Downtown & Commercial Rubbish

Downtown Rubbish Collection

The City collects rubbish in the downtown business district on a daily basis. All downtown businesses are allotted up to four blue rubbish containers for their garbage and they must be placed in the alley for servicing by our team. Rubbish collection begins at 9:30 A.M. each day.

Downtown Recycling

The City provides five dumpsters in the downtown business district for the collection and recycling of cardboard (corrugated fiberboard) for the merchants. All cardboard must be broken down and placed flat in the dumpster. No cardboard may be placed outside of the dumpster at any time. If the dumpster is full, merchants are asked to utilize their blue rubbish containers until the dumpster is emptied.

The City also has a small recycling bin located at Broad and State Streets for the collection of cans, bottles and newspapers. Visitors to the downtown are encouraged to use the bin instead of placing the items in the trash cans.

Commercial Rubbish Collection

The City provides limited collection services to some commercial and industrial businesses in the City of St. Joseph. Current customers may lease a blue 95 gallon rubbish cart from the City or utilize their own containers. No loose or bagged rubbish will be collected.