Bossier City Recycling Center

Small-town recycling center on Old Shed Road that most Bossier City residents use to keep recyclables out of the landfill. Folks drop off everything from cardboard and mixed paper to plastics, metal cans and glass at this kind of place. It's the sort of local spot used by homeowners, landscapers and folks clearing out garages.

Drive up to a staffed entrance with a place to pull up and let the attendant direct where to go; many centers here have a scale so vehicles may be weighed on the way in or out. The site looks industrial-concrete pads, big roll-off bins and covered bays for wetter materials, especially important in Louisiana where wet-weather protocols are common. Trucks and pickups usually pull up, unload into separate containers for paper, plastics, metals and glass, then drive back toward the exit to be weighed again. Weekends and spring-cleaning times tend to be the busiest, so lines and a bit of waiting are normal.