Mizzou to host scrap, hazardous waste collection this weekend

The University of Missouri-Columbia will host an effort this weekend to collect scrap tires, electronic waste, and household hazardous waste.

The collection will be at the Hearnes Center on June 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Organizers ask people to enter parking lot N via Providence Road onto Mick Deaver Drive, south of the football stadium. Early drop-offs are not allowed.

Farms and homes from Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, and Osage counties may participate.

There will be no charge for disposal of household waste (commercial waste will not be accepted). Click here for a list of accepted materials.

For tires, there will be a $2 charge per car tire – 16 inches or smaller – with or without rims. There will be a $10 charge per truck or tractor tire – larger than 16 inches – with or without rims. Cash or checks are accepted.

For electronic waste, there will be a $10 charge for each cathode ray tube monitor or television, digital light processing monitors, and projection TVs. There will be no charge for all other appliance and electronic waste items, including flat screen televisions. All electric and battery-operated items will be accepted.