Everyday construction and household debris is welcome. The real limits are set by Missouri's landfill bans and by the facility that receives your load.
Missouri has pulled four categories of material out of its landfills by law. Major appliances head the list, and the state names them: refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, ovens, dishwashers, trash compactors, water heaters and other white goods. Whole tires are out. Lead-acid batteries, the type used in cars and boats, are out. Waste oil is out too, and that covers lubricating, transmission, transformer, hydraulic and fuel oil. Two helpful exceptions: a microwave is not treated as a major appliance in Missouri, and a well-drained oil filter is accepted.
Hazardous waste falls outside the city's own definition of solid waste, so it can never travel in a standard container. Keep liquids, paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos out. Troy's code also lets the city classify a material as hazardous and require special handling for it.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says every bit of construction, renovation and demolition waste has to reach a permitted facility, no matter whether the job was a business or a house. Troy adds its own requirement that waste go only to a disposal site the city approves.
Got something borderline? Run it past your account manager before it goes in the container.