City of Troy, Missouri

The following services, guidelines, and resource links are available specifically for the residents of the City of Troy.

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Set Out Time: 6:00 AM

Garbage Pickup

Container: Meridian Waste provided 95-gallon cart. All items must be in the cart.

Quantity: One

Frequency: Once per week

Materials Accepted:

Non-hazardous municipal solid waste

Weight Limits: 65 lbs.

Instructions:

All waste materials must be INSIDE the provided cart (i.e., garbage in garbage cart, recycling in recycling cart) and the cart lid MUST fully close. Any items placed outside the cart will NOT be collected.

Additional 95-gallon carts available for rent

Recycling

Container: Hauler provided 65-gallon cart

Quantity: One recycling cart

Frequency: Once per week

Materials Accepted:

Plastics (label #s 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7); aluminum and steel cans; mixed paper (newspaper, magazines, junk mail, office paper, etc.); tissue boxes, cereal boxes, and other clean fiberboard items; and corrugated cardboard (flattened).

Glass, plastic bags, and black plastic NOT accepted curbside

Yard Waste Pickup

Container: Rented container, biodegradable paper bags or bundles tied with natural fiber twine

Quantity: Maximum ten (10) bags (biodegradable paper), or bundles plus the content of one rented cart.

Frequency: Collected weekly Mar.–Nov. On Call Dec.-Feb. once per month on the 1st or 3rd service day of the month.

Materials Accepted:

Leaves, grass, branches, bundled limbs

Weight Limits: 50 lbs. / bag or container.

Maximum ten (10) bags (biodegradable paper), or bundles (tie with natural fiber twine) plus the content of one rented cart per week, no more than 50 lb. each. Bundled stacks of limbs and brush must be less than 18" in diameter and 4' in length.

Bulk Waste Pickup

Frequency: One item per week Mar.-Nov. on service day at no cost, and Dec.-Feb. on the 1st or 3rd service day of the month, two items per month at no cost. Cost per additional item.

Materials Accepted:

e.g., toilets, sinks, mattresses, carpet, fencing, and large household furnishings

Weight Limits: Safe for two people to lift.

Call hauler to schedule. Cost per additional item.

White Goods / Appliance Pickup

Materials Accepted:

Materials Accepted: Stoves, washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc

Weight Limits: Ability for two (2) people to lift.

Call to schedule. Cost per item

Explosion Danger!

Lithium-ion batteries (the kind in cell phones, laptops, tablets) easily catch fire or explode when crushed, even if they're “dead”!

NEVER put them in the Garbage OR Recycling.

Instead, find a safe, authorized drop-off center near you using the Battery Network Locator.

Lithium Batteries

Learn How You Can Recycle Right

Tips to Take and Common Mistakes to Avoid

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Items you can recycle.

Help us recycle right by only throwing these items into your recycling cart or bin. Mixing garbage with recycling is costly for everyone. When in doubt, just throw it out (in the garbage, that is).

Local government recycling collection guidelines vary. Confirm before recycling.