City residents left with private recycling alternatives after tornado damage

City residents left with private recycling alternatives after tornado damage

After recovery plant destruction, Columbia residents must now choose between trashing recyclables or using private companies.

Missouri city suspends recycling on Earth Week after tornado destroys facility

One of Missouri’s largest cities has indefinitely suspended its recycling program after an EF-1 tornado destroyed the city’s recycling facility. Columbia, Missouri, a city with a population of over 126,000 and home of the University of Missouri, has halted recycling services after the tornado caused “catastrophic damage” to the city’s landfill and material recovery facility. Due to the damage, operations at the city’s bioenergy plant and bioreac…

UPDATE: Columbia officials say it would take at least one year to build new recycling facility

Assessors will be in Columbia Thursday morning to check tornado damage at the city’s material recovery facility. Easter Sunday’s EF-1 tornado destroyed Columbia’s material recovery facility at the city landfill (April 20, 2025 photo courtesy of city of Columbia Facebook) Easter Sunday’s EF-1 tornado destroyed Columbia’s material recovery recycling facility. All recycling in Columbia is suspended indefinitely. Columbia’s bio gas plant sustained s…