Historical Fall 2010 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Like many American cities, St. Louis has experienced considerable revenue shortfalls during this Great Recession. Cities must have balanced budgets and St. Louis had over a $40 million shortfall. Because of the need to enhance revenue, the city will now join most jurisdictions in the County in charging for trash pick-up.
The charge will be $11 per month and appear quarterly on our water bills.
In addition to a regular trash pick-up and a yard waste pick-up, the city will institute single stream alley recycling. Special blue dumpsters will be placed in the alleys.
We will be able to deposit the following in these dumpsters: • cardboard • paper (e.g., junk mail) • magazines and catalogs • newspapers • aluminum, steel, and tin (vegetables) cans •-all plastic labeled 1,2,3,4,5, or 7 • glass bottles All items that contained food or beverages need to be rinsed off. Many neighboring communities provide recycling as part of their trash collection.
This is a first for the city.
If neighbors had wished to recycle, they contracted with Earth Circle for a yearly fee.
Now it will be part of our regular trash service and available to all. Recycling is a small step in the greening of our environment but an important one nonetheless.
The recycling dumpsters should appear in December and more information will be forthcoming. Everyone’s cooperation will be needed.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Fall 2010.
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Original source: SD_Times2010_09.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
