Trash & Recycling in Overland Park, KS (2026)
4 verified trash & recycling rules for Overland Park, Kansas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Overland Park runs no municipal trash service and has no citywide pickup day. Residents and homes associations contract directly with one of the city's permitted private haulers, and that hauler sets the collection day, holiday shifts, and price.
No city trash day: you hire your own hauler
Some RestrictionsOverland Park Municipal Code § 7.36.115(A)(1)(a)
All Residential Solid Waste properly placed for Collection by the Residential Customer shall be collected at least weekly. Provided, however, Yard Waste and Bulky Waste shall be collected as specified hereafter.
Bin Placement Rules
Overland Park lets residents set carts at the curb no more than 24 hours before the scheduled collection. Between pickups, hauler-issued carts may sit within two feet of the house; any other container must be garaged or screened.
Carts out 24 hours, screened or beside the house
Some RestrictionsOverland Park Municipal Code § 7.36.180(C)
No Owner or occupant of any Dwelling Unit with individual Solid Waste and recycling service shall place any Solid Waste (including bundles of Yard Waste), Recyclables or Solid Waste or Recycling Containers in the public right-of-way more than 24 hours in advance of the scheduled Collection.
Bulk Item Disposal
Overland Park ended its city-run bulky item program in 2022. Every permitted hauler must give each residential customer at least one bulky pickup per year at no extra charge, plus on-demand pickups collected within two working days.
One free bulky pickup a year from your hauler
Few RestrictionsOverland Park Municipal Code § 7.36.115(A)(4)(a)
Annual Collection - Haulers shall provide a Bulky Waste Collection to each Residential Customer a minimum of one time per year with the date of such Collection to be scheduled by the Hauler and the Residential Customer. The charge of such Bulky Waste Collection shall be included in the Hauler's basic service charge and not as an optional service.
Recycling Requirements
Every permitted Overland Park hauler must collect recycling at least weekly, provide a cart, and fold the cost into the basic service charge with unlimited volume. Glass stays out of the curbside cart and goes to the city Recycling Center.
Weekly curbside recycling, included in your bill, no glass
Few RestrictionsOverland Park Municipal Code § 7.36.115(A)(2)(a)
All Recyclables properly placed for Collection by the Residential Customer shall be collected at least weekly. This Collection shall, at a minimum, collect all materials specified as Recyclables in the County Solid Waste Regulations and in the Administrative Regulations.
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