Recycling

1015 Pennsylvania Ave. · University City, MO 63130 
8:00 am – 4:00 pm · Monday – Friday

Check out the NEW  Recycling and Trash Collection Brochure

Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)

In 1973, University City became one of the first municipalities in the country to offer curbside recycling to its residents. Since then, the program has continued to expand. Today, the city owns its own Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), an outdoor Recycling Drop-off Center and a fleet of recycling vehicles to provide curbside and alley pickups of recyclables to all residents.

Recycling Drop-Off Center

A 24-hour Recycling Drop-Off Center is located at the north rear parking lot of the Heman Park Community Center (975 Pennsylvania ). The drop-off center is available every day and accepts the items listed below:

·         Gift Wrap Paper

·         Paperback Books

·         Newspaper

·         Magazines, Catalogs

·         Junk Mail, Posters

·         Office And Computer Paper

·         Fax Paper, Manila Folders

·         Envelopes (with or without windows)

·         Plastics (#1 to #7, not #6 - can accept items that fit into container)

·         Glass Bottles and Jars

·         Aluminum and Steel/Tin Cans, Aerosol Cans (empty cans)

·         Paperboard/Boxboard (cereal boxes and beverage containers)

·         Corrugated Cardboard, Waxy Cardboard

·         Telephone Books

·         Wireless Cell Phones

·         Textiles (clothes, shoes, towels, linens, rags, curtains, table cloths, and small rugs)

Recycling Other Items

Motor Oil

Motor Oil may be recycled at any Valvoline Instant Oil Change or Jiffy Lube

Hazardous Chemicals and materials:
Paints, Pesticides, Herbicides, Fluorescent tubes, Rechargeable Batteries, Anti-Freeze and mercury-containing items and other chemicals or hazardous materials can be properly disposed during the spring and fall Household Chemical Collection Events hosted by St. Louis County Health Department. 

The 2010 collection program dates and locations are available Fall 2010 Household Chemical Collection Event

For more information on these events or other activities, please call the St. Louis County Department of Health Solid Waste Management Program at (314) 615-4130.


Recycling your Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL's) bulbs:

New! Recycle your old Compact Fluorescent Bulbs at University City Hall, in the Public Works Department located on the 3rd Floor! You save energy and reduce greenhouse gases every time you use an Energy Star-qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl) instead of a standard incandescent bulb. Now you can help the environment a second time by depositing your CFLs in our conveniently located CFL recycling container. Just bring your used CFL bulbs to the Public Works Department for disposal. Broken CFL bulbs can be accepted if they are in a Ziploc-style plastic bag.

Why use CFLs? Energy Star CFLs use 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs, produce about 75 percent less heat and last up to 10 times longer. You will save about $30 or more in electricity costs over each bulb's lifetime.

How do I safely dispose of a CFL? Recycle your used bulbs by depositing them in a conveniently located CFL recycling container. A container is located at University City Hall, 6801 Delmar, 3rd floor. Bulbs can be dropped off during normal business hours Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. into the designated container in the Public Works Department (314-505-8560).

For a list of other recycling locations and more information about this AmerenUE CFL program please visit UEfficiency.com

Lens Masters
11309 Midland Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63114
Business Hours:        Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Phone:                    314.427.1660
Fax:                       314.427.2226
Drop off various shapes and sizes of fluorescent and incandescent bulbs for a fee.  Call for pricing (prices vary depending on bulb size and type).  Accepts fluorescent lamps, ballasts, U-tubes and compacts, incandescent, and signage lamps.

Electronics
University City is no longer participating in the electronics recycling program. Please visit www.ecyclestlouis.org to find a location near you to drop-off your electronics. Fees may apply.