ST. LOUIS - The City of St. Louis has officially ended alley recycling "due to ineffectiveness" and rising costs, according to city officials.

According to the mayor's office, many St. Louisans have experienced overflowing dumpsters in their alleys, and the City has struggled to run some of its recycling and trash routes as frequently as needed.

Work hours previously dedicated to alley recycling will now be focused on trash collection, according to the city.

“St. Louisans deserve better than having trash overflowing behind their homes, and they deserve a government that is honest about what it can deliver,” said Mayor Cara Spencer via a Friday news release. “By making these changes, we end the costly and ineffective effort that alley recycling had become, despite the good intentions, an

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