Historical November–December 2010 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
For the better part of at least 15 years, I have encouraged people to recycle. Recycling will not solve climate change but it diminishes the need for landfills and allows for the reuse of paper, metal, plastic, and glass.
Some of us have been able to utilize Earth Circle. For a yearly fee (subsidized by the city), they picked up our recycling once a week. Many thanks to Jerry Witter and his crew for all their effort. Now, for those of us in Skinker DeBeliviere who are part of the 28th ward, we can recycle along with our regular trash disposal in our alleys. Two blue recycling dumpsters are in each alley and have instructions affixed to them. Recycling is covered in the $11/refuse charge now appearing on our water bills.
Residents may dispose of aluminum and steel cans, plastic #1-5 and 7, and glass bottles plus milk and juice cartons and soup and juice boxes.
All these must be rinsed. You can also dispose of newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, and cardboard.
If you haven’t been a recycler, it will take a little getting used to but it’s a great habit to undertake. For those in the 26th ward, east of Des Peres and from the north side of Waterman north to Delmar, the SDCC is working with its alderman to have recycling dumpsters in your alleys as well. Hopefully, that will be soon.
We have long been a throwaway society but we can afford to be no longer.
As we preserve our historic neighborhood, let us also work to help the environment. Recycling–the time has come!
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November–December 2010.
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