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City of St. Louis
Department of Streets
Refuse Division
Recycling Program
 St. Louis Recycles

Residential Programs and Services
Offered by the Recycling Program

Drop-off Recycling Curbside Recycling Community Outreach Other Services Speaker's Bureaus Recycling Home

Drop-off Recycling

Residents may use any of 26 drop-off sites that are managed by the City of St. Louis Refuse Division. For your convenience, most of these sites are accessible 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. For location information:

  • Locations
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    Drop-off recycling is as easy as 1-2-3! Simply separate your recyclables into three mixes of materials: commingled containers, commingled papers, and corrugated cardboard. For details about what to include in your recycling bin:

  • Materials Accepted
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    Curbside Recycling

    The Curbside Recycling Cost-Sharing Pilot Program is available to residents living in zip codes 63108, 63110, 63112, 63113, 63116, 63139, and 63147. Thanks to generous support from the St. Louis - Jefferson Solid Waste Management District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, financial assistance with curbside recycling service is offered to thousands of eligible households. For further information on how to participate:

  • Curbside Recycling Cost-Sharing Pilot Program
          PDF file

    Community Outreach

    Meetings and Presentations

    The Recycling Program staff is available to present at meetings of community groups, neighborhood associations, or other citizen groups to educate residents about waste reduction and recycling opportunities. For more information or to schedule a presentation, email recycle@stlouis.missouri.org or call 314.353.8877. We can speak about a topic of your choice, or we can present on the following topics:

  • Overview of the Refuse Division and the Recycling Program
  • Overview of Reducing Waste, Reusing Materials, and Recycling Resources
  • Home Composting (Reduce Household Hazardous Waste, Recycle Organic Waste)
  • Landscaping and Gardening With Native Plants (Reduce Household Hazardous Waste)
  • Detox Your Domicile (Reduce Household Hazardous Waste)

    We're here to work with you! Communicating information about City services that are available to residents is a vital part of our operation. If your organization consists of or works with City residents, we'll gladly speak at your meetings. To date for 2009, we've presented as follows:

  • St. Louis Area Agency on Aging/SLAAA Providers, Overview of Reducing Waste, Reusing Materials, and Recycling Resources, June 18th
  • Area Resources for Community and Human Services/ARCHS St. Louis Area Communities Against Toxics/SLACAT - Neighborhood Forum 2, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: For A Cleaner Community, May 2nd
  • Southwest Garden Neighborhood Association/SWGNA, Overview of Reducing Waste, Reusing Materials, and Recycling Resources, April 20th
  • Area Resources for Community and Human Services/ARCHS St. Louis Area Communities Against Toxics/SLACAT - Neighborhood Forum 1, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: For A Cleaner Community, March 28th
  • Franz Park Community Association, Overview of Reducing Waste, Reusing Materials, and Recycling Resources, February 26th

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    Become The Recycling Program's "friend" on MySpace to receive bulletins and upcoming event reminders. www.myspace.com/stlouisrecycles

    Residential Recycling Newsletter
    The City of St Louis Recycling Program publishes a monthly newsletter for City residents, free-of-charge. Subscribe to Blue Bin News electronically by e-mailing us at recycle@stlouis.missouri.org, or call us at 314.353.8877. Or, to view previous newsletters, visit http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/recycle/residentialnewsletter.html

    Other Services

    Is there a project that you have in mind, but you’re not quite sure how to proceed? The Recycling Program is here to assist you. From background research to training to educational materials, our staff can provide you with technical assistance to help you implement new projects, programs, or services in your area.

    Do you need information or articles for your organization’s newsletter or webpages? Please feel free to download and photocopy anything that you see on our website. Or we can email it to you, so that you can cut and paste what you need, or customize it for your group. If necessary, we can also provide you with hard copies - on recycled content paper, of course! Are your residents interested in a topic that you don’t see on our webpages? Let us know. Our staff can assist you with researching the issue and preparing related materials.

    Contact us at 314.353.8877 or send an email to recycle@stlouis.missouri.org.

    Speaker's Bureaus

    The following organizations offer speakers who will visit your meetings to present on the topics listed below:

    St. Louis Master Gardener Program http://www.stlmg.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/programs.main/index.htm

  • "Backyard Composting"
  • "Enjoying Native Wildflowers"
  • "Landscaping with Native Trees and Shrubs"
  • "Organic Gardening"
  • "Sustainable Gardening - Holistic Gardening"

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