites do not accept glass recyclables. [3]

Property Manager Note: Community managers should verify current site hours, residency eligibility, quantity limitations and material preparation requirements before directing residents to a Parish compactor site. Property-generated or commercial loads should not be assumed to qualify as ordinary residential drop-off material.

Crucial Warnings: Glass, Chemicals & Bulk Waste

The “Glass” Problem: Not Accepted at Pratt or Caddo Parish Compactor Sites

The Rule: Louisiana DEQ states that Pratt Recycling in Shreveport does not accept glass. Caddo Parish likewise states that its compactor-site recycling containers do not accept glass recyclables. [1] [3]

Action: Do not place glass bottles or jars in Pratt recycling or Caddo Parish recycling containers. Residents should verify whether their apartment community, private recycling provider or another current local program accepts glass. If no recycling pathway is available, follow the property's or contracted waste provider's approved disposal instructions.

Household Hazardous Waste: Appointment Required

The Gap: Household hazardous waste should not be placed into ordinary apartment recycling containers or transported to a disposal facility without first verifying that facility's acceptance requirements.

The City Program: The City of Shreveport directs residents to contact Shreveport Green at (318) 219-1888 to schedule an appointment for Household Hazardous Waste collection. [5]

Accepted City Examples: The City's published examples include paint, herbicides, pesticides, used motor oil and other common household hazardous materials. [5]

Landfill Restriction: Woolworth Road Landfill states that hazardous, toxic or infectious waste and waste containing free liquids are not accepted. The landfill also identifies additional prohibited materials, including whole tires, lead-acid batteries, waste oil and white goods. [10]

Electronics (TVs & Computers): Resident Retail Option + Separate Scrap-Metal Rules

Resident Electronics Option: Best Buy publishes an in-store electronics recycling program generally limited to three eligible items per household per day, subject to product-specific restrictions and limits. Best Buy specifically states that its recycling program is intended for residents only and does not accept products from businesses or organizations. [6]

TV / Monitor Rules: Product size, quantity and fee requirements vary. Residents should check Best Buy's current recycling page before transporting televisions or monitors. [6]

Property Manager Warning: Best Buy's resident recycling pathway should not be represented as a disposal program for accumulated apartment-community or business-generated electronics.

Scrap Metal: CMC Recycling operates a Shreveport scrap-metal facility on Hollywood Avenue. CMC's published prohibited-material list includes office machines and electronic equipment such as computers and monitors. CMC also states that walk-up customers are not accepted. Confirm each material directly with the facility before transporting it. [7]

  • Resident Retail Option: Best Buy Electronics Recycling — resident program; product and quantity limits apply[6]
  • Business / Property Electronics: Use an appropriate commercial e-waste pathway; do not assume the Best Buy resident program applies.[6]
  • Scrap Metal Facility: CMC Recycling — Shreveport[7]
  • CMC Address: 3647 Hollywood Ave, Shreveport, LA 71109[7]
  • CMC E-Waste Restriction: Computers, monitors and other listed electronic equipment are not accepted.[7]

Bulk Waste & Furniture: City Bulky Collection Is Residential-Only

The City Program: The City of Shreveport states that its bulky-item collection program is for residential customers only and that bulk items are not collected from commercial properties. [8]

Multifamily Regulatory Context: Shreveport Code Chapter 74 defines apartments and apartment complexes as commercial establishments. Section 74-26 limits municipal collection from apartment or rental properties to properties with no more than four individual units per municipal address, and commercial establishments requiring service beyond the City's authorized level must use other lawful means for collection and disposal. [11]

Apartment Community Action: Residents should first follow the property's bulk-item policy. Property managers should coordinate furniture and bulk-waste disposal through the property's approved waste provider, qualified private collector, lawful self-haul option where applicable, or another lawful disposal arrangement.

