If you live in parts of metro New Orleans, curbside recycling might be ending soon; here's why

Can Robots Help Pick Up after the Recycling Crisis?

May 13th, 2019 - The nation’s recycling crisis has hit the New Orleans area. Blaming a major policy change by the Chinese government, the Arizona-based operator of the Metairie facility that sorts items collected curbside in parts of New Orleans and most of Jefferson Parish has informed garbage contractors that they can no longer take residential recycling collections to the Metairie location starting Friday. Read More