Why isn’t yard waste collection part of minimum service?
Yard waste was not included for several reasons. Yard waste isn’t typically discarded as often as household trash; the need for yard waste disposal varies by community; Missouri Law bans yard waste from landfill disposal; and St. Louis County encourages composting and grass cycling as an important waste reduction strategy. However, the Waste Management Code requires licensed haulers to make yard waste collection available at a reasonable cost for residents that request that service. Why doesn’t minimum level of service apply to multi-family residences? Multi-family residences most frequently are handled as commercial accounts due to the nature of their storage, container and collection frequency requirements. As such, the minimum level of service applies to residential waste, defined as residences of 3 units or less.
