Region M Waste Management District

10/31/2026

🎃👻 Don’t let recycling be scary! 💀

Halloween is full of tricks, treats, and a little extra trash! Before tossing everything in the garbage, remember that some Halloween items can be recycled.

♻️ Cardboard candy boxes? Recycle!
♻️ Clean cardboard packaging? Recycle!
🗑️ Plastic candy wrappers? Trash!
🗑️ Plastic treat bags? Usually trash!

A little extra effort can make a big difference! 🖤

Have a safe, happy Halloween from all of us at Region M! 🧡

10/30/2026

📍 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI, WHERE ARE YOU RECYCLING?

From Jasper County to Newton, McDonald, Barton, and Vernon counties, recycling happens throughout our region!

We want to hear from YOU!

♻️ What community are you from, and where do you take your recyclables?

Let’s help each other discover the recycling opportunities available across Region M!

https://www.regionm.org/recycling-services

10/29/2026

♻️ RECYCLING HAPPENS HERE!

We know recycling is happening all across Southwest Missouri, and we want to see it!

Whether you’re recycling at home, collecting cardboard at work, or helping keep your community clean, you’re making a difference.

📸 Show us recycling in action! Share a photo in the comments or tell us how you’re making a difference.

Together, we’re building a more sustainable Southwest Missouri!

10/20/2026

We hope to see some people from Region M at the Missouri Recycling Association (MORA) Fall Forum!!

♻️ Big things are happening at MORA! ♻️

Today, our board came together for a productive meeting as we put the final touches on our Fall Forum and had an awesome planning session for the 2027 Circular Missouri Conference! 🎉

We’re excited about what’s ahead and can’t wait to bring our members and recycling partners together for opportunities to connect, share ideas, learn from one another, and continue moving Missouri toward a more circular future.

A big thank-you to our dedicated board members for their time, energy, and commitment to MORA. We’re building momentum, and we’re just getting started! 💚

Register for the Forum: www.mora.org/fallforum

10/02/2026

Wrapping up RCon 2026! ♻️

We’re back in Joplin after a great few days in St. Louis at SWANA’s RCon conference, and we’re so glad we had the opportunity to attend!

From touring St. Peters Recycle City to learning about public confidence in recycling, bulky waste and service costs, v**e waste collection, safety protocols, and innovative approaches to resource management, there was a lot to take in and bring back home.

We especially appreciated the opportunity to connect with professionals from across Missouri and beyond, share ideas, and hear what communities are doing to tackle some of the challenges facing the waste and recycling industry.

Conferences like RCon remind us how important it is to keep learning, keep connecting, and keep looking for local solutions that make a difference.

Thank you to SWANA and everyone who made RCon 2026 such a valuable experience! We’re already looking forward to putting some of what we learned to work here in Region M. 💚♻️

10/02/2026

We were grateful for the opportunity to attend this forum!

10/01/2026

It’s nice to see a couple other districts here at the RCon Conference!

09/30/2026

♻️ Day 1 at SWANA RCon 2026! ♻️

We kicked off the conference with a behind-the-scenes tour of St. Peters Recycle City in St. Peters, Missouri! 🚛

It was a great opportunity to see their recycling operation up close—from the incoming material and processing equipment to the sorting lines and the people who keep it all moving.

Seeing these facilities in action is a great reminder of just how much technology, teamwork and dedication goes into recovering valuable materials and keeping them out of the landfill.

We’re excited to learn, connect and bring ideas back home to Region M! 💚♻️

09/28/2026

♻️ Learning, connecting & looking toward the future of recycling!

Today, Region M attended the National Recycling Coalition’s Circularity Forum 2026 in St. Louis. We had the opportunity to hear from leaders across the recycling and circular economy space and learn more about the policies, partnerships and ideas shaping the future of materials management.

From extended producer responsibility and product stewardship to designing out waste, keeping materials in use and building stronger recycling systems, there was plenty of great conversation and inspiration to bring home.

We’re proud to stay connected, keep learning and bring new ideas back to Southwest Missouri! 🌎♻️

And as a perk, we attended a social this evening at the National Blues Museum, sponsored by the MidAmerica Clean Future Alliance!