Dear Wright City Meridian Waste Customer,
Meridian Waste is proud to continue to be your environmental services provider. Unfortunately, a recycling crisis is sweeping the U.S. and frustratingly, it’s impacting the greater St. Louis marketplace. World market conditions and current contamination levels have forced many processors into an unsustainable model to continue operating as before.
Resource Management’s Earth City Materials Recovery Facility notified Meridian Waste that they will NO LONGER accept single stream recyclables collected curbside from residential customers. Converting to dual-stream recycling helps to ensure cleaner, less contaminated recyclables while broadening the marketplace willing to accept and market the materials for reuse and true recycling.
As a result, there are important changes to your recycling service.
Why Two Carts?
Wright City is Switching to Dual Stream Curbside Recycling on May 1
Converting to dual stream recycling helps to ensure cleaner, less contaminated recyclables while broadening the marketplace willing to accept and market the materials for reuse and true recycling.
Plastics & Metal Cart (RIGIDS)
Please place only these items in the rigids recycling cart.
- Aluminum, tin & steel cans
- Plastic #s 1, 2, 3, 5, & 7 *Black plastic not accepted
(ITEMS NEED TO BE CLEAN & DRY)
First collection for your Rigids recycling cart will be Wednesday, May 1, and then every other week after.
Paper & Cardboard Cart (FIBER)
Please place only these items in the fiber recycling cart.
- Mixed paper (newspapers, magazines, junk mail, computer paper, telephone books)
- Corrugated cardboard
First collection for your Fiber recycling cart will be Wednesday, May 8, and then every other week after.
NOT ACCEPTED FOR RECYCLING CURBSIDE: GLASS
Click here for the Recycling New Collection Calendar
Have a recycling question? Visit Common Recycling Questions & Answers.
PREFER TO USE YOUR OWN RECYCLING BIN?
Residents may use their handheld recycling tote such as the one pictured below instead of a 95 gallon recycling cart. The container must be clearly labeled for Recycling.
Recycling Stickers/Instructions
Below are images of the recycling cart stickers that will be placed on each of your recycling carts.
For more information on the recycling industry crisis, we encourage you to visit MeridianWaste.com/MORecyclingCrisis.