What day is trash collected in Baton Rouge, LA?
Baton Rouge collects on Tuesday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, LA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Baton Rouge, LA street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish.
Setting out in Baton Rouge Carts must be in place by 4 am on the service day — a cart that isn't out by then doesn't count as a missed pickup.
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- 2 daysBaton Rouge collects on two weekdays across its routes8% of cities run two
- 4 amCarts out by
- 2×Trash twice a week
Verified schedule
Baton Rouge collection days, read from City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday, Friday.
The day above is an example from one Baton Rouge address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Baton Rouge.
Carts must be in place by 4 am on the service day — a cart that isn't out by then doesn't count as a missed pickup.
Position the cart with the metal bar facing the street and the wheels toward the house, at least three feet from other objects including the second cart.
Crews take a maximum of ten out-of-cart items per collection day, and only three of those can be bulk waste or recyclables — the rest roll to the next out-of-cart day.
Read from the official Baton Rouge guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Baton Rouge days differ by address.
Baton Rouge collects on Tuesday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.
Good to knowPage information was last checked Sep 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Baton Rouge?
City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish publishes trash for Baton Rouge.
Local source
Verify with City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish.
The Baton Rouge address result links City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish directly.
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