Columbia Delivery of refuse to authorized areas ordinance (§ 13-191)
Chapter 13: Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations · Article VII. Waste Haulers
In short: Waste haulers may dispose of privy contents and manure only at the city landfill or another state-licensed disposal facility, and food waste only at a state-licensed composting facility. Licensed haulers may handle liquid waste only as the director designates, and the director can require pretreatment or testing, or refuse a load.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the activities of a waste hauler to dispose of the contents of privies or manure, except at the city landfill or other solid waste disposal facility which is licensed and approved by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the activities of a licensed waste hauler to transport or dispose of any liquid waste, except in the manner and at locations designated by the director. The director may require the pretreatment of the contents of acceptable liquid waste loads and may require sampling and analyses of the wastes before allowing dumping, and may refuse to allow dumping if in the director's discretion allowing the dumping would violate any wastewater treatment regulations or requirements, cause damage to the treatment process or facility, or a hauler violates any regulation or ordinance regarding use of the plant.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the activities of a waste hauler to dispose of food waste, except at a composting facility which is licensed and approved by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 13-191
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.