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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">May 27, 2022</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Matt Nestor
<br />Public Information Specialist
<br />City of Columbia Utilities
<br />573.874.7307
<br />Matthew.Nestor@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Refuse, recycling bag vouchers scheduled to arrive the week of June 13</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility residential curbside customers should begin receiving refuse and recycling bag vouchers in the mail the week of June 13.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the June packet, customers will receive two vouchers for 26-count rolls of black refuse bags and one voucher for an 18-count roll of blue recycling bags.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If customers do not receive their vouchers by June 20, they should contact the City's bag contractor, WasteZero, at 1.800.866.3954 or customerservice@wastezero.com. Vouchers will be mailed to the service address, regardless of who is paying for the utilities.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The vouchers are perforated, and customers are asked to separate them and use only as needed. The single-use vouchers are tracked by bar code and cannot be duplicated.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All trash placed on the curb for collection must be in official City-provided trash bags with a City of Columbia logo. There is no limit to the number of bags placed curbside as long as they are the City-issued bags.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If needed, residents can purchase additional black refuse bags in rolls of five for $10. The charge for the additional bags acts as a usage fee; customers throwing away more garbage will pay a higher rate. The $2-per-bag fee covers extra costs, including the landfill disposal fee, employee salaries, and vehicle maintenance.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Customers needing additional blue recycling bags should call WasteZero, and a voucher will be mailed free of charge.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bag vouchers are redeemable at the following Columbia locations:</span></p>
<p><strong>Gerbes Super Markets</strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">1729 West Broadway</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">2900 Paris Road</span></li>
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<p><strong>Hy-Vee</strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">3100 West Broadway</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">25 Conley Road</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">405 East Nifong Blvd.</span></li>
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<p><strong>Menards</strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">3340 Vandiver Dr.</span></li>
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<p><strong>Moser's Foods</strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">4420 Faurot Dr.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">4840 Rangeline St.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">900 North Keene St.</span></li>
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<p><strong>Schnucks/EatWell</strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">1400 Forum Blvd.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">5410 Clark Lane</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">111 South Providence Road</span></li>
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<p><strong>City of Columbia Utility Customer Service</strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">701 East Broadway</span></li>
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