The Department of Sanitation directs all activities related to garbage collection, disposal, recycling, and street cleaning, including registration of new garbage and recycling cans. It is also responsible for ensuring compliance of local, state, and federal regulations for solid waste collection and disposal for the City of New Orleans. Recovery 1 landfill first opened in 1976 and closed in 1988. It reopened in 1992, and closed again in December 1995.