Household curbside recycling will be easier for the residents of Moscow Mills. Beginning in 2021, residents will have curbside single-stream recycling. Collections will begin on January 6, 2021.
For participating residents, the current recycling cart will be re-labeled with the new recycling information on Wednesday, December 30 during regular collections. Residents who are ready to opt-in to recycling can contact the City of Moscow Mills to request a recycling cart at (636) 356-4220.
Acceptable for curbside single-stream recycling:
- Plastics (#1 and #2)
- Aluminum & steel cans
- Mixed paper – (newspaper, magazines, junk mail, office paper, etc.)
- Tissue boxes; cereal boxes; other clean fiberboard items, and corrugated cardboard (flattened with tape removed)
Requirements:
- Items must be clean, with non-paper items rinsed.
- Soiled or food-contaminated items (like greasy pizza boxes) should be placed in the non-recyclable garbage.
- Glass and plastic bags, or plastic film, are not acceptable as they are common contaminants in the recycling stream