6 rules for unincorporated St. Louis County, Missouri.
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SLCRO §607.181 requires that all 1- and 2-family residences in St. Louis County receive: once-weekly trash collection, once-weekly recycling, and twice-yearly bulky waste pickup. All county-licensed residential haulers must provide all three components.
St. Louis County Code §607.181
Sec. 607.181. — The minimum level of service includes three (3) components: 1) once-per-week trash collection; 2) once-per-week recycling collection; and 3) twice-yearly bulky waste pickup. All residential haulers licensed by St. Louis County Department of Health are required to provide these three (3) components whenever they provide basic trash service to any one- and two-family residence in ...
SLCRO §607.120 requires trash and recycling containers to be stored at least 3 feet behind the front of the main residential structure. Containers may go to the curb no earlier than dusk the day before pickup and must be returned the same day as collection.
St. Louis County Code §607.120
Sec. 607.120. — Trash containers must be stored on the premises where trash was generated and be stored at least three (3) feet behind the main residential structure. For pick-up, containers must be placed at the curb no earlier than dusk of the day prior to the regularly scheduled trash collection day. Containers must be returned to their appropriate storage places on the same day as collection.
Bulky residential waste must be stored neatly at least 3 ft behind the main residential structure (SLCRO §607.120). Two bulky pickups per year are included in the minimum service level. Scrap tires and major appliances are excluded.
St. Louis County Code §607.120 / §607.040.6
Sec. 607.120. — Bulky waste must be stored at least three (3) feet behind the main residential structure. Two bulky waste collections per year are to be provided to all residential 1 & 2 family dwellings as part of minimum level of service … with the exception of scrap tires and appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, hot water heaters, etc.
St. Louis County's single-stream curbside recycling accepts boxboard, cardboard, milk/juice cartons, newspaper, office paper, plastics #1-5 and #7 (no #6 Styrofoam), glass containers, and aluminum/tin cans. Plastic bags, scrap metal, and hazardous waste are excluded.
St. Louis County Curbside Recycling Program (Ch. 607)
PLASTICS — Look for the recycling symbol on the bottom of each container. #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #7 are accepted. … NO! These items cannot be recycled curbside: No plastic bags (of any kind!) No #6 plastics (Styrofoam) … No medical items (syringes, needles) No containers that contain or once contained hazardous materials such as paint, anti-freeze, or motor oil.
SLCRO §607.310 prohibits depositing waste on any property without a valid landfill, transfer, or composting license. The dumper and any property owner who allowed dumping are both liable. Dumping in creeks or waterways is separately prohibited under §607.810.
St. Louis County Code §607.310 / §607.810
Sec. 607.310. — It is illegal to deposit waste, or allow waste to be deposited, on any real estate for which there is not valid license for the operation of a landfill, waste processing facility, trash transfer station, or composting facility. The person committing the illegal dumping and the person allowing the illegal dumping will both be held responsible for violating St. Louis County ordina...
Under SLCRO §607.060 and §607.182, yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, garden trimmings, tree limbs <6 in diameter, Christmas trees) is banned from landfill disposal and cannot be put in with household trash. Licensed haulers must offer yard-waste collection as an optional service.
St. Louis County Code §607.060 / §607.182
Sec. 607.182. — Yard waste is defined as leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden trimmings, tree limbs less than six (6) inches in diameter, and Christmas trees. Yard waste is banned from landfill disposal and therefore cannot be collected with household trash.
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