City of Columbia Missouri

P.O. BOX 6015
COLUMBIA, MO 65205

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 28, 2014

CONTACT: Columbia Solid Waste
(573) 874-7291

Columbia Solid Waste featured in current issue of WasteAdvantage Magazine

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

The City of Columbia Public Works Department, Solid Waste Division is featured in the current issue of WasteAdvantage Magazine.

The article highlights the City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility as a full service operation which provides refuse and recycling collection, materials recovery, composting, a sanitary landfill which utilizes bio reactor technology and sells landfill gas to the electrical production bio-energy plant on site, and a vast community volunteer network which assists with waste reduction activities.

 "The Solid Waste Division is very proud to be highlighted in a national publication such as WasteAdvantage Magazine", said Cynthia Mitchell, the Solid Waste Utility Manager with Columbia Public Works. "We believe the partnership we have built with our community along with the excellent staff in Public Works, allows Columbia to be on the forefront of many exciting challenges in the municipal solid waste field."

 The digital version of the article can be accessed via this link - http://tinyurl.com/kecc4fv

Waste Advantage Magazine focuses on the solid waste and recycling industry, reaching professionals in public and private hauling companies, demolition contractors, scrap dealers, recyclers, landfill operators, transfer stations and more, in thousands of municipalities throughout North America.

Waste Advantage Magazine reaches Solid Waste Professionals, Recycling Centers, Landfills, and Transfer Stations in the United States and Canada. Waste Advantage Magazine is sent
to 31,000 readers via print and digital mail every month, and each reader is 100% qualified via written, verbal or Internet requests.

 



City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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