Do Not Assume Residents Must Self-Haul: The City's rules do not require every apartment resident to personally transport bulky waste. The appropriate pathway depends on the property, waste type, service agreement and applicable collection/disposal requirements.

Woolworth Road Landfill — Eligibility, Permits & Fees Vary

Facility: The City of Shreveport publishes the Woolworth Road Landfill location at 10580 Woolworth Rd, Keithville, LA 71047. [4] [10]

Published Hours: Monday–Friday 6:30 AM–5:30 PM and Saturday 6:30 AM–1:00 PM. The facility is closed Sunday and on specified holidays. [10]

Residential Waste: The City's current landfill page publishes a $0.00 rate for Shreveport and Caddo Parish residents disposing of residential waste. Other waste classifications and chargeable loads are subject to applicable tipping fees. Because rates, documentation and eligibility requirements can change, residents should confirm current requirements before transporting a load. [10]

Commercial / Professional Hauling: Professional and commercial hauling is subject to additional City and Louisiana DEQ requirements. The landfill's current rules state that professional haulers must obtain applicable transporter identification, and Shreveport Code §74-53 regulates collection-for-hire and vehicles hauling waste to City-owned disposal facilities. [10] [11]

  • Landfill: Woolworth Road Landfill — City of Shreveport[10]
  • Address: 10580 Woolworth Rd, Keithville, LA 71047[10]
  • Phone: (318) 925-3500[10]
  • Hours: Mon–Fri: 6:30 AM–5:30 PM; Sat: 6:30 AM–1:00 PM; Sunday closed[10]
  • Residential Rate: City-published landfill information currently lists $0.00 for Shreveport and Caddo Parish residents disposing of residential waste; confirm eligibility before arrival.[10]
  • Other Loads: Tipping fees, special-waste procedures, permits or preregistration may apply.[10][11]

Property Manager Compliance: Collection vs. Off-Site Hauling

Important Operational Distinction: National Doorstep's standard multifamily service is designed around doorstep collection and movement of resident-setout waste to property-designated containers on private property, under property ownership or authorized management approval. It does not replace the property's separate municipal or private off-site hauling and final-disposal arrangement.

Shreveport Permit Caution: Shreveport Code §74-53 contains broad permitting language for persons collecting solid waste for hire within the City and expressly regulates vehicles hauling waste to City-owned disposal facilities. Accordingly, property managers and service providers should confirm with Shreveport Public Works whether any City solid-waste permit applies to the property's specific operating model before implementation. Any provider performing off-site hauling must comply with applicable City, Louisiana DEQ, facility and transporter requirements. [11]

Do Not Interfere With the Property's Hauler: Doorstep collection should be coordinated with the property's existing dumpster, compactor, recycling and contracted hauling system so that resident-setout material is placed only in property-authorized containers and handled downstream by the appropriate waste/recycling provider.

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Compliance Note: This page is provided for general property-management and operational information. Facility acceptance rules, fees, permits, schedules and government programs can change. Property managers and residents should confirm current requirements directly with the responsible agency, facility or contracted waste/recycling provider before relying on a disposal pathway.

EEAT Sources: [1] Louisiana DEQ: Recycling Collection Centers & MRFs — Pratt Recycling address; paper/cardboard materials; glass not accepted  |  [2] Pratt Industries: Paper Mill & Recycling Locations — Shreveport Recycling location and current Pratt-listed phone  |  [3] Caddo Parish Public Works: Compactor Sites & Recycling — clean newspaper, cardboard, aluminum and steel cans; no glass  |  [4] City of Shreveport: Solid Waste — municipal recycling currently suspended; Woolworth Road Landfill  |  [5] City of Shreveport: Recycling / Household Hazardous Waste — appointment through Shreveport Green; accepted examples  |  [6] Best Buy: Electronics Recycling — resident-only program; daily quantity and product restrictions  |  [7] CMC Recycling: Shreveport — location, operational requirements and prohibited electronics  |  [8] City of Shreveport: Bulky Item Pickup — residential customers only; commercial-property restriction  |  [9] City of Shreveport: Garbage & Trash Collections — residential/commercial collection guidance and recycling suspension notice  |  [10] City of Shreveport: Woolworth Road Landfill — hours, prohibited waste, permits, preregistration and published tipping-fee information  |  [11] City of Shreveport Code of Ordinances, Chapter 74 — Solid Waste: commercial establishments, apartment collection limits, lawful disposal and permitting requirements

