St. Peters, MO Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum frequency
- Once weekly, 72-hr gap
- Actual City schedule
- Twice weekly residential
- No service
- 6 named holidays
- Billing
- Bimonthly on utility bill
- Late fee
- 10% after 10 days overdue
Summary
In the City of St. Peters, Missouri, City solid waste service collects residential trash twice weekly on a Director-set schedule, and Section 235.030(C) requires at least a weekly pickup with a minimum seventy-two-hour gap between collections; the City has no collection on six named holidays.
All residential solid waste shall be collected at least once weekly. At least seventy-two (72) hours shall intervene between collections. City solid waste service shall provide solid waste collection at the intervals set forth in Section 235.090 hereof. All commercial solid waste shall be collected at least once weekly, and shall be collected at such lesser intervals as may be fixed by the Director or requested by the commercial establishment upon a determination that such lesser intervals are necessary for the preservation of the health and/or safety of the public. ... Regular Collection. ... City collection of residential solid waste (other than yard waste) generally shall be made twice weekly according to a schedule on file with the Director. ... There shall be no City solid waste service on the first day of January (New Years Day), the last Monday in May (Memorial Day), the fourth day of July (Independence Day), the first Monday in September (Labor Day), the fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day), the twenty-fifth of December (Christmas Day), and other holidays determined and publicly announced by the Director.
Full Breakdown
Section 235.030(C) of the St. Peters Municipal Code sets the baseline collection frequency for the City: residential solid waste must be collected at least once weekly, with at least seventy-two hours intervening between collections, and commercial solid waste likewise at least once weekly, though the Director can set shorter commercial intervals when needed for public health or safety. Section 235.090(B)(9), which governs the City's own solid waste service, currently runs collection of residential solid waste (other than yard waste) twice weekly according to a schedule the Director keeps on file, and that schedule may specify which waste types go out on which weekly date.
Yard waste collection runs on its own Director-set schedule. The Director can vary any schedule for weather or other conditions that make the normal routine impractical, posting public notice of the change. There is no City solid waste service on New Year's Day, Memorial Day (the last Monday in May), Independence Day, Labor Day (the first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November), Christmas Day, or any other holiday the Director publicly announces. Service charges for this collection are billed bimonthly on the customer's utility bill under Section 235.090(D), and a customer who receives no other City utility service still gets a separate bimonthly bill for solid waste service.
Violations & Fines
Failing to have solid waste collected as required, or interfering with City collection equipment or crews, is unlawful under Section 235.080(2) and (3) and enforceable as an ordinance violation; a delinquent solid waste service charge unpaid within ten days of its due date draws a ten percent late payment charge under Section 235.090(D)(4).
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