Tire Collections
Fall 2008 Schedule for Tire Collections: Public hours are 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Counties of Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau and Osage are invited to participate.
- September 6, 2008 - Audrain County: Mexico, MO
- September 27, 2008 - Boone County: Reactor Field off Providence Rd.
- $1.00 for each tire 16″ or smaller, $2.00 if it is on the rim. Car tires, pick-up truck, SUV tires and small trailer tires each count as one car tire. Bicycle and motorcycle tires are charged at their approximate weight in car tires.
- $5.00 for 16″ or larger tires, $10.00 if on the wheel. This includes Over-The-Road truck tires or rear tractor tires.
- There is a 50 tire maximum, although more than 50 tires may be brought to a tire collection if prior arrangements are made with MMSWMD.
- Tires must be from Region “H”: Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau or Osage County.
MMSWMD reserves the right to charge less than full price to avoid counting all the tires or for verifiable innocent parties that had tires left on their property.
Tire Cleanups
HHW (Household Hazardous Waste)
Federal and State laws do not ban hazardous wastes generated in common household use from landfills or transfer stations. However, local laws and actual practices of solid waste providers sometimes prevent disposal by curbside trash collection or drop off at landfills or transfer stations. State laws do prohibit motor oil, lead-acid (car, truck or boat) batteries and liquid wastes like antifreeze and paint from being landfilled.
In addition to legal requirements and difficulties finding outlets in regular trash collection, HHW is dangerous to keep in your house, especially if there are children in the household. It can be dangerous for solid waste workers to handle and there is always some chance that landfill liners even in modern landfills can tear or leak and eventually release these wastes into the environment.
Click here to look for upcoming HHW events in the region and other information about ways to minimize or safely dispose of HHW.
Call or write your Mayor, Councilperson or County Commissioner to urge then to work with MMSWMD to develop and fund a regional program. MMSWMD has appointed a committee to look into building facilities and developing a program to provide one HHW collection per county per year, plus some additional drop off sites that would be open for limited hours throughout the year.
We have a list of organizations that handle some types of HHW for you.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collections
- HHW Collection event rules:
- Call ahead to register. You have to be registered before the event. We ask people to register for safety. This way we know how many cars and what chemicals to expect.
- The following is a list of accepted items as well as items that will not be accepted HHW Rules
- Fall 2008 Schedule for HHW Collections:
Saturday, September 13, 2008 - Cole County: Boonville City Services Bldg, 1200 Locust, Boonville, MO Please register before Thursday, September 11, 2008 by calling 573-874-7574 or e-mail mmswmd@gocolumbiamo.com to assure we have a spot for you. We may charge $10.00 if you do not register ahead of time.
- Please also look at the information about our previous collection events.