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City of Kirkwood
Francis Scheidegger Recycling Depository

350 South Taylor
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
For information, call 314-822-5828 or email

ACCEPTS:

• Telephone books
• Newspapers
• Aluminum cans
• Glass bottles, with metal removed
• Corrugated Cardboard
• Mixed paper (junk mail, boxboard, office paper, computer paper)
• Catalogs & magazines (less than 1 1/2” in thickness)
• Steel (tin) cans
• Plastic Containers: Now accepting plastic containers of the following types:  #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, & #7.   Recyclable containers are usually marked on the bottom of the container with the type of plastic inside a triangular symbol.  Plastic containers for beverages, food, personal care, household products, and many other non-hazardous materials can now be recycled.  The depository still cannot accept #6 plastic containers or any Styrofoam products, plastic wrap, plastic bags, plastic grocery bags, foam, or polystyrene products.  Also, to avoid pollution and for health reasons, the depository cannot accept containers that contained antifreeze, motor oil; disposable diapers, frozen food bags, or hazardous materials.  NOTE: No pipes, siding, construction material or sheeting. Tupperware is acceptable IF it has the proper plastic recyclable # on it.
• Cell phones
• Textiles (clothing, sheets, draperies, linens)

The following items cannot be accepted at the depository: trash, furniture, appliances, rugs, mattresses, sofas, brush, tree limbs, wood, yard waste, concrete, bricks, tires, batteries, oil, scrap metal, or plastic bags.

Tonnage Report
The following PDF file contains monthly tonnage collections for each recyclable item accepted at the City of Kirkwood Francis Scheidegger Recycling Depository.

Tonnage Report - 2009 - FINAL