The Ascension Parish Recycling Road Show will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 11 at the Wal-Mart store in Prairieville.
The Recycling Road Show is typically held on the first Saturday of each month, but since Independence Day fell on a Saturday this year it was pushed back one week.
The types of material being accepted include:
• Newspapers and magazines, including catalogs, phone books and paperback books, mail, colored paper and envelopes. Photos and carbon paper are not accepted.
• Milk and juice cartons, but no wax-coated frozen food packaging or take-out food containers.
• Cardboard, including detergent and cereal boxes, 12-pack drink cartons and flattened boxes.
• Aluminum, tin or bimetal cans and metal lids, but no aerosol cans or wire hangers.
• No. 1 or No. 7 plastic containers, but no bags, hangers, caps, lids, six-pack rings or chemical containers.
Ascension Parish residents turned out in large numbers for the last Recycling Road Show, which was held on June 6.
According to DPW Environmental Manager Terance Irvin, residents dropped off about 6,700 pounds of recyclable material.
Volunteers are needed to assist in recycling.
For more information, call the Department of Public Works at 225-621-5730.