 
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Shreveport apartment owners, asset managers, and on-site teams: multifamily waste compliance in Caddo Parish depends heavily on where the property is located. Properties inside the City of Shreveport are subject to applicable provisions of Shreveport Code Chapter 74, while properties inside another Caddo Parish municipality must verify that municipality’s rules, service arrangements, and contractor requirements. Properties in unincorporated Caddo Parish may also be subject to applicable Parish solid-waste, stormwater, planning, zoning, and development standards.

We did not identify a current Shreveport or Caddo Parish ordinance establishing a generally applicable multifamily recycling mandate based solely on apartment unit count. However, Shreveport Chapter 74 contains mandatory solid-waste collection, container, enforcement, permitting, and disposal provisions for operations within its scope. The City also states that its municipal recycling program is currently temporarily suspended.

Within the City of Shreveport, City collection is authorized for residential houses, residences, and certain authorized commercial establishments. Apartment or rental properties receiving City collection may not exceed four individual units per municipal address. Commercial establishments requiring service beyond what Chapter 74 authorizes must arrange other lawful means of collection and disposal, which commonly means an appropriate private waste-hauling arrangement.

  • Jurisdiction First: Confirm whether your property is in Shreveport, another incorporated Caddo Parish municipality, or unincorporated Caddo Parish before applying any municipal solid-waste rule.
  • Current Shreveport Penalties: Shreveport Code §74-57 currently provides escalating collection penalties of $500 for a first offense, $750 for a second offense within 12 months, and $1,000 for a third offense within 12 months. Each day an owner allows a violation to continue may constitute a separate offense.
  • 24-Hour Enforcement Notice: Under §74-33, applicable owner/occupant collection violations generally receive a 24-hour notice before citation and penalty under §74-57(b).
  • Hauler Compliance: Shreveport §74-53 contains permitting requirements for persons collecting solid waste for hire within the City and for vehicles hauling waste to City-owned disposal facilities.
  • Flow-Control Exposure: Persons required to obtain a §74-53 permit are generally subject to §74-52.1 disposal requirements and a separate $500-per-vehicle-per-day penalty for violations of that section.
  • On-Site Operations: A doorstep program should be integrated with the property’s existing dumpster, compactor, recycling, and downstream hauling system. Property authorization alone does not establish that every local permit requirement is inapplicable.

At a Glance: City of Shreveport vs. Unincorporated Caddo Parish

City of Shreveport

  • Recycling Mandate: We did not identify a general apartment-unit-threshold recycling mandate. Chapter 74 contains recycling provisions for City solid-waste customers, but the City currently states that its municipal recycling program is temporarily suspended.
  • City Collection Threshold: Apartment or rental properties may not exceed four individual units per municipal address to receive City collection under §74-26.
  • Larger Properties: Properties requiring service beyond the level authorized by Chapter 74 must use other lawful means for collection and disposal, typically through an appropriate private waste provider.
  • Curbside Containers: For customers receiving City curbside collection, household-waste containers may be set out up to 24 hours before collection and must be removed from the curb/right-of-way by 10:00 p.m. on collection day.
  • Collection Enforcement: §74-33 provides a 24-hour notice process before qualifying owner/occupant citations. §74-57 currently provides escalating penalties of $500 / $750 / $1,000 for qualifying collection offenses.
  • Private Collection / Hauling: §74-53 requires permits for persons collecting solid waste for hire within Shreveport and for vehicles hauling waste to City-owned disposal facilities.
  • Key City Links: Shreveport Code — Chapter 74 · City Solid Waste

