Green Team
Celebrate Earth Day!!
City of Chesterfield, Missouri | Earth Day
RedKey Annual Recycling Events 2024 Flyer.pdf (chesterfield.mo.us)
https://www.earthday.org/
Recycling Info
Here is a reference guide for what can (and can’t) be recycled in our area.
Did you know you can type the name of a waste item into Recycle Wizard and it will tell you how to recycle or dispose of it in St. Louis County?!
The number one recycling mistake is plastic bags! Plastic bags are not recyclable in your curbside recycling (take them to a grocery store or big box store) and your recyclables should be loose in your bin, NOT BAGGED! The bags tangle in the sorting equipment resulting in an average of 1 hour per day of stop-work time to untangle the equipment!
Recycling Myths:
Myth: Your recycling just gets mixed in with your trash.
Fact: Republic services has a facility in Hazlewood where your recyclables are sorted then returned to mills and manufacturers for reuse.
Myth: Anything with the chasing arrows can go in your recycling bin.
Fact: This symbol identifies the type of plastic an item is made from. It does NOT mean an item is recyclable.
Myth: Pizza boxes can be recycled.
Fact: The grease, cheese and stuck on food makes the cardboard no longer recyclable. It can also contaminate the other objects in the recycling bin and make it all unusable.
Myth: You should bag your recyclables.
Fact: Bags tangle in the sorting equipment. Recyclables should be placed loose in your recycling bin.
For information on how to recycle your old tech at Best Buy, including what items are recyclable and any fees there may be, see:
https://corporate.bestbuy.com/how-to-recycle-or-trade-in-your-old-tech/
Information on battery recycling from the Chesterfield Citizens Environmental Advisory Committee:
Curious about what you can recycle where in the city of Chesterfield? Click here for a guide:
Click here for more information on bush honeysuckle and how to control it:
RECYCLE YOUR BEAUTY & WELLNESS PACKGING
The beauty & wellness industries generate over 120 billion packages every year, with most ending up in landfills. The packaging is too small, too flexible, or made of too many materials to be traditionally recycled. PACT is a company that collects this hard-to-recycle packaging so it can be diverted from landfills and processed properly. Please see their website for what items they recycle, how to clean them, and where to drop them off (all Sephora locations!)
