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.

Who was held accountable for the hazardous powder left near the town of Berger, Missouri?

Sandblasting material used to strip paint was trucked 500 miles or more to a remote warehouse near the Missouri River.

KBIA's Harshawn Ratanpal and The Beacon's Ceilidh Kern discuss their new investigative series Dumped in Berger.

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

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

The new Utilities director is assessing short-term waste solutions while the council mulls a new facility.