Historical April 1996 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Part of Skinker DeBaliviere is included in a pilot recycling program of the City of St. Louis.
As indicated on the map, residents in the area east of DeGiverville, south of Delmar’ and north of Lindell will be able to participate. Houses or apartments with 1-10 units inside the pilot area will receive curbside collection once a week.
The recycling program will begin in May of 1996. Eligible households will receive a notice in the mail about how to participate.
The following recyclables will be collected in the curbside program.
After they are collected from your home, they will be used as raw materials to make new products. So it’s important to remember to keep recyclables clean and properly prepared. Newspapers • Must be clean and dry • Slick inserts that come with the newspaper are o.k. Office Paper Copy paper, stationery, school paper, colored paper, envelopes, computer paper No slick brochures, paper bags, rubber bands, paper clips, carbon paper, thermal fax paper, paper towels or notebooks. Magazines No advertising flyers, junk mail, food wrappers, pet food sacks. books. or Approximately 7 million tons of garbage are disposed of in Missouri landfills each year. At this rate, Missouri landfills will be full in nine years.
In response to this growing solid waste crisis, the State of Missouri passed a law to reduce the amount of trash going to landfills in Missouri by 40% by 1998. Yard waste and B.O.A.T. recycling programs are the first of many initiatives that the City of St. Louis will undertake to help meet this goal. Aluminum & Steel Food Cans Rinse out Glass Bottles & Jars Making a ton of new plastic from recycled plastic instead of virgin petroleum saves the energy equivalent of 1,000 – 2,000 gallons of gasoline. Rinse out & remove lids No lightbulbs, windows, pyrex, dishes, mirrors, or drinking glasses.
The City of St. Louis Refuse Division also provides these neighborhood drop-off recycling locations: Cabanne Branch Public Library, 1106 Union Lashly Branch Public Library, 4537 W. Pine City of St. Louis Firehouse #17, 3238 Dr. M. L. King At these locations you can recycle: aluminum cans steel food cans glass bottles and jars #1 & #2 plastic bottles newspapers The amount of solid waste created in the US has more than doubled since 1960.
We create over 207,000,000 tons of trash each year. That’s enough to take a convoy of garbage trucks over 145,000 miles long and go halfway to the moon! Our natural resources are being depleted faster than ever before. Plastic Bottles & Jugs Rinse out & remove lids Flatten to save space Look for recycling symbol on bottom or side Paperboard Shoe boxes, cereal boxes. detergent boxes, cracker boxes (Inside of box has rough texture) Remove inside liner of cereal boxes, etc. No frozen food boxes, boxes with wax coating, milk or juice boxes, paper plates, or paper cups Corrugated Cardboard Remove packing material Boxes must be flattened, broken down and placed beside bin
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Curbside Recycling Pilot Area,May1996. Original published map; no cartographer credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1996.
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Archival transcription note: Printed Magazines exclusions ends food sacks,books,or without completion; retained, no missing item invented.
Original source: SD_Times1996_04.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
