Historical April 1996 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Yard waste – including grass, leaves, and limbs- isn’t trash anymore!
To reduce waste in Missouri, state law has banned yard waste from landfills. Yard waste can be easily recycled at home: 1) Recycle grass clippings by letting them lie on the lawn: they will decompose quickly and return valuable nutrients to the soil, 2) Compost leaves, grass. and other organic yard waste, and 3) Mulch yard waste by spreading leaves or grass clippings around trees and in planting beds.
The City of St. Louis operates a weekly collection service for yard waste during the spring, summer, and fall months.
Residents with alley Dumpsters should place yard waste in separate Dumpsters marked “Yard Waste Only.” Residents with smaller roll-out carts receive a separate collection for yard waste each week.
Residents may also bundle limbs in six foot lengths and place them out for the monthly bulk pick-up.
The Refuse Division will accept one pick-up truck load of yard waste each month from residents at either the north or south transfer station. Thank you for your important participation in these recycling programs.
For more information call the City of St. Louis Refuse Division 353-8577 Recycling just 2,000 pounds of paper saves the equivalent of 460 gallons of oil, 17 trees, eight cubic feet of landfill space, and eliminates 60 pounds of air pollutants.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1996.
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Original source: SD_Times1996_04.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
