Mayor Carter announced the next evolution of citywide garbage and recycling collection, with new recycling service starting in November 2024, and new garbage collection services starting in April 2025. Following a Request for Proposal which included a rigorous evaluation process, the city will begin negotiations with FCC Environmental for garbage, bulky, yard waste, and multi-unit recycling collection services and Neighborhood Recycling Corporation, also known as Eureka Recycling for single unit dwelling recycling services.
These new services will launch as the city transitions from the current Citywide Garbage Program contract, which serves the more than 65,000 households of 1- to 4-unit properties, and the current recycling contract, serving approximately 128,000 residential household units across the city. “I look forward to this next phase of organized hauling, which addresses the major concerns we hear from residents, while advancing our goals for a cleaner and more sustainable city,” said Mayor Carter.
“We want to make it easier and simpler for all Saint Paul residents to reuse and reduce their total amount of household waste,” said Director of Public Works Sean Kershaw. “City garbage services will make our efforts more equitable and sustainable. We are excited to work with our partners and provide expanded programs and resources for our residents to properly dispose of materials and learn how to produce less waste.”
These new garbage services will include limited opt out provisions, and cart sharing for multi-unit and adjacent single-family homes. The city will manage all billing, customer service and education efforts, as well as cart services including cart maintenance and repair. In alignment with recommendations from the City’s Garbage Advisory Committee, the Mayor also announced that the city is poised to assume up to 10% of citywide garbage collection when the new contract period begins in April 2025. At their March 6 meeting, the Saint Paul City Council will take up a budget amendment to make planned investments in solid waste service collection vehicles in preparation for this transition.
These new unified services highlight a new level of coordination between providers, residents and city staff to provide seamless and improved collection services in Saint Paul.