Recycling Extravaganza in 2016

The Recycling Extravaganza continues to provide hundreds of community members from the St. Louis region an opportunity to responsibly dispose of hard-to-recycle items. Held in partnership with the St. Louis Community College – Forest Park Campus, our collection event for hard-to-recycle items continues its success. In 2016, about 600 vehicles unloaded materials to be collected by 20 organizations and businesses for reuse, recycling or appropriate disposal. Over 64,000 lbs. or 32 tons of waste was saved from going in the landfill!

The following was diverted from area landfills and dump sites, collected by these event partners and sponsors:

1,000 pounds CFL bulbs, various-sized flourescent tubes, other shapes/sizes – Ameren Missouri

450 pounds of pet supplies – Bi-State Pet Pantry

7,000 pounds of shredded paper – Citishred

384 pounds of polystyrene (40 cubic yards) – EPC

1,000 pounds of broadloom carpet, carpet tile and carpet pad – Flooring Systems, Inc

53 pounds of bras – Living Word UMC Free the Girls program

15 pounds of Mardi Gras beads – Mardi Gras, Inc. 

34,716 pounds electronics/appliances + 56 televisions – MRC

560 pounds of prescriptions and over-the-counter medications – MOP2D2

3000 pounds of building materials & tools – Refab

3,200 pounds of clothing to be reused or repurposed – Remains

595 pounds of single-stream recycling – Republic Services

6,325 pounds building materials – ReStore/Habitat for Humanity

938 pounds used shoes – Shoeman Water Project

55 bicycles – St. Louis Bicycle Works

2 pounds of paper waste towels for composting – Total Organics Recycling

93 items of used medical equipment – St. Louis H.E.L.P. – Health Equipment Lending Program

2,270 pounds pounds of creative supplies – St. Louis Teacher’s Recycle Center

15 pounds pounds plastic bags & film delivered to grocery store for – Trex Company

150 pounds of teracycle and other supplies – Upcycle Treasure Box