The Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District aims to reduce waste in its service region, which includes Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cooper, Cole, Howard, Moniteau, and Osage counties. It achieves this through grants, sponsorships, waste audits, collection events, education, and research.
The grant program from the Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District supports the development of new or improved waste reduction programs, the creation or enhancement of markets for recovered materials, and the better handling of items banned from landfills in Missouri. Financial assistance is available for a broad range of applicants, including cities, counties, non-profits, businesses, schools, and individuals. Grants prioritize projects that align with a waste management hierarchy that emphasizes reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, energy recovery, and proper disposal methods in that order. The program also focuses on materials grouped into tiers, with priority given to consumer electronics, food waste, household hazardous waste, and mattresses. There's a 25% match requirement for funding, and the maximum grant award can go up to $100,000, differing by project type, with a cap for total awards to a single grantee within a fiscal year.