Commonly accepted items to recycle include: cardboard, paper, clean food boxes, mail, newspaper, beverage cans, food cans, glass bottles, jars (glass and plastic), washing detergent bottles, jugs, and plastic bottles and caps. 

However, not all items are accepted by certain recycling facilities. Please consult your local recycling facility to learn what is and is not acceptable recycling materials. 

Sources and for more information, visit: 

http://www.shreveportgreen.org/ get-involved/recycling.cfm
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/how-do-i-recycle-commonrecyclables
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/frequent-questions-recycling#recycling101

Target and Walmart usually have bins in the entrance of the store to recycle plastic bags.

The Bossier City Recycling Center Located at 3301 Old Shed Road, between Highway 80 and Shed Road. It is accessible from Crowing Lane and Tinsley Boulevard and from the Old Minden Road extension. 

• Phone: 318-213-2148 Fax: 318-741-8407 
• Hours: Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. 

Source and for more information, visit: https://www.bossiercity.org/228/Recycling The Solid Waste Drop-off Station. 

Located at 3223 Old Shed Road, between Tinsley Park and the recycling center. Please call ahead if you have questions regarding any items you intended to bring. 

Residents may request that their used tires be collected from their curbside by calling the Solid Waste Office. Source and for more information, visit:

https://www.bossiercity.org/227/Drop-Off-Station 

Hazardous Material Waste can be disposed of by Shreveport Green, by appointment only. Location and directions will be confirmed when reservations are made. Source and for more information, visit:

http://www.shreveportgreen.org/get-involved/ household-hazardous-waste.cfm

Reuse tupperware containers for leftover food storage. Reuse egg cartons or plastic fruit containers to act as a mini greenhouse to sprout plants. Milk jugs and plastic bottles can be transformed into bird feeders.

Items you should never put in your recycling bin include garden hoses, sewing needles, bowling balls, food or food-soiled paper, propane tanks or cylinders, aerosol cans that aren’t empty, automobile parts, paint buckets, wood, rocks, bricks, dirt, hazardous waste, syringes, broken glass, and broken lightbulbs. However, different items are accepted by certain recycling facilities. Please consult your local recycling facility to learn what is and is not acceptable recycling materials. 

Sources and for more information, visit: 

https://www.epa.gov/recycle/how-do-i-recyclecommon-recyclables
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/frequent-questions-recycling#recycling101

Reducing your waste footprint is easier than you think! They don’t have to be drastic changes just to do a little good for the earth. Some ideas include: using reusable grocery bags, composting food scraps, reuse single use plastic like utensils, cups, containers, etc. using a glass, stainless steel, or other type of reusable water bottle, and buying items second hand.

Clothes, furniture, home goods: Uptown cheapskate, Kid-to-Kid, Fab Finds, Christ Fit Thrift Store, Rolling Hills Ministries Thrift Store, Shreveport Bossier Resource Mission Thrift Store, Home Again, Postmark (online), eBay (online), Depop (online). Reclaimed materials: Shreveport Salvage, Southeastern Salvage Home.

Bossier City Public Works

https://www.bossiercity.org/216/Public-Works

Bossier Parish Police Jury Public Works Department:

https://www.bossierparishla.gov/ police-jury/public-works