Jane Cooper, the French Quarter Management District Board Chair, spoke with Fox8 this week about the FQMD’s recycling programs. With National Recycling Day this Friday, November 15th, FQMD encourages residents to take advantage of our French Quarter recycling drop-off locations.
The FQMD has contracted with Glass Half Full to recycle glass “waste” into sand and gravel for disaster relief, coastal restoration and eco construction. Each French Quarter site accepts glass, aluminum, paper/cardboard, and plastics #1 and #2. A Glass Half Full staff member will be on site during the duration of each drop-off to help attendees sort their recyclable and answer questions.
The French Quarter Management District works every day to make the French Quarter a better place to live, work and visit. To date, the FQMD drop-off recycling program has collected over 8,000 lbs. of glass recycled, about 100 cubic yds of cardboard collected, and about 85 cubic yards of plastic. Earlier this year, FQMD partnered with seven French Quarter hotels to collect 3,346 pounds of Mardi Gras beads to recycle during carnival season.
The weekly drop-offs can be taken to the New Orleans Jazz Museum (400 Esplanade Ave.) on Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Cabrini Park at 1219 Dauphine Street on Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and The Historic New Orleans Collection at 616 Toulouse Street on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
This glass recycling drop-off program is part of the larger Keep the Quarter Clean campaign, a local Keep Louisiana Beautiful affiliate, aiming to maintain a higher level of cleanliness and improved sanitation for all who love the French Quarter.
