Shawnee County, KS Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Sec. 28-4(a) states flatly that 'all occupied residences and commercial/industrial businesses require regularly scheduled refuse collection service,' and Sec. 28-4(b) sets the floor: solid waste must be removed 'at least once a week or as often as necessary to prevent nuisance conditions from occurring,' either by the county refuse department or a licensed private hauler. If the county health department finds a property without service, Sec. 28-4(c) requires written notice; if the owner doesn't sign up with a licensed hauler within ten days, the county refuse department is assigned to the property and bills the owner directly (Sec.

28-4(d)-(e)). daily' (Sec. 28-4(j)). The mandate has two carve-outs: owners of 40 or more contiguous acres outside any city, who live on the land, can claim a written exemption and dispose of their own household and farm waste on-site as long as it doesn't become a public nuisance (Sec. 28-4(g)); and any resident may apply for a hardship exemption from the weekly-service requirement for financial, physical, or other good cause, subject to annual renewal and appeal to the board of county commissioners (Sec. 28-4(h)). A hauler that fails to collect at least once a week risks having its county license revoked (Sec. 28-4(i)).