Recycling

Recycling

Allied Waste and Smurfit have incorporated a new single stream recycle program. With the new process of single stream recycling, we are able to accept a wider variety of materials. With the help of you, this will not only increase the amount of recycled material the city produces, but will also keep valuable landfill space available. This new process allows them to compact this material, without separation. This means you can continue to package your material all in one bin, without having to separate it. Best of all this expanded service is provided without an increase in current rates. The expanded service started March 2005.

Acceptable Items Include the Following:

Commingled Containers:
-Aluminum Cans, Trays & Foil (Trays and foil must be clean).
-Steel Cans and Tins
-PET Soda, Water & Flavored Beverage Bottles (#1 Clear and Green Plastic Resin)
-HDPE Milk & Juice Jugs (#2 Clear Plastic Resin)
-Aseptic Packaging & Gable Top Containers (Milk & Juice Cartons)
-HDPE Detergent & Fabric Softener Containers (#2 Colored Plastic Resin)
-PVC Narrow Neck Containers Only (#3 Plastic Resin); Such as health & beauty products, household cleaners
-LDPE Grocery Containers (#4 Plastic Resin); Such as margarine tubs, frozen desert cups, six pack rings
-PP Grocery Containers (#5 Plastic Resin); Such as yogurt cups, narrow neck syrup and ketchup bottles
-Plastic Buckets, such as kitty litter containers (5 Gallon Size Maximum)
-Glass Bottles and Jars (Clear, Brown, Green): No window glass, dinnerware or ceramics

Rinse bottles, and remove lids. No motor oil, insecticide, herbicide, or hazardous chemical containers. No plastic bags, plastic film, or expanded foam.

Residential Paper Fiber:
-Newspaper, includes inserts (Remove plastic sleeve)
-Junk Mail & Envelopes (No plastic cards, stick on labels or unused stamps)
-Kraft (Brown paper) Bags
-Magazines, Catalogs and Telephone Books
-Computer paper, Notebook & Gift Wrap Paper (No metal clips, spirals & binders)
-Chipboard (Cereal, cake & food mix boxes, gift boxes, etc.)
-Carrier Stock (Soda and beer can carrying cases)
-Paper Back Books (No hard cover books)
- Cardboard
Needs to be broken down.
No larger than 3x3.
Do not place boxes inside boxes.
Do not use boxes as a receptacle.
No waxed cardboard.

For additional questions regarding recycling, call the Public Works Department at 314-872-2533.

The City of Creve Coeur provides free curbside recycling services to residents of single-family homes and participating condominiums. Recycling bags are delivered to residents once a year, in June. Additional rolls may be purchased at the Government Center for $4.00 per roll. Allied Waste collects the recyclable materials and delivers them to Resource Management in Earth City.

Place all recycling items in the same bag. Newspapers and magazines can be placed in brown paper grocery bags to save space. Place all bags at the curb by 7 a.m. the same day as your trash pick-up day.

Q. Where can I recycle if I live in an apartment?

There are no drop off centers in Creve Coeur. The City of Kirkwood has an extensive drop off center that accepts everything the city recycles plus chipboard (cereal and shoe boxes). The Kirkwood Center is located on South Taylor north of Woodbine.
For more information, visit Kirkwood's site

Q. How do I dispose of household hazardous waste?

St. Louis County Department of Health offers recycling days a few times each year. Call 286-9200 for the next collection date or visit their Web site.

Q. What about computer or electronics equipment?
The St. Louis Regional Partnership for Electronics Recovery was formed in 2002 as a result of a grant issued by the St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District. The purpose of the grant was to develop a regional consumer electronics collection program that would offer a convenient and cost-effective program throughout the region year-round.Visit ecyclestlouis.org or call 615-4035 for a list of all participating sites and fees for handling certain equipment.