Unincorporated Caddo Parish

  • Recycling Mandate: We did not identify a generally applicable Parish apartment recycling mandate based on multifamily unit count.
  • Property Standards Caution: Caddo Parish’s published Property Standards guidance applies to specified conditions in unincorporated areas, but expressly lists commercial property and businesses as exceptions to the particular nuisance provision described on that page. It should not be cited as an apartment-property penalty provision without further legal verification.
  • Dumpster / Recycling Container Standards: Where the Caddo Parish Unified Development Code applies, dumpsters and recycling containers are subject to location, screening, gate, drainage, and covering requirements.
  • UDC Placement: Applicable dumpsters and recycling containers may not be located in the front or corner side yard or on a public right-of-way.
  • UDC Screening: Applicable dumpsters and recycling containers generally must be enclosed on three sides by a solid fence, wall, or building extension between six and eight feet high, with a solid gate.
  • Drainage: Applicable dumpsters must be covered and may not be located so that the disposal area drains toward a storm drain or off-site.
  • Resident Compactor Sites: Parish compactor sites serve Caddo Parish residents and provide recycling containers for clean newspaper, cardboard, aluminum cans, and steel cans. Glass is not accepted. Property managers should not assume that apartment-property-generated commercial loads qualify for resident drop-off.
  • Key Parish Links: Caddo Parish Public Works · Environmental Affairs · Caddo Parish Code

Shreveport & Caddo Parish Apartment Recycling Snapshot

For multifamily operators, the safest compliance approach is to separate recycling requirements from solid-waste operational requirements:

  • Shreveport: Chapter 74 contains solid-waste, collection, container, bulk-waste, permitting, disposal, and enforcement requirements. The municipal recycling program is presently listed by the City as temporarily suspended.
  • Other Caddo Parish Municipalities: Do not assume Shreveport Chapter 74 applies simply because a property is located in Caddo Parish. Verify the incorporated municipality’s current solid-waste contract, franchise, municipal code, container standards, and private-hauler requirements.
  • Unincorporated Caddo Parish: Review applicable Parish Code and Unified Development Code provisions, including dumpster/recycling-container siting and screening requirements where the UDC applies.
  • Recycling Programs: A property may voluntarily establish private recycling even where no general apartment recycling mandate applies, subject to its contracts, facility rules, local land-use requirements, and downstream recycling provider requirements.

Shreveport & Caddo Parish Fines & Enforcement Snapshot

  • Shreveport §74-33 Notice: For the owner/occupant violations governed by this collection-enforcement provision, a 24-hour notice is placed on or near the noncompliant item before citation. If the condition is not corrected within that period, citation and penalties under §74-57(b) may follow.
  • Shreveport §74-57 — First Offense: Current Chapter 74 provides a $500 fine for the first qualifying collection offense upon conviction, in addition to applicable administrative/removal costs.
  • Second Offense: A second qualifying offense occurring within 12 months of the first is subject to a $750 fine.
  • Third Offense: A third qualifying offense occurring within 12 months of the first is subject to a $1,000 fine.
  • Continuing Violations: §74-57 states that each day a violation is allowed to continue by the owner may constitute a separate offense.
  • Flow-Control / Disposal Penalty: Under §74-52.1(f), a person required to obtain a City permit under §74-53 may be fined $500 per vehicle per day for a violation of §74-52.1. This specific penalty should not automatically be attributed to an apartment owner merely because the property uses a hauler.
  • Caddo Parish Property Standards: Do not market the Parish’s cited residential/unincorporated property-standards process as an apartment-specific fine program. The Parish’s published guidance expressly identifies commercial property and businesses as exceptions to the particular provision described there.

