Recycling Program

Find City recycling services, drop-off locations, submit requests for recycling service and file complaints. Follow links to stlcityrecycles.com to learn what goes in the blue recycling bins and beyond.

Email (314) 772-4646 More contact info

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Services

Prepare for Hazardous Household Waste and Electronics Disposal Reducing, reusing, recycling, and disposal options for household hazardous waste and electronics. Service Page
Report a Problem With Trash, Debris and Containers Report a problem with missing, misplaced, damaged or overflowing trash containers or commercial dumpster, unsatisfactory collection, billing or collection schedules. Service Page
Report Recycling Program Problems and Request Services Request information and services, or report problems related to the City of St. Louis recycling program. Service Page
Single Stream Recycling for Residents Learn more about the City of St. Louis' single-stream recycling service, how it works, schedules and more resources. Service Page

Resources

Automotive Battery Recycling
The Refuse Department accepts automotive batteries for recycling from City residents only.

Charities that Pick Up Donations
A list of organizations that accept and pick up donations of useful items.

Commercial Recycling Hauling and Processing
A list of businesses that haul and process standard recyclables (e.g., bottles, cans, paper, cardboard).

Drop-off Recycling Locations
A list of drop-off recycling options in the City of St. Louis. Includes Fire Station and Street Receptacle drop-off locations.

External Resources

Conduct a Waste Audit
A waste audit is the process of collecting, sorting and measuring waste generated from your household, workplace or classroom. It can help you develop a waste management plan specific to your needs.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Recycling in the City of St. Louis
Household hazardous waste disposal options for St. Louis City residents

Plastic Bag Recycling
Why plastic bags are not accepted through the City’s recycling program and where to recycle plastic bags.

Recycle at School
Recycling resources for schools, teachers, students and educators on the City's recycling education programs, how to get classroom recycling bins, how to start recycling at your school, the Lending Library (environmental educational books) and additional resources.

Recycle at Work
Recycling resources for City Employees, how to start recycling at work, recycling for businesses, nonprofits and institutions, buying recycled products and additional resources for recycling in the workplace.

Recycle Beyond Your Blue Bin
STLcityRecycles.com database of location to recycle automotives, batteries, construction, electronics, garden, glass, hazardous, household, metal, paint, paper, and plastic items.

Recycle in Rollcarts and at Drop-off Locations
Recycle in City Dumpsters and Rollcarts

Recycling for City Employees
City Employees can request recycling bins, information and presentations. Find the City's contracts for recycling and tips on how to reduce, reuse and recycle in the workplace.

Recycling in the City of St. Louis
What to recycle, the City of St. Louis' recycling program.

What Can Be Recycled and What Cannot
Explore this page to learn in detail what items should and should not go in which bin for each of the City provided waste services: Recycling, Trash, Yard Waste, Bulk Pickup and Household Hazardous Waste.

Where to Buy Recycled Goods
A searchable database of where to buy goods made from recycled materials.