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Two stores in Columbia told KOMU 8 they are currently unable to provide bags in some form. COLUMBIA - With trash and recycling bag vouchers in the mail for Columbia residents, some mid-Missourians said it has been hard to get trash bags at grocery stores in the city. KOMU 8 reached out to every store that sells and provides bags for those with vouchers. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Hy-Vee on West Broadway told KOMU 8 they are out of bags. The Moser's on North Keene Street says it has bags for people with vouchers, but it does not have any bags for people trying to buy them, as of Tuesday afte...
April 22, 2021 Charging people by how much garbage they send to the landfill can reduce waste by up to 20%. SHOW TRANSCRIPT Humans are wasteful. Take Columbia, Missouri. It’s estimated each household produces 2,000 pounds of trash per year… which comes out to 35,000 tons annually for this college town — and that's just residential curbside customers. To lighten the load… Columbia started a "pay-as-you-throw" program in February, which encourages residents to throw away less through a price plan that varies per household. "Before we made the changes we did last fall, there was no...