2026 Flow-Control Legal Status: Shreveport §74-52.1 remains published in the City Code. A federal constitutional challenge to the ordinance is pending in Texas Regional Landfill Company, LP, et al. v. City of Shreveport. On April 16, 2026, the U.S. District Court denied the City’s motion to dismiss, allowing the challenge to proceed. That ruling did not itself invalidate §74-52.1. Property managers and haulers should therefore continue to verify current requirements while monitoring the litigation. View April 16, 2026 federal ruling.

Regional Property Manager Information: Caddo Parish Municipalities

Caddo Parish contains 11 incorporated municipalities: Belcher, Blanchard, Gilliam, Greenwood, Hosston, Ida, Mooringsport, Oil City, Rodessa, Shreveport, and Vivian. For apartment operators, the most important compliance step is confirming the actual municipal jurisdiction before applying Shreveport or Parish rules.

Municipality / Area Property Manager Compliance Focus Waste & Recycling Planning Recommended Verification
Shreveport Chapter 74 applies within City limits. Verify City collection eligibility, the four-unit-per-municipal-address limitation, container rules, private-collection permitting, and applicable disposal requirements. City recycling is currently temporarily suspended. Larger multifamily communities generally need an appropriate private trash arrangement and may establish private recycling. Review Chapter 74 and confirm operational questions with Shreveport Public Works / Solid Waste before changing service models.
Blanchard Do not automatically apply Shreveport Chapter 74. Confirm the Town’s current garbage-service arrangement, contractor rules, container placement requirements, and any local nuisance provisions. Confirm whether recycling is offered through the municipality, a contracted provider, or a separate private program before promising resident recycling service. Verify directly with the Town and review any current municipal solid-waste or franchise requirements before contracting service.
Greenwood Confirm Town-specific collection and property requirements. Caddo Parish Public Works specifically notes that certain addressing matters within Greenwood are handled through the Town rather than ordinary Parish processes. Verify garbage and recycling service provider requirements before adding dumpsters, compactors, valet collection, or recycling containers. Confirm jurisdiction, municipal service arrangements, and applicable planning/site requirements directly with the Town.
Oil City Municipal rules control within incorporated limits. Do not assume Shreveport collection, permitting, or Woolworth flow-control provisions apply merely because the property is in Caddo Parish. Confirm local waste provider arrangements, allowed containers, bulk-waste pathways, and recycling availability. Verify current requirements directly with the municipality and the property’s contracted waste provider.
Vivian Confirm the Town’s current solid-waste service structure, container placement rules, bulk disposal procedures, and private-provider requirements. If private apartment recycling is offered, document accepted materials and downstream provider requirements so resident instructions match the actual recycling stream. Verify municipal rules and service contracts before implementing or changing a multifamily program.
Belcher Treat the Village as a separate municipal jurisdiction. Shreveport Chapter 74 should not be represented as the governing municipal waste code here. Confirm current trash collection and recycling pathways before establishing resident set-out rules or directing residents to outside facilities. Verify directly with the Village and property hauler; retain written service specifications in the property file.
Gilliam Confirm Village-specific collection and nuisance requirements rather than relying on Shreveport standards or unincorporated-Parish property-standard language. Coordinate private recycling, if offered, with the property’s existing dumpster or container configuration and downstream provider. Verify municipal requirements and current service-provider rules before implementation.
Hosston Confirm whether municipal, contracted, or private collection governs the property. Do not assume City of Shreveport permitting or collection thresholds apply. Maintain clear resident rules for trash, bulk items, recycling, and prohibited materials based on the actual local provider. Confirm with the Village and contracted waste provider before changing collection infrastructure.
Ida Municipal rules and service arrangements should be verified independently. Parish-wide residency does not make Shreveport Chapter 74 applicable. If residents are referred to Parish compactor sites, limit instructions to eligible resident household use and current accepted-material guidance. Verify Village requirements and Caddo Parish compactor-site rules before publishing resident instructions.
Mooringsport Confirm local collection and property-maintenance requirements. Avoid describing unincorporated-Parish property standards as automatically applicable inside incorporated Village limits. Coordinate any recycling program with current municipal/private collection arrangements and clearly identify accepted materials. Verify requirements directly with the Village and waste provider.
Rodessa Treat the Village as its own jurisdiction for municipal waste-service purposes. Verify local rules before applying another municipality’s compliance framework. Property managers should document service frequency, container capacity, bulk-waste procedures, and recycling specifications with the provider actually serving the property. Confirm current Village and provider requirements before program launch.
Unincorporated Caddo Parish / Keithville Area Review applicable Caddo Parish Code and Unified Development Code requirements. The cited Parish Property Standards provision is limited to unincorporated areas and expressly excludes commercial property/businesses from that specific section. Where the UDC applies, verify dumpster/recycling-container location, enclosure, gate, drainage, and covering requirements. Parish resident compactor sites should not automatically be treated as commercial-property disposal facilities. Coordinate with Caddo Parish Public Works, Planning/Zoning as applicable, and the property’s waste provider.

