Columbia's city-owned Sanitary Landfill at 5700 Peabody Road is run by the city's Solid Waste Utility. The small-vehicle drop-off area is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The landfill charges $55 a ton with a $25 minimum, under rates that took effect October 1, 2026. Glass bottles and jars go in a free recycling bin on site.
City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility
5700 Peabody Rd., Columbia, MO 65202 Directions
| Mon–Fri | 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | Closed |
Check in at the scalehouse; the small-vehicle drop-off containers are just past it. The phone is the one on Missouri DNR's facility list.
City of Columbia
1313 Lakeview Ave., Columbia, MO Directions
| 1st & 3rd Saturday, April–October | 8:00 a.m. – noon |
Free for City of Columbia residents. No trailers, tires or large electronics.
| Service | Price (from October 1, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Landfill disposal | $55 a ton |
| Minimum charge | $25 |
| Curbside pickup, appliance with refrigerant | $29 each |
| Curbside pickup, appliance without refrigerant | $21.50 each |
| Glass recycling bin at the landfill | Free |
From the city's utility rates page. Curbside appliance pickup is for city trash customers; refrigerators and window air conditioners count as appliances with refrigerant.
Every Missouri rate we've verified is side by side in our guide to what it costs to dump in Missouri.
City of Columbia residents drop off household hazardous waste free on the first and third Saturdays, April through October, 8 a.m. to noon. Trailers aren't serviced, and paint is limited to three 5-gallon buckets or fifteen 1-gallon cans per vehicle. Tires and large electronics aren't taken.
During the season, the city gives away collected latex paint at its Paint for Reuse Shed, 1313 Lakeview Ave., Fridays 8 a.m. to noon.
Missouri bans yard waste from landfills except in state-approved bioreactor landfills that turn the landfill gas into electricity; ask the scalehouse before bringing brush or leaves.
Missouri law keeps major appliances, car batteries, used oil and yard waste out of landfills, and allows tires only if they're cut, chipped or shredded. Stores that sell tires have to take your old ones back, one for one, when you buy new ones (they can charge a fee).
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