City report says Columbia trash system reducing waste; residents still have complaints
City report says Columbia trash system reducing waste; residents still have complaints
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A new report shows the City of Columbia has been collecting 25% less trash than it did last year, and residential recycling has increased by 19%.
The report was compiled from city data and feedback from trash and recycling customers and was presented to the Columbia City Council on Monday night. Among its findings are that the city s pay-as-you-throw trash system maligned by some for its restrictions on type and number of bags has reduced waste going into the landfill.
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COLUMBIA - Columbia protesters gathered at City Hall on Monday night to voice their thoughts against the city s current trash policy. A petition is circulating from the Facebook group, Columbia MO Citizens for Roll Carts, to bring roll carts back.Â
Hereâs whatâs happening right now: Protesters are gathering outside city hall in Columbia to speak out against the Cityâs trash policy. @KOMUnewspic.twitter.com/aTog6mC3SL Isabella Ledonne (@IsabellaLedonne) April 5, 2021
Protesters and Columbia residents brought bags of old clothes in trash bags and left the bags in the city s keyhole structure. There were several bags covering the floor of the keyhole toward the end of the protest. Organizer Conner Ruhl explained significance of the act.