Regional Jurisdiction Note: The Parish’s official municipality list confirms the 11 incorporated municipalities above. Local solid-waste rules, franchises, contracts, zoning requirements, and collection providers can differ by municipality. Property managers should verify current municipal requirements rather than relying solely on a Parish-wide summary. Caddo Parish — Municipality List.

Unincorporated Caddo Parish: Dumpster & Recycling Container Site Standards

For properties within the jurisdiction of the Caddo Parish Unified Development Code, Article 7 contains particularly relevant site-design requirements for multifamily operators:

  • No Front / Corner Side Yard: Dumpsters and recycling containers are prohibited in the front or corner side yard.
  • No Public Right-of-Way: Dumpsters and recycling containers may not be located on a public right-of-way.
  • Screening: Dumpsters and recycling containers generally must be fully enclosed on three sides by a solid fence, wall, or extension of the principal building between six and eight feet high.
  • Solid Gate: The enclosure must be gated, and the gate must be solid.
  • Permit: The UDC states that construction of the required enclosure requires a building permit.
  • Drainage: Dumpsters may not be located so that the disposal area drains toward a storm drain or off-site.
  • Covered Containers: Dumpsters must be covered and may not drain freely.
  • Existing Property Qualification: Existing properties that were exempt from enclosure requirements when the Code became effective may retain that exemption unless the site is redeveloped or the existing building or parking lot is expanded, subject to the current Code and site-specific review.

