City of Columbia refuse, recycling bag vouchers scheduled to arrive the week of June 13
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility residential curbside customers will begin receiving vouchers for refuse and recycling bags in the mail during the week of June 13.
Customers will receive two vouchers for 26-count rolls of black refuse bags and one voucher for an 18-count roll of blue recycling bags.
If customers do not receive their vouchers by June 20, they should contact the City's bag contractor, WasteZero, at 1.800.866.3954 or customerservice@wastezero.com. Vouchers will be mailed to the service address, regardless of who is paying for the utilities.
The vouchers are perforated, and customers are asked to separate them and use only as needed. The single-use vouchers are tracked by bar code and cannot be duplicated.
All trash placed on the curb for collection must be in official City-provided trash bags with a City of Columbia logo. There is no limit to the number of bags placed curbside as long as they are the City-issued bags.
If needed, residents can purchase additional black refuse bags in rolls of five for $10. The charge for the additional bags acts as a usage fee; customers throwing away more garbage will pay a higher rate. The $2-per-bag fee covers extra costs, including the landfill disposal fee, employee salaries, and vehicle maintenance.
Customers needing additional blue recycling bags should call WasteZero, and a voucher will be mailed free of charge.
Bag vouchers are redeemable at the following Columbia locations:
Gerbes Super Markets
- 1729 West Broadway
- 2900 Paris Road
Hy-Vee
- 3100 West Broadway
- 25 Conley Road
- 405 East Nifong Blvd.
Menards
- 3340 Vandiver Dr.
Moser's Foods
- 4420 Faurot Dr.
- 4840 Rangeline St.
- 900 North Keene St.
Schnucks/EatWell
- 1400 Forum Blvd.
- 5410 Clark Lane
- 111 South Providence Road
City of Columbia Utility Customer Service
- 701 East Broadway
