Trash & Recycling in Clay County, MO (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Clay County, Missouri.
Verified from official government sources
Bulk Item Disposal
No county bulk pickup exists in unincorporated Clay County. Arrange large-item removal through your private hauler or haul to a transfer station. Illegally dumping construction debris is a felony under RSMo 260.211.
Clay County Bulk Item Disposal
Some RestrictionsRSMo § 260.211.1
A person commits the offense of criminal disposition of demolition waste if he purposely or knowingly disposes of or causes the disposal of more than two thousand pounds or four hundred cubic feet of such waste on property in this state other than in a solid waste processing facility or solid waste disposal area having a permit as required by section 260.205
Illegal Dumping
Clay County bans dumping trash of any kind in its park and recreation system under Code of Ordinances § 90.21. Section (B) requires garbage generated on-site to go in provided receptacles, and section (C) makes it unlawful to bring outside household or commercial garbage, debris, or yard waste into a park to dump it without the written consent of the parks director.
Clay County Park Illegal Dumping Ban
Some RestrictionsClay County, MO Code of Ordinances § 90.21(B)-(C)
(B)Dispose of any garbage, litter, refuse, rubbish, trash, or any other waste materials or waste liquids generated in a public park or recreation area in anything other than receptacles provided for such purposes.(C)Bring any household or commercial garbage, litter, debris, refuse, rubbish, trash, or yard waste of any kind, for disposal or dumping within the parks or recreation areas without th...
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