IV Waste, Richard’s Disposal begin collection services in New Orleans

Raeven Poole
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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — IV Waste and partner Richard’s Disposal began a seven-year agreement on April 1.

Under the contract, both companies will introduce new equipment to facilitate the collection of bulk waste and furniture.

City of New Orleans officials say the equipment uses a real-time GPS tracking system, 360-degree view camera system and route management technologies.

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“We are excited for the start of the new Area 1 and Area 4 collection contracts, which will provide for service parity across the city,” said Director of Sanitation Matt Torri. “This administration has shown its commitment to cleaning up our city and providing much-needed, enhanced services for our residents.”

Neighborhoods in Area 1 include:

  • Uptown

  • Lakewood

  • Hollygrove

  • Leonidas

  • Mid-City

  • Gert Town

  • Marlyville-Fontainebleau

  • Black Pearl

  • Lower Garden District

  • Central City

Neighborhoods in Area 4 include:

  • Algiers Point

  • McDonogh

  • Whitney

  • Fischer

  • U.S. Naval Base

  • Behrman

  • Tall Timbers-Brechtel

  • Old Aurora

  • New Aurora-English Turn

IV Waste President Sidney Torres says it is an honor for the company to be selected to selected areas.

“Our team will give the same excellent service as we have in Service Area 2, as well as we did in the French Quarter and Downtown Development District in years past. We promise not to let our city down and will continue to keep it clean in New Orleans,” said Torres.

Founder and CEO of Richards Disposal, Alvin Richard, Jr. says it is exciting to continue providing service to “the vibrant Algiers community.”

“We are honored to have been selected as the contract provider for Service Area 4. Our team is eager to contribute to the city’s cleanliness goals and engage with the community to ensure the success of this continued partnership,” said Richard.

Residents in listed areas can find the schedule for trash and recycling collection on the City of New Orleans website.

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