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Waste and Recycling

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    St. Louis County Residents Forced to Pay For Recycling After Court Loss

    Paying for recycling services is not optional, says the Missouri Appellate Court.​A group of St. Louis County residents has lost another round in its effort to opt out of a recycling service -- and the quarterly fees that go with it.Today's appeals court decision is the latest (and possibly final) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Missouri Woman Saved From Trash Compactor Recalls Classic Scene from Star Wars

    Sanitation workers in Springfield were just about to operate the garbage compactor on their trash truck yesterday when they noticed an inebriated woman passed out among the debris in back of the vehicle. "It looks like she made a really bad decision on where to sleep," Springfield Police spokesman C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Don't Landfill Those JNCOs!

    Not completely useless.​Got a few hangers holding bad ideas? Never going to fit into those pants again?Well, a University of Missouri professor wants you to think twice before throwing them out, even if they're too horrifying to inflict on your local Goodwill.Professor Jana Hawley, department chai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    St. Louis To Begin Curbside Recycling Citywide, Part of Paid Trash Collection

    Coming to a neighborhood near you!​Just got off the phone with a couple of city officials who tell Daily RFT that St. Louis is indeed going forward with curbside recycling. The recycling service will be part of the new pay service for trash pickup that the city is implementing to offset budget sho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Going the Opposite of Green: Chesterfield Recycling Center That Annoyed Neighbors is Set to Close

    Image courtesy of Margaret Bour Common Chesterfield recyclables​Last October, the RFT detailed a neighborhood dispute between the Parkway School District and the residents of a white-collar subdivision in Chesterfield. The school district said it recycled more than 1,300 tons of trash each ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    St. Louis to Resume Twice Weekly Trash Pick Up; Considering Curbside Recycling

    'Cause we don't want our alleys looking like this.​Mayor Francis Slay's office today announced that St. Louis is resuming twice-weekly trash pick up effective immediately. In an effort to save money, the city began a trial once-a-week trash pick up program last November that affected about 40 per ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2010

    One Man’s Treasure

    'Cause we don't want our alleys looking like this.​Mayor Francis Slay's office today announced that St. Louis is resuming twice-weekly trash pick up effective immediately. In an effort to save money, the city began a trial once-a-week trash pick up program last November that affected about 40 per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Alderwoman Takes on Downtown "Racket"; Says Trash Trucks Too Noisy

    Trash collection was making some downtown residents grouchy.​St. Louis alderwoman Kacie Starr Triplett this morning introduced legislation regulating the hours that trash trucks can haul waste from businesses located near residential property. On her blog today, the downtown alderwoman (Ward 6) wr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    St. Louisans Love Leftovers, Yet We're Still a Wasteful Lot

    The good news? A new study out today ranks St. Louis as the 21st least-wasteful city in the United States.  The bad news? The study surveyed just  25 metro areas.Though our city finishes near the bottom in 23 categories, we do love our leftovers (we rank third in re-eating previous meals). ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2008

    Every Breath You Take

    Let your lungs do the talking

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Green Accolades for MoBot Cafe

    Let your lungs do the talking

  • News

    March 26, 2008
  • News

    January 16, 2008

    Sacred Garbage?

    Native Americans trash plans to expand a sprawling Illinois landfill.

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2007

    Do It EarthWays

    Native Americans trash plans to expand a sprawling Illinois landfill.

  • News

    November 8, 2006

    What, a Dump?

    Environmentalists decry the expansion of a gigantic Illinois landfill.

  • News

    March 22, 2006

    Letters Column

    Week of March 23, 2006

  • News

    February 22, 2006

    Trash Talk

    St. Louis is way behind the recycling curve. Don't expect that to change.

  • News

    December 20, 2000

    Trash Talk

    From the top of Mount Milam to the depths of the Pit with the people who take out St. Louis' garbage

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Published the week of June 28-July 4, 2000

  • News

    June 21, 2000

    Cooler Alternatives

    There's more than one way to destroy a bedpan

  • News

    August 25, 1999

    A LOAD OF SCRAP

    Tony Ribaudo's failed effort in the scrap-iron business leaves the former state lawmaker and mayoral candidate with citations for illegal dumping and a $28,000 debt to the city

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