Solid Waste

Yes. Curbside recycling is provided by Granger Waste Services on a bi-weekly basis. All recyclables must be placed in a Granger issued Curby Recycler recycling cart (yellow lid) placed curbside according to the cart placement guidelines.

All materials can be placed loose (do not bag) in the Curby Recycler together. You do not need to sort them. Rinse containers clean and let them dry before placing into the recycler. Break down and flatten boxboard and cardboard.

Acceptable materials for recycling:

• Boxboard
• Cardboard
• Brown paper bags
• Mixed paper
• Metal cans and foil
• Plastic bottles, tubs, jugs and containers
• Clear and colored glass bottles and containers

Unacceptable materials for recycling:

• Aerosol cans
• Appliances
• Disposable coffee cups
• Hangers
• Household scrap metal
• Paint cans
• Plastic retail or grocery bags
• Refrigerator or freezer boxes, including beverage cases
• Rubber
• String and/or twine
• Stickers and/or sticky notes
• Foam containers and/or packaging
• Toys
• Wax- or foil-coated boxes and cartons

For more information, please visit the Granger Recycling Schedule & Guidelines page.

Trash is picked up weekly. Recycling is picked up every two weeks.

The city is divided into quadrants. Please refer to the following map to find your normal weekly pickup day.

There are certain holidays that if they fall during the week will typically delay your pickup by one day. These holidays are New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. To confirm whether or not a holiday affects your pickup day, visit https://www.grangerwasteservices.com/schedule-guidelines/.

Trash will only be collected from your Granger trash cart. Your trash cart holds 4-5 bags of trash. They will not collect any trash bags or other items outside the cart or from personal containers. Please keep the weight of your carts to 200 lbs or less and the weight of your bags to 30 lbs or less. If you have additional trash that exceeds what fits into your trash cart, Granger has a disposal center in Alma where you can drop off additional waste for a fee. Visit  www.grangerwasteservices.com/self-haul/self-haul-disposal/disposal-center-alma/ to find additional information including current rates, contact information, and hours of service.

Collection of one large item (furniture, appliances, etc.) each week is included with your service. However, you must contact Granger in advance to schedule collection by completing the form at www.grangerwasteservices.com/customer-support/bulk-pickup-request or calling 1-888-947-2643. Bulk item pickups will be scheduled for Thursday each week. Please call or complete the online pickup form 48-hours in advance. To have additional bulk items collected, contact Granger to prepay and schedule service.

Granger Waste Services has a self-haul disposal center in Alma. Additional household waste and construction waste can be dropped off at the disposal center for a fee. Please visit www.grangerwasteservices.com/self-haul/self-haul-disposal/disposal-center-alma/ to view current rates, contact information, and hours of service.

Contact Granger directly at 1-888-947-2643.  Granger contracts directly with the resident if they would like more than the 1 Curby cart that was delivered to your residence.

You will have to schedule a bulk item for pickup via phone or online.  Call Granger at 1-888-947-2643 or visit https://www.grangerwasteservices.com/customer-support/bulk-pickup-request/ to schedule your bulk item pickup (please call or complete the form 48-hours in advance).  Bulk item pickups will be scheduled for Thursday each week.

If you wish to dispose of old personal trash bins, contact City Hall at 989-681-2137 and they will arrange for Granger to pick up your old bin(s). Follow the direction given by City Hall staff when you call to request pick-up, and make sure bin(s) are empty and placed in a way that does not prevent the normal weekly collection of your Curby trash bin.

Items that will NOT be collected curbside:

• Medical waste, although Sharps materials such as syringes may be disposed of if special procedures are followed
• Open, empty or used beverage containers (with a deposit)
• Whole car or truck tires (scrap tires)
• Yard waste like grass clippings or leaves, sod, dirt, wood, construction debris, etc.
• Used oil (Oil filters must be drained for 24 hours before being placed in the trash.)
• Asbestos
• Car or truck batteries or other lead acid batteries
• Oil-based paint (Latex paint is allowed, but only if dried.)
• Refrigerants/Freon (must be properly removed from appliances prior to disposal)
• Empty drums (unless clean and crushed)
• Explosives, ammunition or firearms
• Propane or other compressed gas tanks (unless empty and disabled)
• Low-level radioactive waste, like clocks and smoke detectors
• Regulated hazardous waste
• Non-household liquid waste
• Septage/sewage
• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) like those found in flourescent light ballasts

For more details and the most current information, as well as suggestions now how to dispose of these materials in other ways, please visit the Granger Waste Acceptance Guidelines page.

The City of St. Louis annually schedules a Hazardous Household Waste Collection Program. See more information further down the page or click here for a pdf to download and print.

Several local charities accept used clothing donations.

WalMart and Meijer have recycling drop boxes for plastic bags in their lobby.

Padnos on Williams Street in Alma accepts metal, electronics, and other things for recycling.

St. Louis and Alma Police Departments will dispose of medications in original containers.

Many retailers have in-store recycling areas including: Staples, Best Buy, AutoZone, Target, and others.

Trash can be left curbside after 12:00 noon of the day preceding the day scheduled for collection. Empty containers (trash and recycle bins) should be removed from the street the same day that collection is made.

Please refer to the City's Solid Waste Ordinance for more details.