The deadline for requesting a cart exchange or removal was Monday, June 30th, 2008. No additional requests will be accepted. There are no more 35-gallon carts.

Earlier this year, the Saint Louis County Department of Health delivered 64- and 35-gallon recycling carts to all one- and two-family residences in unincorporated Saint Louis County to educate people about the new basic trash service requirements and to encourage more recycling. The department is now coordinating an exchange and removal process for residents who either don’t want the complimentary cart they received or who would like a different-sized cart than the one they received.

Please be aware that YOU DO NOT NEED A COUNTY-PROVIDED RECYCLING CART TO RECYCLE. Weekly recycling pickup is now a standard part of basic trash service and all licensed haulers operating in Saint Louis County are required by law to provide you with weekly recycling pickup. Please contact your hauler for more information about their recycling pickup guidelines and schedules.

Please also be aware that the Saint Louis County Department of Health does not collect trash or recyclables. All trash and recycling collection in Saint Louis County is handled by private haulers. The Department of Health does not set or regulate trash hauling rates. Questions about trash and recycling collection, rates for trash and recycling collection, guidelines for trash and recycling collection, or about trash and recycling collection schedules should be directed to your private trash hauler. The Health Department is unable to answer such questions.

For additional information, please view our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have any additional questions, or if you are not receiving the minimum level of service from your hauler, please send us an e-mail at waste.doh@stlouisco.com, or call us at (314) 615-HAUL (4285).

Below is a table with the tentative schedules for the cart exchange and removal process. (If you are not sure what district you live in, please see the Waste Collection District Map.)

* = Please note that these are the original dates for pickups sent out on postcards to the residents of these districts. The subcontractor has encountered numerous problems and is now significantly behind schedule. If you are expecting a cart exchange or removal in the 4th or 8th District, please be patient. The subcontractor is still proceeding through the assigned routes.

Dates for exchanges and removals are not calculated until the total number of recycling carts being exchanged or removed in a particular trash district is known. Postcards with specific timeframes will be sent to each resident who has requested a cart exchange or removal. The deadline for requesting a cart exchange or removal was Monday, June 30th, 2008. No additional requests will be accepted.

“Completed” refers to the standard exchange and removal process being handled by the company with which the Department of Health has contracted for this program. The Department of Health is arranging additional removals and exchanges for the final round of exchanges and removals (see the third column in the table above).