Starting Wednesday, July 8, the City of Columbia will suspend the collection of all residential curbside recycling due to severe staffing shortages. View the press release for more information.
Recycling Drop-Off Centers
Open 24/7
Columbia College (Dulany Hall) – near 8th Street and Hickman Ave
Columbia College (Wightman Bldg.) – south end of Pannell Street
Downtown (The Armory) – along Park Ave, between 7th and 8th Street
Downtown (Wabash Station) – 126 N 10th St, between 10th & Orr Street (Note: Temporarily out of service starting June 2019)
Downtown (10th and Cherry) – south side of 10th & Cherry Parking Garage
Home Depot – 3215 Clark Lane, near the I-70 & HWY-63 intersection
Moser’s on Keene – 900 North Keene St, near the I-70 & HWY-63 intersection
Moser’s Supermarket – 705 West Business Loop 70, near ALDI
South Providence – 3601 S Providence Road,on the outer road
State Farm Parkway – near the Grindstone north of E. Nifong Blvd
University of Missouri (Bluford Hall) – along Kentucky Blvd
University of Missouri (Schurz Hall) – near College Ave and Ashland Rd
Interactive Map
These containers accept the same recyclable items that may be placed curbside. Blue bag materials such as glass, plastic and aluminum should be separated from fiber materials such as newspaper, cardboard and printer paper, and be placed in the designated bins.
Container Bin:
Fiber Bin:
All Plastics (#1-7), except Styrofoam or any kind of plastic film/bags
Glass Bottles and Jars
Aluminum Cans
Metal Food Cans
Cardboard (flattened)
Office Paper
Newspaper
Junk Mail (including paper envelopes, magazines and catalogs)
Boxboard and Chipboard (cereal/cracker boxes)
Glass Only Bin: (Home Depot and State Farm locations only)
Recycling Drop-off sites not convenient for your business?
Commercial customers with large volumes of recyclables should call the Contact Center at 573.874.CITY (2489) to start recycling services. The cost for this service is based on container size and frequency of collections. More information can be found on the Commercial Recycling Services page.
Do I need to live within the City of Columbia to use this program?
No. –The Recycling and Yard Waste Drop-off Centers are available to any residential property, regardless of your location.
Do I need to use blue recycling bags at Recycling Drop-off Centers?
No. –In fact, you do not need to use any bags when using a recycling or trash dumpster in Columbia. The blue recycling bags, that are used in curbside collection, help our workers identify recycling from trash. When residents use a recycling dumpster, we expect all material in that dumpster to be recyclable. Please keep in mind that plastic bags are not recyclable, so we encourage using a cardboard box or reusable plastic tub to help transport your material to these locations. If you decide that plastic bags are more convenient, you can still throw the bag of recycled material in the dumpster. Our workers will then break open the bag at our Material Recovery Facility and recycle the contents.
Do I need to separate recyclables by material type?
No. –You only need to separate materials by two categories: mixed fibers and mixed containers. The mixed fiber recycling includes cardboard, office paper, newspaper, magazines, and any other paper material. The mixed container category includes aluminum cans, glass bottles, metal food cans, and all types of plastic (except Styrofoam and plastic film/ bags). You do not need to separate different colors of glass or numbered plastics.
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