Fall Bulky Item Collection Registration Now Open In City Of Kirkwood

Press release from the City of Kirkwood:

August 9, 2021

The City of Kirkwood is starting its second Bulky Item Collection this Fall.

Bulky item collection gives Kirkwood residents the opportunity to dispose of large furniture and appliances. Bulky item collection occurs two times per year, at no charge, throughout the entire city; once in the spring and once in the fall. All residents participating in the Bulky Item Collection Program must pre-register at least one week prior to their scheduled trash/recycling service day. Bulky items must be placed curbside by the Sunday night of their scheduled bulky collection week.

Fall Collection Dates - September 7th to 30th

The City has been divided into four areas for bulky item collection: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday trash/recycling routes.

This means your sanitation pickup day determines your bulky item collection week. Additionally, your solid waste (trash bill) account MUST BE CURRENT to participate in the bulky item collection program.

Monday Routes - September 7-10
Tuesday Routes - September 13 -17
Wednesday Routes - September 20 -24
Thursday Routes - September 27 - 30

Residents must pre-register for the bulky item collection program by calling 314-984-5927 or online by visiting kirkwoodmo.org/BulkyItem.

If you miss your scheduled bulky item collection, a separate special pick-up can be scheduled for an additional fee by visiting kirkwoodmo.org/Special

Important things to know and remember:

• Don’t forget to register a week prior to your scheduled trash/recycling service day.
• Only place bulky items that are too large to fit in your trash cart at the curb.
• Acceptable items include large furniture and appliances (stoves, refrigerators, water heaters, washers, dryers, microwaves, rugs, carpet, doors/windows (wrapped in cardboard), small air conditioning units, etc.
• Place no more than four (4) large items within one (1) to three (3) feet of the curb or street pavement for collection.
• Place items curbside by Sunday night of your scheduled collection week. We make only one (1) pass on each street one (1) of the days during your collection week. You cannot schedule a particular day.
• Be sure that access to the items is not blocked by parked vehicles.
• For everyone's safety, wrap glass doors and tables, windows, and mirrors with cardboard.
• Drain all gasoline and oil from lawn mowers.

Items not accepted: Computers and related equipment (i.e. monitors, printers, fax machines, copiers), hazardous materials or chemicals, commercial items or business equipment, yard waste, tree trunks, logs, building or construction type debris/materials, tires, auto batteries and motors, railroad ties, barrel drums, concrete, bricks, landscaping stones, boulders, rocks, dirt, or household trash. If any of these items are set out residents may be ticketed.

Computers and related equipment (i.e. monitors, printers, fax machines, copiers) are not accepted, but can be donated to a local charity or recycled at the following locations:

Red Leaf IT Asset Recovery & Recycling
636-778-9658
Redleafasset.com

Spectrum Ecycle Solutions
314-428-0777
info@spectrumecycle.com

Area Electronic Recycling Events
mrcrecycling.net

This press release was produced by the City of Kirkwood. The views expressed here are the author’s own.