Florissant, MO Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential pickup hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily
- Commercial pickup hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. within 500 ft of a home
- Holiday exception
- Day before/after 6 recognized holidays
- First-offense fine
- $100 minimum
- Repeat-offense fine
- $250, then $500 per offense
Summary
Licensed haulers may collect garbage or rubbish in Florissant only between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., per Code Sections 220.160 (residential) and 220.170 (commercial areas within 500 feet of a residence). A first violation carries a minimum $100 fine, rising to $250 and then $500 for repeat offenses.
Section 220.160. Hours of Pickup in Residential Areas. ... ... A. No person licensed to collect garbage or rubbish as set out in Section 220.110 shall do so at any time except between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. daily in residential areas. B. Any person found guilty of violations in this provision will be assessed a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first (1st) offense, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the second (2nd) offense and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense thereafter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4989395; v43 updated 2026-05-26; through 05-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
110. either. The commercial-area rule carries one built-in exception: it does not apply the day immediately before or after six recognized holidays, New Year's, Memorial Day, July Fourth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, letting haulers run earlier or later around a holiday closure. Both sections apply only to permitted collectors, not to a homeowner personally hauling their own trash to the curb, and both were last amended by Ordinance No. 7558 in November 2008 alongside the City's exclusive-license-agreement authority. 080, so a hauler cited repeatedly for early or late runs faces a steadily rising cost.
Violations & Fines
A person licensed to collect garbage or rubbish who operates outside the 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window in a residential area (Section 220.160) or a qualifying commercial area (Section 220.170) faces a minimum fine of $100 for a first offense, $250 for a second offense, and $500 for every offense after that, set directly in the ordinance rather than the City's general penalty schedule.
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