Kirkwood, MO Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Kirkwood Code of Ordinances § 10-27 provides that all residential (except multifamily) dwelling units receive City garbage and rubbish collection service and curbside single-stream recycling collection service, meaning residents do not sort recyclables into separate bins by material; everything goes into one recycling cart. The Sanitation Division empties one recycling cart per residential unit at the curb once a week, the same schedule as garbage. Recyclables must be placed inside the cart with the lid closed; anything left loose outside the cart will not be collected.

Cardboard boxes get special handling: they must be broken down flat and placed inside the recycling cart, and any box too large to fit in the cart can instead be dropped off at the City of Kirkwood Recycling Depository at 350 South Taylor Avenue. Residents who choose rear-yard service instead of basic curbside pickup still receive single-stream recycling collection as part of that service, for the fee set in the City Council's adopted schedule. Kirkwood does not permit disposable batteries, radioactive, volatile, flammable, explosive, infectious, or hazardous material in the recycling or garbage carts, consistent with state landfill rules under Chapter 260, RSMo.