City of Kansas City, Missouri, residents may safely and sustainably recycle their household hazardous waste, unwanted confidential documents, old electronics and leaves and brush at two ABOPT (Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil, Paint and Tire) collection events:
• Saturday, June 7, 8 a.m.-noon at the Mohart Multipurpose Center, 3200 Wayne Ave.
• Saturday, June 14, 8 a.m.-noon at Winnetonka High School parking lot, 5815 N.E. 48th St.
City staff will be on hand to collect and safely dispose of antifreeze; car and household batteries; oil (automotive, cooking, heating, etc.); paint; paint-related chemicals, such as strippers, thinners and varnishes; and tires.
Proshred will be on-site for disposing of unwanted confidential documents (no need to remove staples, paper clips or small binder clips, but documents must be removed from three-ring binders) and Vintage Tech Recyclers will accept old electronics (Bridging The Gap suggests a tax-deductible cash donation ranging from $5 per car to $25 per wooden console or DLP TV).
A leaf and brush dumpster will be onsite for leaves, yard waste, brush and tree trimmings. All items must be in paper bags, not plastic.
Proof of residency is required for dropping off tires, leaves and brush—these categories are limited to Kansas City, Missouri, residents. Space also is limited to the first several hundred vehicles that arrive.
This event is sponsored by the City and Heartland Community Connection in partnership with the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council, Blue Hills Community Services, Neighborhood Housing Services of Kansas City, Bridging the Gap, Keep Kansas City Beautiful, Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission, Green Impact Zone and Kansas City Police Department.
Another ABOPT collection event will be held in September. Meanwhile, residents may drop off household hazardous waste year-round at the City's Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 4707 Deramus Ave. This facility is open Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments are not required.
To learn more about the City's household hazardous waste, recycling, tire and leaf/brush drop-off sites, please visit www.kcwaterservices.org/household-hazardous-waste/.
Save money: recycle more! City offers unlimited recycling pickup.
The City of Kansas City, Missouri, Public Works Department advises residents that the cost for excess trash tags will increase from $2 to $2.50, effective June 1. Trash tags purchased prior to June 1 will still be valid, and only one is needed per excess trash tag.
Originally announced as part of the City's budget process in early spring, the rate change helps offset the cost of excess trash collection. The City currently spends between $3.50 and $5 to dispose of every excess bag it collects.
The City requires an excess trash tag be placed on each trash bag exceeding the City's two bag limit. The City will continue to provide unlimited free curbside recycling and encourages residents to recycle more frequently to reduce the amount of trash placed on their curb.
Items you can recycle curbside:
- Office paper, junk mail, newspapers (without plastic rain bag), phone books, catalogs and magazines
- Manila folders
- Advertising inserts
- Brochures
- Corrugated cardboard
- Carrier stock (cardboard soft drink and beer cartons)
- Chipboard (cereal and shoe boxes)
- Paper/hardback books
- Plastic bottles with a neck #1 and #2 (look for the number inside the chasing arrow symbol), such as water and soda bottles, milk jugs and detergent bottles. Lids may be recycled, too.
- Plastic containers #3 thru #7 (look for the number inside the chasing arrow symbol), such as yogurt and margarine/butter tub containers
- Cardboard egg cartons
- Pizza boxes (No food)
- Shredded paper (in paper bags)
- Drink cartons
- Aluminum cans and other metal cans
- Clamshells (Deli or salad bar containers)
- Aseptic containers (milk, juice and vegetable cartons)
Items you cannot recycle curbside:
- Glass
- Plastic bags
- Styrofoam, including Styrofoam egg cartons
- Motor oil bottles and other automotive product bottles
- Containers for household hazardous material
- Paper towels, tissues or napkins, plates or cups
- Gift wrap
- Photographs, blueprints and hanging file folders
- Bags that contained pet food, fertilizer, charcoal or kitty litter
- Metal pots
Residents may recycle glass at the City's recycling drop-off centers or at Ripple Glass locations. Learn more at http://kcmo.gov/publicworks/recycling-drop-off-centers/ and www.rippleglass.com.
Household hazardous waste may be disposed of at the City's Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 4707 Deramus Ave. Learn more athttps://www.kcwaterservices.org/household-hazardous-waste/.
Many grocery stores provide recycling bins that residents may use to recycle plastic bags.
Excess trash tags are available at participating Westlake Ace Hardware and Price Chopper stores.
For more information about excess trash tags, or the City's trash and recycling services, visit http://kcmo.gov/publicworks/trash or call the 311 Call Center at 311 or 816-513-1313.
Keep your pets safe with a pet license and microchip.Pets are members of your family, and losing one can be a frightening experience. A new program that posts photos of found pets within 24 hours and even gives licensed pets a free ride home is offered by the KC Pet Project in partnership with the City of Kansas City, Missouri. Residents who lose a pet can go to http://kcpetproject.org/lost-pets/ to fill out a lost pet report and view the list of found pets at KC Pet Project, located at 4400 Raytown Road.Of course, it's easier to be reunited with a pet that has proper identification. Residents can take advantage of a package deal that provides a rabies vaccination and tag, a City pet license and a microchip — all for $30. The deal is a joint initiative called Project T.L.C. offered by the City and the local nonprofit Spay & Neuter Kansas City, which runs a low cost spay/neuter clinic at 1116 E. 59th St. (see http://snkc.net/spay-neuter-information/calendar/for hours of operation).The KC Pet Project, operating the City's animal shelter, receives more than 9,000 lost or abandoned animals each year. Many of these animals are owned pets, but do not have a City license, rabies tag or microchip to help identify their owner. In addition to the Spay & Neuter organization, the shelter can microchip pets for $25 each, and sell one-year pet licenses (including tags) for $12 and three-year pet licenses (including tags) for $29. Or, you may license your pet online at www.petdata.com. Many veterinarians also sell pet licenses, tags and microchips.All funds generated from City pet license sales support improved care and treatment of animals at KC Pet Project. Licensed pets may receive discounted fees if taken to the shelter, and are not ticketed if caught running at large.
In observance of Memorial Day, trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day next week, and City of Kansas City, Missouri, offices will be closed Monday, May 26. The 311 Call Center, a division of the City Manager's Office, also will be closed for the holiday.
Residents who usually have Monday trash collection will receive this service Tuesday, May 27. Residents who usually have Friday trash collection will receive this service Saturday, May 31.
For more information about solid waste collection services, visit www.kcmo.gov/trash or call the 311 Call Center at 311 or 816-513-1313.
