(From the City of Joplin)Joplin residents will experience some changes to curbside solid waste collection beginning this fall after the City of Joplin renewed its contract with Republic Services earlier this week.
The contract, which takes effect Oct. 1, includes some new pieces, including an option for routine tree limb and foliage pickup and changes to the bulky items pickup process.
New biweekly yard waste pickup option. Residents must have their grass clippings, leaves, and/or tree limbs bundled in biodegradable paper bag containers/wrapping(such as kraft paper) and are limited to 10 bundles per pickup. The cost for this new biweekly pickup is $3 and will automatically be included in the cost of every resident’s trash bill.
While this cost is automatically included, residents must contact Republic Services to add their address to the pickup schedule. This change is required to minimize the amount of biodegradable materials taken to landfills which should only be receiving non-recyclable and non-biodegradable waste. You will be notified of your yard waste collection day at the time you sign up with Republic Services.
Please note, this may be a different day of the week than your trash and recycling services.With this new addition of biweekly yard and brush pickup, the City encourages residents to avoid placing grass clippings, leaves, weeds, or tree limbs in their trash receptacles.
All solid waste (trash) must be placed inside the Republic Services-provided trash receptacle. The solid waste pickup frequency for Joplin residents will remain the same –the contents of trash carts will be collected once a week. All households receive one trash cart at no charge, and a second cart can be added for $5.50/month. The new monthly rate for solid waste pickup is $17.42/month.
The bulky items pickup process is changing. Starting Oct. 1, residents must call Republic Services to schedule the pickup of bulky items such as mattresses and other items that do not fit in a trash receptacle. Residents are limited to four cubic yards of bulky items per pickup, and each home is limited to four pickups per year. The cost of bulky items pickup is included in the price of solid waste (trash) pickup – there is no extra fee, but residents must contact Republic Services to schedule these pickups.
Curbside Recycling continues to be available as an optional add-on. Homeowners can sign up with Republic Services to have a recycling cart delivered to their home which will be picked up biweekly. The new monthly rate for recycling pickup is $5.26. Visit JoplinRecycles.com to learn more.
Administrative fees for the City of Joplin will remain the same, at 55 cents per billing cycle. This fee covers the cost of billing and collecting for trash service.
To get on the schedule for new yard waste pickup, to opt into recycling pickup, to schedule a bulky items pickup, or to learn more about any of their services, visit the Republic Services website at https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/joplin-mo.
What To Expect On Your October Bill:
To summarize, the new base bill for each resident will be $17.42/month and includes:Trash (weekly)
Yard waste and brush (biweekly – must sign up to begin receiving this service)
Bulky items pickup (4x per year – must call to schedule your bulky item pickups)
City Administrative Fee
Those opting in for the recycling pickup (biweekly) will pay a total bill of $22.68/month.
Those opting in for one additional trash cart but no recycling will pay a total bill of $22.92/month.
Why Is The Cost of Solid Waste Services Going Up?
After an open bid process and thorough review of three competitive bids submitted by qualified solid waste disposal companies, Republic Services was found to be the lowest and best bidder. Council considered making recycling mandatory for all residents but opted to keep it as an optional add-on to minimize the rate increase.
Reminders About Other Solid Waste Services Provided by the City of Joplin
Residents with larger or more frequent tree limb drop-off needs can still use the free Tree Limb Dropoff site at 1701 N. Schifferdecker on designated weekends. Learn more:https://www.joplinmo.org/1238/Residential-Limb-and-Brush-Drop-off-Prog
Those needing to dispose of more grass clippings or leaves can use the City’s Compost Facility located at the Turkey Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant at 3457 West Eddy Lane. Learn more:https://www.joplinmo.org/1237/Residential-Leaf-Drop-Off-Program
Those wishing to recycle at no cost may haul recyclables and household hazardous waste to our FREE Recycling Center at 1310 W. A Street. Dropoff of most items at these facilities is free of charge. There is a $10 fee for TVs or computer monitors dropped off at the RecyclingCenter. This fee can be paid by check or money order, or it can be paid in advance at the finance department on the third floor of City Hall, 602 S. Main St.Learn more:https://www.joplinmo.org/293/Recycling-Solid-Waste-Management
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