Environmental Services
News | What can I recycle?
The Environmental Services Department consists of the Sanitation, Recycling, and Vehicle
Maintenance divisions. The Sanitation Division is responsible for all regular
Municipal trash pick-up service, for both residential and commercial customers.
Sanitation also offers rental of construction dumpster's for contractors or large do-it-yourself jobs, and special pickups of appliances and other large or unusual items.
The Recycling Division offers both drop-off and regular pick-up of a wide variety of recyclable materials from its headquarters on Old St. James Road. Drop off service at the Recycling Center is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Recycling Center accepts various types of plastic, glass, paper, aluminum and tin cans, and cardboard. Sorting and processing of these materials takes place on site, and the resulting material is then sold on the open market. Approximately 3,000 tons of waste per year is kept out of landfills and returned to usable consumer forms through the efforts of the Recycling Division.
In addition to these two large divisions, the Environmental Services Department is also responsible for the operation of the City's central Vehicle Maintenance shop, which services City vehicles from all City departments.
Municipal waste collected by the department is hauled to the Phelps County Transfer Station, located at 12441 County Road 2170, Rolla. The Transfer Station is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
For more information on the Transfer Station, or any other services offered by the Department, please call the Environmental Services office at 364-6693.
News & Notes:
City’s Environmental Services Dept. co-hosts Special Collection that nets 31 tons of materials
Important Dates for 2009
Here is a list of important dates for the Environmental Services Department in 2009. This list includes all the days that your regular trash pickup will be changed due to holidays. Just print out the PDF and post it on your refrigerator.
2009: Environmental Services Department's List of Important Dates
New Household Hazardous Waste Facility open in Rolla
Rolla residents who have household hazardous waste materials such as car batteries, used oil or antifreeze, or other toxic, poisonous or flammable products will now be able to dispose of them free of charge at the City’s newly constructed Household Hazardous Waste Facility.
The facility, which was funded through a $6,900 grant awarded to the City by the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District, will be operated by the City’s Environmental Services Department at the Rolla Recycling Center located off Old St. James Road. Access to the Household Hazardous Waste facility can be made via McCutchen Road at the back entrance to the Recycling Center.
Batteries & Cell Phones
Rechargeable batteries and any cell phones can be delivered to the office at the Recycling Center to be recycled.
When you see the abbreviations "Ni-Cd", "Ni-MH", "Li-Ion" or "Pb" imprinted on a battery pack, it means it can be recycled.
Bring these items to the Rolla Recycling Center office during normal business hours (M-F 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Contact Information
Environmental
Services
Director:
Brady Wilson
Recycling Specialist:
Marcia Mayo
573-364-9568
Admin. Assistant:
Lise Swift
Location:
2141 Old St James Road
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 979
Rolla, MO 65402
E-mail:
waste@rollacity.org
Phone:
(573) 364-6693
Fax:
(573) 364-3648
Want to know more about recycling?
Want to know more about recycling and what happens to the products once they leave Rolla?
Call the Rolla Recycling Center at 364-6693 to set up an individual, civic group, organization or business presentation.
