Curbside recycling is back in Columbia, effective immediately, after city officials announced Tuesday that they had reached a temporary partnership with a Jefferson City waste management company.

Vera Elwood has raised more than twice the funds as Ken Rice in the race for the open Second Ward Columbia City Council seat.

With recycling complaints spiking and the department losing 30 workers, city leaders are seriously considering this option.

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