Recycling Programs

Check out the NEW Recycling and Trash Collection Brochure and the Trash and Recycling Service Guide.

Curbside NEW Single Stream Recycling Program

U. City residents are encouraged to participate in the city’s weekly curbside recycling program. Currently U. City recycles about 30 percent of the city’s solid waste, which is an annual goal.

All about single stream recycling. You can recycle in 3 easy steps:

Recycling collection facts:
Recycling is collected once a week at the curbside as part of our City-wide solid waste collection services. Refer to the Sanitation Route Map and Schedule to determine your trash and recycling collection day.

Click here to download the list of recycling materials accepted by University City Single Stream Recycling Materials List.

Check out this single stream recycling video featuring the City of University City, Public Works Director, Evelyn Shields-Benford discussing Single Stream Recycling. 

Blue Single Stream Recycling Cart

It is not necessary to sort the items, but please rinse them. Lids can be left on containers. We accept,

·         Aluminum, tin/steel cans, newspaper, magazines, office paper, telephone books and envelopes

·         Cardboard (tear in small pieces and place inside the cart), cereal and food mix boxes, milk/juice cartons, paper egg cartons, glass jars and bottles, all plastice containers #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #7

Click here to download the list of acceptable recyclable materials

Materials not accepted: #6 plastic containers, Styrofoam or expanded foam in the cart, dirty containers, construction materials, trash, aluminum foil or pans, ceramic dishes, paint cans, dishes, food waste, batteries, used auto parts, motor oil, clothing, shoes and bedding. 

Single Stream Recycling Cart

Residents in multi-family homes may recycle the same items by placing them in the yellow or blue marked recycling carts.

·         Newspapers

·         Magazines, Junk mail

·         Waxy cardboard containers (milk and juice cartons) aseptic packaging, gable top containers

·         Office paper

·         Other paper fiber-based material should be clean and dry with no plastic bags or strings

All recyclable items can also be dropped off at the self-service Recycling Drop-off Center located in the rear parking lot of 975 Pennsylvania.

Cardboard Recycling

For collection at your curbside, cardboard must be placed inside the recycling cart. It should be torn or cut into pieces that fit inside the cart. If you have cardboard that won't fit inside the cart, please take it to the free 24-hour, outdoor University City Recycling Drop-off Center located in the rear parking lot of 975 Pennsylvania, open 7 days a week. The City will only pick up items inside the single stream recycling cart.

 Fall 2010 Household Chemical Waste Collection Events 
(Free to St. Louis County Residents)

The improper disposal of leftover household chemical can be harmful to the environment and to public health. The best way to properly manage leftover household chemicals is to use them or give them to someone else to use. Not all leftovers can be shared or recycled. As a safe alternative, bring them to one of the following collection events. 

Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 8 am to 3 pm
Place: Parkway Central High School - 369 North Woods Mill Road, Chesterfield,MO 63017
From Highway 40, head north on Woods Mill Road. From Olive Boulevard, head south on Wood Mills Road. The high school entrance is on the west side of the street.

Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 8 am to 3 pm
Place: St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley Campus. (Enter the campus from Pershall Road just east of the I-270 and Elizabeth Avenue exit. Follow the event signs to the drop-off location.)

Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 8 am to 3 pm
Place: South County Center (formerly Westfield Shoppington-South County) The event will be held south of the Dillards and Sears stores. Enter from Lemay Ferry Road just south of South Lindbergh Boulevard.

Acceptable Materials: Paints, stains, varnishes, pesticides, herbicides, poisons, gasoline and other fuels, solvents and strippers, aerosols, motor oil and filters, gas cylinders (BBQ pit size or smaller), fluorescent tubes, rechargeable batteries, antifreeze, brake and transmission fluid, pool chemicals and other acids and bases, car batteries, wood preservatives, driveway sealant, and items containing mercury (such as thermometers, thermostats, and mercuric salts).

Unacceptable Items: Explosives and ammunition, radioactive waste, smoke detectors, medical waste, household trash, tires, electronics and other bulky items.

Materials from businesses and from commercial, not-for-profit, and governmental organizations are prohibited.

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

 

Scavenging

Materials placed in U. City containers become the property of U. City and any removal of materials from containers is in direct violation of the city ordinance.

Recycling Drop-off Center 
      
                  

The center is located at:

North Rear Parking Lot

Heman Park Community Center

975 Pennsylvania

University City, MO 63130

It is accessible during daylight hours. Residents may drop-off:

·         Plastic, Glass, Steel, Tin and Aluminum containers (glass; tin/steel cans; aluminum cans; plastics with the recycle code #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #7, #6 polystyrene is not recyclable at this time. Please do not place #6 plastic, styrofoam or other items).

·         Telephone books and paper back books, no hard cover books

·         Cell phones

·         Corrugated cardboard, chipboard, cereal boxes, waxy cardboard containers

·         Beverage containers, aseptic packaging, gable top containers (milk & juice cartons)

·         Newsprint, glossy magazines, junk mail, office paper (drop in large blue container)

·         Textiles, including clothing, shoes and towels

University City is no longer participating in the electronics recycling program as of December 1, 2009. We continue to encourage residents to recycle by contacting local electronic recycling vendors and other E-cycle St. Louis participating agencies in the area.

The Electronics drop-off container is no longer available as of December 1, 2009. 

Please visit the E-cycle St. Louis website at www.ecyclestlouis.org to find an electronics recycling vendor near you and to learn more about their fees and hours of operation. 

Gunther Electronics, 314-367-9933
www.guntherelectronics.com
5080 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108

WITS, 314-382-1650
www.witsinc.org
643 E. Holly
St. Louis, MO 63147

DCAL Services LLC, 314-918-8833
www.dcalservices.com
2609 Rock Hill Industrial Ct.
St. Louis, MO 63144