Caddo Parish Unified Development Code — Article 7 On-Site Development Standards

Shreveport / Caddo Multifamily Solid Waste & Recycling Checklist

Task Action / Requirement Helpful Links
☑ Confirm Exact Jurisdiction Verify whether the property is inside Shreveport, another incorporated Caddo Parish municipality, or unincorporated Caddo Parish. Do not automatically apply Shreveport Chapter 74 to properties outside Shreveport city limits. Caddo Parish Municipalities
☑ Confirm Shreveport Unit Count If inside Shreveport, determine whether the apartment/rental property has more than four individual units per municipal address. Properties requiring service beyond what §74-26 authorizes must arrange other lawful means of collection and disposal. Shreveport Chapter 74
☑ Verify Downstream Hauler Confirm the property’s downstream waste hauler, collection frequency, dumpster/compactor capacity, permitted materials, bulk-waste procedures, and any recycling service. For Shreveport operations, confirm the hauler understands applicable §74-53 and §74-52.1 requirements. §74-52.1 / §74-53
☑ Review Valet Collection Model National Doorstep’s standard operating model moves resident-setout bags from apartment doors to property-designated containers on private property under ownership or authorized management approval. Because Shreveport §74-53 uses broad “collects solid waste ... for hire” language, confirm with the City whether any permit requirement applies to the specific service model before representing the operation as exempt. Shreveport §74-53
☑ Keep Downstream Hauling Separate Doorstep-to-property-container service should not be described as replacing the property’s licensed or authorized off-site hauling and final-disposal service. Coordinate schedules so National Doorstep does not interfere with the municipal/private hauler. Shreveport Solid Waste
☑ Verify Container Placement If the property receives Shreveport City curbside service, follow applicable §74-29 placement/removal requirements. Larger multifamily communities using private dumpsters or compactors should follow the property’s site plan, municipal requirements, and hauler specifications. Shreveport Chapter 74
☑ Check Caddo UDC Standards For properties where the Caddo Parish UDC applies, confirm dumpster and recycling-container location, screening, gate, drainage, covering, and permit requirements. Site-plan review may also apply to new multifamily development and certain expansions. Caddo UDC Article 7
☑ Document Recycling Status Shreveport currently lists municipal recycling as temporarily suspended. If the property offers private recycling, document the provider, accepted materials, contamination rules, container locations, and collection schedule. City Recycling Status
☑ Use Parish Drop-Off Guidance Carefully Caddo Parish compactor sites serve Parish residents and publish acceptance of household refuse plus designated recyclables including newspaper, cardboard, aluminum cans, and steel cans. Glass is not accepted. Do not assume apartment-property-generated commercial loads qualify without Parish confirmation. Caddo Parish Public Works
☑ Manage Bulk & Special Waste Establish written property procedures for furniture, appliances, electronics, chemicals, batteries, tires, construction debris, and other special waste. Do not allow residents to place prohibited materials in ordinary doorstep bags or recycling containers. Shreveport Solid Waste · Caddo Public Works
☑ Educate Residents Provide written resident instructions covering set-out times, permitted bag types, quantity limits, prohibited materials, recycling rules, bulk-waste procedures, and violation procedures. Match instructions to the property’s actual waste and recycling contracts. National Doorstep — Program Inquiry
☑ Maintain Documentation Retain the property’s hauling agreement, recycling agreement if applicable, container-service specifications, municipal correspondence, resident notices, service logs, and documentation of repeated waste-rule violations. Request Program Review

National Doorstep Operating Model: Property Collection vs. Off-Site Hauling

National Doorstep’s standard multifamily service is designed to operate upstream from curbside hauling and recycling. Porters move properly prepared resident-setout material from apartment doors to property-designated dumpsters, compactors, or recycling containers on private property under ownership or authorized management approval.

The property’s municipal or private hauler remains responsible for the separate downstream function of off-site transportation and final disposal or processing. National Doorstep programs should be designed so they do not interfere with the property’s existing hauler, municipal collection schedule, dumpster service, compactor service, or recycling processor.

Shreveport Compliance Caution: Because §74-53 broadly addresses persons collecting solid waste “for hire” within the City, property managers and service providers should confirm with Shreveport Public Works whether the specific on-property collection model requires a City permit. This page does not claim a categorical exemption from §74-53.

Need a Shreveport / Caddo Parish multifamily waste-program review? Request a Free Compliance Audit for your Shreveport / Caddo Parish property . We can review your current doorstep set-out process, dumpster or compactor configuration, resident instructions, recycling options, and coordination with the property’s downstream hauler so the program is structured around the requirements that actually apply to your jurisdiction.

Compliance Disclaimer: This page provides general operational and property-management information and is not legal advice. Municipal ordinances, Parish requirements, contracts, recycling programs, facility rules, permit interpretations, and litigation can change. Property owners, managers, and service providers should verify current requirements directly with the applicable municipality, Caddo Parish, Louisiana DEQ, Shreveport Public Works, and/or qualified legal counsel before relying on a specific regulatory interpretation.

Authoritative Ordinance & Policy Sources

Last regulatory review: August 8, 2026. Verify ordinance amendments, municipal program changes, permit interpretations, and litigation status before relying on this page for a future compliance decision.

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