Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District
The Mid Missouri Solid Waste Management District strongly encourages the reusing, refurbishing and recycling of electronics. Color computer monitors contain lead and should not be landfilled. Toxic materials are found in other electronic waste. MMSWMD held its first electronic waste collection in Jefferson City in May 2007, where 8.14 tons of electronics were collected for recycling and diverted from the landfill.
As part of the June 12, 2009 digital television changeover, thirteen residential electronic waste collection events were scheduled January through June 2009 within Region H resulting in 72.9 tons of electronics recycled.
Below is the schedule and location for electronic waste collections scheduled in Spring 2010.
- Howard County: Saturday, April 17th from 9am to 12 noon, Howard County Fairgrounds, Hwy 240, Fayette MO (organized by Fellowship 4-H Club in Fayette) Printable Flyer with Event Details
- Cole County: Saturday, April 24th from 9am to 1pm, at the East Parking Lot across from the John G. Christy Municipal Building, 320 E. McCarty, Jefferson CityPrintable flyer with April 24 Event Details
- Cole County: Saturday, May 1st from 9am to 1pm, at the East Parking Lot across from the John G. Christy Municipal Building, 320 E. McCarty, Jefferson City Printable flyer with May 1st Event Details
- Boone County: Saturday, May 15th from 9am to 1pm at the Old Centralia Landfill located at the end of Ann Street off Hwy 22 in Centralia Printable Flyer with May 15 Event Details
- City of Columbia: Saturday, May 22nd from 9am to 1pm at the Home Depot Store, 3215 Clark Lane, Columbia MO Printable flyer with May 22 electronic waste collection event details
- Cole County: Saturday, June 5th from 9am to 1pm, at the Cole County Public Works Facility, 5055 Monticello Road (south of Jefferson City off of US 54) Printable flyer with June 5 Event Details
- Callaway County: Saturday, June 19th from 9am to 1pm at the City of Fulton Utility Warehouse, just north of RR tracks, 1024 Westminster Avenue Printable flyer with June 19 Event DetailsPrintable flyer for Callaway County (Fulton) Collection Event
MMSWMD has contracted with Mid-Missouri Recycling for MMSWMD residential electronic waste collection events though June 30, 2010. A $5.00 fee is charged for each television, computer monitor, copy machine, and microwave collected. There is no fee for other electronic items. Computers from businesses are not accepted at these events.
Electronic items that are accepted at these collections include: desktop PC’s (CPU’s); monitors, keyboards, mice, cords & cables (power, USB, etc.); modems; laptop PCs; main frames; hard drives; CD ROM/Zip/Tape drives; handheld electronic organizers and games; copy machines; printers (laser, ink jet); televisions; VCRs/DVD players; video game players; joysticks and game controls; cameras (film and digital); camcorders; speakers; radios; stereos; portable CD players; typewriters; word processors; fax machines; adding machines; scanners; postage machines; calculators; telephones; cellular phones; answering machines; pagers; CBs and two-way radios; and microwaves.
Additional information for electronic waste recycling in the State of Missouri can be found at http://www.ecyclemissouri.org/
