City of Columbia Recycling

The city of Columbia will resume weekly recycling collection next week. KBIA’s Libby Howell has more on the current status of Columbia’s recycling program.

Columbia has scheduled a recycling drop-off event Saturday and will begin to collect weekly curbside recycling trash on June 15.

The city has opened a bidding process for a new Material Recovery Facility, with submissions due May 12.

The construction of a pre-engineered metal building would cost the city an estimated $3.6 million.

As the city works to rebuild its recycling program, paper and cardboard products will now be accepted at the curb.

The recycling roll carts would arrive some time after the city's tornado-ravaged Material Recycling Facility is rebuilt.

The city of Columbia’s recycling facility was destroyed by a tornado. This presents a unique opportunity for the city to reinvent its recycling program.

Currently, the only things being recycled are blue bags containing aluminum and metal cans and some plastics. Cardboard and fiber materials are being sent to the landfill.

The city has reached a deal with a Jefferson City company to temporarily haul recycling materials.

The city of Columbia opened a website with a survey for residents to give feedback on proposed rebuilding plans.