The Missouri Department of Natural Resource’s Waste Management Program (WMP) protects public health and the environment by reducing the amount of waste produced and properly manage the rest. If waste is released to the environment, the program performs and oversees the environmental investigation and cleanup activities.
The program oversees the cleanup of illegal scrap tire dumpsites, conducts scrap tire inspections and investigations, provides funding to nonprofit groups to clean up dumpsites with less than 500 scrap tires, and awards scrap tire material grants that promote the use of scrap tire materials in new products.
Other focuses of the program include planning, financial and technical assistance, and educational activities that inform the public of the relationship between an individual’s consumption of goods and proper solid waste management as well as proper management of hazardous waste. Lastly, the program works closely with the Environmental Remediation Program to carry out the policies of the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission and to coordinate on sites requiring remediation or cleanup.
Waste Management Program Contact Information:
Phone Number: 573-751-5401
Email: wmp@dnr.mo.gov
The Department of Natural Resources is also committed to investigating citizen reports of illegal dumping. When the department receives the a complaint, it is forwarded to the appropriate regional office for investigation.
St. Louis Regional Office:
7545 S. Lindbergh, Suite 210
St. Louis, MO 63125
Phone Number: 314-416-2960
