Trash & Recycling in Wyandotte County, KS (2026)

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK Code § 31-7(d)-(e)

(d)A schedule for the collection of trash and garbage shall be published in the official paper of the unified government and shall be on file in the office of the unified government clerk. Garbage and trash shall be set out at the curb of dwellings for collection. The garbage and trash shall be in containers of 50 gallons or less, the contents of which do not weigh in excess of 75 pounds. The t...

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK Code § 31-6(a); § 31-16(a)

(a)Trash, other than ashes, shall be stored in durable, rust-resistant, nonabsorbent, watertight containers, which shall have close-fitting covers and adequate handles or bails to facilitate collection, and which shall be of not more than 50 gallons in capacity and 75 pounds in weight, when full, for households, except that bulky rubbish may be stored in bundles, securely tied, not exceeding 75...

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK Code § 31-17(a), (b)(5)

(a)Purpose and authority. The solid waste services fee levied by this article has the purpose of paying for the service of collection and disposal of solid waste, of paying the cost of a residential recycling program, and of raising revenue to fund the solid waste collection and disposal costs of the unified government. ... (5)Effective January 1, 2023, a monthly solid waste fee in the amount o...

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK Code § 31-12(a), (c); § 31-16(c)

(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, throw, place or leave any garbage, trash or waste material upon any street, court, alley, public square, public enclosure, yard, vacant lot, body of water, or any place, except in a disposal unit, incinerator or can required for that purpose, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. ... (c)The unified government may pay to any person who p...

Unified Government Code of Ordinances Sec. 3-17(h)(1)b

Fires set for the disposal of organic yard waste generated on property for which the permit is sought may be permitted during the month of April and from October 16 through November 15 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. or as extended pursuant to subsection (2)i below.2.Organic yard waste includes leaves, brush, dead wood, tree cuttings, and weeds. Organic yard waste also includes tre...

Code of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas § 8-432 (2018 IPMC § 302.7.1)

Storage containers. The use of storage pods, similar metal shipping containers, roll off dumpsters and similar containers used for the storage or disposal of materials, possessions, products, or other items, may be permitted, subject to one container per business or residence for no more than two non-consecutive months in any twelve month period. The one month periods that the storage container...

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK Code § 31-7(a), (c)

(a)Household garbage shall be collected as provided in the garbage and trash collection contract entered into by the city. Garbage not defined in section 31-1 shall not be so collected. Household garbage shall be collected by the city collector with such frequency as is prescribed in such contract. ... (c)The city trash collector shall collect all trash from all single-family dwellings and from...