Explore this page to learn in detail what items should and should not go in which bin for each of the City provided waste services: Recycling, Trash, Yard Waste, Bulk Pickup and Household Hazardous Waste. It is important that items are placed in the proper bin to ensure they are disposed of properly.
Recycling
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The items below can go in your blue recycling dumpster or rollcart. Keep them loose, clean & dry. Always flatten your cardboard. All recyclables can be mixed together in the same bin (AKA single stream, commingled recycling, mixed recycling).

Keep Them Loose

Keep Them Clean

Keep Them Dry

Always Flatten Your Cardboard

Paper

Newspaper


Magazines & Catalogs




Gift Wrap

Shredded paper




Pizza Boxes


Plastic Bottles

Plastic Tubs

Plastic Jugs & Containers

Glass Bottles

Glass Jars


Steel/Tin Cans

Aluminum Foil

Aluminum Pie Plates

Aluminum Trays

Cartons

Paperboard Cans

NO Plastic Bags, Wrap or Film


NO Styrofoam

NO Food Waste or Food Contaminated Items

NO One-Time-Use Disposables

NO Cartons From Freezer Section

NO Paper Cups


NO Aerosol Cans

NO Ceramic or Glass Plates, Glasses, Cookware or Bakeware


NO Garden Hoses

NO Sharps

Trash
The items below can be placed in your trash dumpster (brown) or rollcart (green). Trash is also referred to as garbage, landfill or rubbish.
Wait! Before you trash it, find places that can reuse or recycle it. Search our database!

Plastic Bags

Plastic Wrap & Film

Plastic Packing Materials
Find a dropoff location)

Styrofoam



Cartons From Freezer Section


Disposable Utensils

Food Waste

Clothing
donate it!)




Glass or Ceramic Plates, Glasses, Cookware or Bakeware
donate it!)

Large Plastic Items
donate it!)






Rigid Plastic Items
donate it!)

Yard Waste
The items below can be placed in your green yard waste dumpsters or rollcart. Yard Waste is also referred to as Green Waste. The City of St. Louis operates weekly yard waste collection.
Learn more about Yard Waste collection.






Sticks, Branches, Logs & Limbs





NO Food Waste

Bulk Pickup
The items below can be placed out for once-per-month collection during your regularly scheduled Bulk Pickup week. You can place up to 3 items out each month. Residents who use rollcarts should place bulk items at the curb in front of their home and at least 3 feet away from cars. Residents who use alley dumpsters should place bulk items in the alley directly behind their home and at least 3 feet from cars, not leaning on the dumpster.
Learn more about Bulk Pickup services. The items below can also be dropped off at a transfer station once-per-month. You can drop off up to 3 items each month.
Learn more about Bulk Dropoff services.

Furniture

Appliances

Mattresses

Bundled Branches & Logs


Motor Oil

Tires

Electronics
Household Hazardous Waste
Also known as HHW, the items below are considered hazardous and should be disposed of properly. St. Louis city residents have access to the St. Louis Household Hazardous Waste dropoff sites which accept all of the items below.
Learn more about the regional HHW dropoff facilities






Gas Cylinders



Rechargeable Batteries

Alkaline Batteries

Smoke Detectors





Mercury Containing Items
Seasonal
The items below are collected seasonally and have designated dates and locations for collection. Details will be posted when these services are available.

Christmas Trees

Holiday/String Lights