Please Note:  An informational flyer from Allied Waste has been posted on all city residences as a door hanger.  Be sure to review this material as pick up schedules for solid waste and recycling may change in some instances.  If residents have questions related to the new solid waste service, please contact Allied Representative Jeri Eaton, located at City Hall, at 636-255-6142 for further details.

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City of St. Charles Enters into New Agreement with Allied Waste Management

Effective February 1, 2012 the City of St. Charles will enter into a new five-year contract agreement with Allied Waste Management as the city’s sole solid waste provider.  The new contract agreed to by the City Council and Allied included several minor modifications.  Under the new contract, residents will have a small 1.5% increase on their bill for 2012 as well as 2013.  However, in future years – 2014, 2015, and 2016 -- there will be a 0.0% increase.

According to Mayor Sally Faith, the city has experienced double-digit rate increases annually in the past.  “I am extremely pleased with how the City and Allied worked together for the residents of St. Charles,” she said.  “It is an important aspect to note that over the course of the next five years, the Allied contract will be limited to a total rate increase of only 3 percent.”

As part of the new contract, Allied will convert to an automated system.  This means all residents who receive trash service will automatically be given a 95-gallon solid waste polycart at no cost.  Under the previous contract, polycarts were leased from Allied at roughly $3 a month.  This change will save $36 a year for those residents who were leasing a polycart from Allied.  The automated haulers will have the mechanical arms that grab the container and dump contents into the top of the hauler.  This process will also help limit the debris and litter that flies out of the front-loading haulers.

“Residents will still have the option to receive a smaller 65-gallon container, if they choose,” said Council President Michael Klinghammer, “as I know many families have a tendency to recycle more than they produce trash."  For those residents who would prefer the 65-gallon solid waste container, please contact Allied Waste at 636-947-5959 prior to February 6, 2012 to make that change.

An informational flyer from Allied Waste has been posted on all city residences as a door hanger.  Be sure to review this material as pick up schedules for solid waste and recycling may change in some instances.  If residents have questions related to the new solid waste service, please contact Allied Representative Jeri Eaton, located at City Hall, at 636-255-6142 for further details.