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Boards and Commissions Current Openings
We have openings on the following Boards / Commissions. These voluntary positions are a great opportunity to get involved with your community.
Read more ...UPDATE - 9-11-18 2018 Preventive Maintenance Project: Bituminous Seal
UPDATE – 9/11/2018
2018 Preventive Maintenance Project: Bituminous Seal
Due to weather delays and other scheduling constraints, the majority of the 2018 Preventive Maintenance
Project: Bituminous Seal will occur in the spring of 2019.
Job Opening : Parks and Recreation Manager
The City of St. Joseph is seeking a Parks and Recreation Manager to develop, implement and oversee programming and activities to provide active and passive recreational opportunities for the community, including managing the John and Dede Howard Ice Arena.
Read more ...Request for Proposal (RFP) - Porch Roof Repair Contract #18.02
The City of St. Joseph is accepting sealed bids for a porch roof repair at 719 Hoyt St. as part of a code enforcement case.
Read more ...Per - and Polyfluoalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are a group of chemicals that have been classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an emerging contaminant on the national level.
Read more ...Ship Street Resurfacing Project
The as read bid submitted by Rieth-Riley Consturction Company, Inc. on September 5, for the Ship Street Resurfacing Project was $327,598.74.
Read more ...Job Opening for Public Safety Officer
The City of St. Joseph is accepting resumes for the position of Public Safety Officer.
Read more ...May "City Connection" Newsletter
The May 2018 City Connection newsletter has been published.
To read all the latest news, click here.
Waste & Recycling
The City of St. Joseph provides weekly rubbish collection by contracting services with Best Way Disposal along with bi-weekly curbside recycling.
Best Way Disposal
Phone: 269-463-3232
Residential Rubbish is collected weekly under a City contract by Best Way Disposal. Best Way provides large gray two-wheeled carts for weekly collection. Place the cart at the curbside not earlier than 5pm the night before collection and please bring the cart in by 11am the morning following collection. If you need the removal of oversized items that cannot be collected with regular rubbish collection, please view our page about special pick-ups. All rubbish should be in a sealed bag or containter.
About Your Bin
To prepare materials to place in your bin, please follow the Curbside Recycling Guide, located below. Paper grocery sacks may be helpful and can be used if you wish. Please be sure tin cans are not hidden in between the newspapers. We recommend newspapers on the bottom and plastic, tin and glass on top to sheild the papers. Even if some of the papers get wet, they can still be recycled.
Collection Schedule
Your recycling day is every other week on the same day as your trash day. Place your bin by 7am at the curb on one side of your driveway. Place your garbage can on the other side of your driveway. This will ensure that recyclables are not confused with the garbage.
If a holiday falls on your collection day, your items will be picked up on the following day. The following holidays will be observed:
- New Year's Day
- Memorial Day
- 4th of July
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Curbside Recycling Guide
| NEWSPAPER | ||
| YES | NO | HOW |
| Newspapers including inserts -Phone Books -Food Boxes -Paper Bags -Magazines -Catalogs -Copy Paper -Corrugated Cardboard -Junk Mail |
Lay on bottom of recycling bin, or place in grocery sack in recycling bin. -Cardboard must be no larger than 2'x2' and broken down -Keep newspaper separate from other paper | |
| GLASS | ||
| YES | NO | HOW |
| - Clear, Green and Brown Jars & Bottles | - Dishes - Windows - Light Bulbs |
- Rinse - Remove lid or ring - Labels may stay - Place in bin |
| PLASTIC & FOAM POLYSTYRENE | ||
| YES | NO | HOW |
| - Plastic Containers with 1-5 & 7 inside recycle symbol - Commingled Containers such as Aseptic Packaging & Gable Top Containers (milk and juice cartons) | - Plastic without recycle symbol - Plastic Grocery Bags - Packing Pellets -Foam Polystyrene |
- Rinse - Remove Cap - Labels may stay - Crush - Place in bin |
| METAL & ALUMINUM | ||
| YES | NO | HOW |
| - Food Cans - Foil - Pie Tins - Lids from jars |
- Paint Cans - Aerosol Cans |
- Rinse - Remove Labels - Flatten (if possible) - Place in bin |
| NOTE: Any items not listed above or not properly prepared will be left in your recycling bin. | ||
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