Residents may use any of 26 drop-off sites offered by the City, (please note that, for your convenience, we’re working on modifying the bins so that newspaper can be commingled with junk mail, magazines, and mixed office paper).  Sites located within the 63109 zip code area include:

·        Alley/Street (east side), Clifton Avenue (south of Chippewa Street), accessible 24-hours-per-day, 7-days-per week

o       two blue bins for commingled containers (aluminum beverage and food cans; brown, clear, green glass bottles and jars; plastic #1 and #2 bottles and jugs; steel beverage and food cans)

o       one blue bin for newspaper

o       two red/white bins for textiles

 ·        Firehouse #31 (east side), 4408 Donovan Avenue (at Sutherland Avenue), accessible 24-hours-per-day, 7-days-per week

o       commingled containers (aluminum beverage and food cans; brown, clear, green glass bottles and jars; plastic #1 and #2 bottles and jugs; steel beverage and food cans)

o       newspaper

o       one blue rollcart for telephone books

 ·        St. Louis Public Schools – Divisional Offices (west side), 3815 McCausland Avenue (between Lindenwood Place and Mardel Avenue), accessible Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

o       one half of a rolloff for commingled containers (aluminum beverage and food cans; brown, clear, green glass bottles and jars; plastic #1 and #2 bottles and jugs; steel beverage and food cans)

o      one third of a rolloff for corrugated cardboard and chipboard/paperboard

o       one third of a rolloff for magazines

o       one third of a rolloff for mixed office paper

o       one half of a rolloff for newspaper

 ·        Willmore Park, accessible during park hours

o       one and a half blue rolloffs for commingled containers (aluminum beverage and food cans; brown, clear, green glass bottles and jars; plastic #1 and #2 bottles and jugs; steel beverage and food cans)

o       two blue rolloffs for corrugated cardboard

o       one quarter of a blue rolloff for magazines

o       one quarter of a blue rolloff for mixed office paper

o       one and a half blue rolloffs for newspaper

o       half of a blue rolloff for paperboard

 Another option for paper items is that some public and private schools participate in a paper-recycling program.  Any resident, business, shop, etc. can divert their paper waste to schools participating in Abitibi's Paper Retriever (formerly Donahue) school paper recycling program (their green and yellow exterior bins, our blue classroom bins), which helps the schools raise funds.  Materials Accepted in Abitibi's green and yellow Paper Retriever bins:  all envelopes, brochures, catalogs, colored paper, computer paper, fax paper, folders, general office paper, junk mail, letterhead, mail, magazines, manila folders, newspapers, notepads, posters, reports, self‑stick notes, and white paper.  Materials Not Accepted in Abitibi's green and yellow bins:  cardboard, food containers or wrap, glass, laminated paper, metal, milk cartons, phone books, plastic of any kind, and tissue products.

 Participating schools in the 63109 zip code include:

·        Bishop DuBourg High School, 5850 Eichelberger

·        Our Lady of Sorrows, 5831 South Kingshighway

·        St. Mary Magdalen, 4901 Sutherland Avenue

·        Trinity Christian, 4720 Jamieson

·        Word of Life Lutheran School, 6535 Eichelberger Street

 For materials that cannot be recycled through the above services or programs, consider donating such items to Leftovers, etc.  This non-profit organization is a “one-stop arts, crafts and science education resource and activity center” where you can drop off household “leftovers” free of charge or pick up supplies (for a small fee).  They reuse a wide variety of items that we cannot recycle, including aluminum pans, CD’s, egg cartons, film canisters, light bulbs, metal juice lids, oatmeal boxes, plastic containers (e.g., cottage cheese, icing, peanut butter, sour cream, yogurt, etc.), Pringles cans, Styrofoam balls and meat, toothbrushes, vinyl, x-ray film, and more.  They’re located at 5404 Gravois Avenue (at Eichelberger Street), St. Louis, Missouri 63116.  Their hours are Mondays, Tuesday, and Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  For more information, you can reach them by phone at (314) 481-8770 or by email at leftoversetc3@aol.com.