What Do I Do With…?

Refer to this page to find specific drop-off locations and general information for various household products. This Inventory of Services contains a list of specific locations to take household products not intended for trash pickup. The list below contains information for proper disposal of some of these household products and some resources for businesses that want to recycle.

Scrap Tires

OLD TIRES-Whole tires are banned by law from landfills in the State of Missouri. Tires can be quartered or cut circumferentially (like a bagel) and landfilled. They can be recycled by any Scrap Tire Processor. Tires must be brought directly to a processor, a tire dealer or hauled by a Permited Tire Hauler in Missouri. Any retail store that sells tires must be willing to take at least the same number of used or scrap tires at the time of purchase for a fee, usually about $2.00 for a standard passenger car tire. This fee is to cover the retailer’s costs. There are also regulations on the number of tires that can be legally stored, and how they must be stored safely. See 10 CSR 80-8 or R.S. Mo 260.270 which can be found on line at:

PDF Icon Scrap Tire Rules, Scrap Tire Laws & MMSWMD Tire Policy

NEW TIRES — For every tire sold retail there is a 50¢ per tire fee charged. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources uses these funds to enforce the scrap tire laws, and to fund cleanup of scrap tire piles. So far over 12 million passenger tire equivalents (PTE) have been collected. (PTE = total weight of tires in pounds divided by 20 pounds, or the average weight of a passenger tire). Four million PTE were removed from one site in Callaway County alone. So far nearly 400 sites have been cleaned up with these funds.

The $0.50 fee was reinstated until January of 2009 by the General Assembly. MMSWMD does not use this fee for our tire collections or cleanups but non-profit groups like Stream Teams can!! Call 573-751-5401 or click here for more information.

We have a list of organizations that will take scrap tires for you. 

Electronic Waste Recycling

The Mid Missouri Solid Waste Management District strongly encourages the reusing, refurbishing and recycling of electronic wastes. 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, which was a success. The MMSWMD has scheduled future “residential” electronic waste collections to be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the following locations:

September 6, 2008 - Mexico, MO
September 27, 2008 - Columbia, MO, Reactor Field

Future collections will be held in Audrain County (Mexico); Howard County (Fayette); and Cooper County (just west of Bunceton); however, dates have not been confirmed.

For additional information regarding electronic waste recycling, go to www.ecyclemissouri.org

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. 

Used Motor Oil

This site has a list of organizations that will take used motor oil.