O'Fallon, MO Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Pickup method
- By request to the Director, not automatic
- Resident fee
- $20.00 per bulky rubbish pickup
- Non-resident fee
- $30.00 per bulky rubbish pickup
- Brush bundle limit
- 48 in. long, 18 in. wide, 75 lbs max
- Roll-off alternative
- 10 to 40-yard containers, Section 245.100
Summary
O'Fallon collects bulky items only by request, not on the regular weekly route. Tree limbs and brush must be bundled to strict size and weight limits before they reach the curb, and bulky rubbish itself must be tied securely to limits the Director sets. Residents pay a flat $20.00 fee per pickup; non-residents pay $30.00.
Tree limbs less than four (4) inches in diameter and brush shall be securely tied in bundles not larger than forty-eight (48) inches long and eighteen (18) inches in diameter when not placed in storage containers. The weight of any individual bundle shall not exceed seventy-five (75) pounds... All solid waste from premises to which collection services are provided by the City shall be collected, except bulky rubbish as defined herein; provided, however, that bulky rubbish will be collected if tied securely in bundles not exceeding reasonable limitations of weight and bulk to be fixed by regulations to be made and promulgated by the Director as hereinafter provided... Bulky rubbish shall be collected by request to the Director. The Director shall establish the procedure for collecting bulky rubbish... Bulky rubbish service for resident $20.00. Bulky rubbish service for non-resident $30.00.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4860992; v58 updated 2026-05-14; through 05-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 245 treats 'bulky rubbish,' meaning solid waste too large or heavy for a standard collection truck, separately from ordinary weekly trash. 030(D) makes pickup request-based: residents must contact the Director of Environmental Services to schedule a collection, and the Director sets the operative procedure rather than the ordinance itself listing a calendar. 020(E): tree limbs under four inches in diameter must be tied in bundles no larger than forty-eight inches long and eighteen inches in diameter, capped at seventy-five pounds per bundle, whether or not a storage container is used.
100, which supplies 10- to 40-yard dumpsters for a flat weekly rate plus per-ton and per-day overage charges, though household appliances, tires, liquids, car batteries and hazardous waste are barred from those boxes. 00 for a non-resident customer, billed the same way as regular trash service. 045.
Violations & Fines
Putting bulky rubbish at the curb without a Director-authorized bundle, or without first requesting pickup under Section 245.030(D), leaves it uncollected and can draw a nuisance citation under Chapter 220 if it sits on the property. General Chapter 245 violations are punished under Section 245.080 'as set out in Section 100.010,' meaning up to a $500.00 fine, three months' imprisonment, or both.
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