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News Release 181
FLOOD CLEANUP TIP: DEBRIS REMOVAL
Volume 36-181 |
Contact: Renee Bungart |
(For immediate release) |
573-751-4465 |
JEFFERSON CITY, MO., APRIL 2, 2008 -- Many of those affected by recent floods have been left with piles of broken tree limbs, unusable furniture and appliances, tires that have been washed onto their property from other locations and other debris.
In the coming weeks, many towns and counties will offer central drop-off points or collections for these items. Check your local newspaper or contact your municipality for dates and types of items that will be accepted.
Appliances such as clothes washers, dryers, water heaters, trash compactors, dishwashers, conventional ovens, ranges, stoves, wood stoves, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, may be disposed of in a permitted sanitary landfill, because the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has issued a waiver for this type of disposal. Home furnishings, including carpeting, draperies, linens, kitchenware, furniture and mattresses, must be disposed of in a municipal solid waste landfill. Check with your city and county to determine whether some type of central collection or drop-off is being offered for appliances and home furnishings.
Concrete, rock, brick and other materials defined as "clean fill" under state law may be buried onsite. Contact your municipality to determine whether there will be a centralized collection or drop-off location for treated wood and painted or coated construction debris.
Tires should be cut into thirds and buried in a permitted sanitary landfill. You may also contact a local tire retailer or a permitted waste tire hauler in your area for other disposal options. A list of haulers is available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp/tires/haulerinfo.htm.
Wood or untreated lumber may be mulched for on-site use if chippers are available. Untreated lumber does not include painted material, Chromated Copper Arsenate or creosote impregnated materials. Vegetative material may be disposed of in a permitted sanitary or demolition landfill. Contact municipalities for information on local collection of this material or for centralized drop-off areas.
For more information, contact the Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401. The department also has additional resources available to help guide flood cleanup efforts available on its Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/disaster.htm.
For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.
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