District Overview

The Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District serves as a regional solid waste planning agency for local governments in Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri — and works cooperatively with Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami and Wyandotte counties. It also serves residents, businesses and non-profits throughout the Kansas City region.

The district represents the overall interest of its members through a 15-member Executive Board and a Management Council made up of local officials. The Management Council provides overall policy direction to the Executive Board.

MARC program staff provides administrative services and staffing to the district under an annual Memorandum of Understanding.

More about the Solid Waste Management District Management Council

More about the Solid Waste Management District Executive Board

SWMD Programs

The purpose of the MARC Solid Waste Management District is to encourage the development of local and regional waste reduction, reuse and recycling programs by providing:

Grants to the public, private and nonprofit sectors
The Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program
Technical assistance to local private and public entities
Recycling information through RecycleSpot.org and our Recycling Hotline at (816) 474-TEAM
Food waste reduction
Illegal dumping action planning

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Food scraps being emptied into a compost container

Sustainable Solid Waste Study

The Sustainable Solid Waste Management Study provides a snapshot of the region’s current waste management system and established incremental steps to achieve 40, 60 and 80 percent waste diversion over time.

Kansas City Environmental Education Network (KCEEN)

KCEEN is a bi-state network of educators serving pre-K through 12th grade youth in the Kansas City metro area committed to expanding and improving environmental education for youth.

Recycle More with

RecycleSpot

RecycleSpot connects residents to hundreds of area recycling services and providers and gives them information on what’s available in their community. Services included are for the nine-county Mid-America region, and information is administered by MARC SWMD staff and funded in part by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Special Recognition Awards

The MARC Solid Waste Management District recognizes outstanding recycling and waste reduction efforts by individuals and organizations in the region. Nominations are made in the Fall and awards are presented at the district meeting in December.

2022 Annual Award winners Go Gree! Environmental Fest.

2022 Solid Waste Management District annual award recipient Go Green! Environmental Fest