Lenexa, KS Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Trash pickup
- At least once each calendar week
- Recycling pickup
- At least once every two weeks, weekly on request
- Collection hours
- Not before 7:00 A.M. nor past sunset near homes
- Yard waste
- Weekly March to November, monthly December to February
- Curb placement
- Up to 24 hours before pickup time
- Bulky waste
- One collection per year in base charge
- Tree limbs
- 48 inches long, 18 inches across, 65 pounds
Summary
In the City of Lenexa, Kansas, licensed refuse haulers must collect residential solid waste at least once each calendar week and recyclables at least once every two weeks, with weekly recycling offered on request. Under Section 2-11-B-10, collection within 200 feet of residential areas cannot start before 7:00 A.M. or run past sunset.
Collection Frequency: Residential Collection: Residential collection shall occur not less than one (1) time for solid waste each calendar week. Residential collection for recyclables shall occur not less than one (1) time every two (2) calendar weeks; however, refuse haulers must offer residential customers the option to have recyclables picked up not less than one (1) time every calendar week. Residential collection of yard waste shall occur at the frequency set forth in Section 2-11-F-1. Multifamily Residential; Commercial; and Industrial Collection: Multifamily residential, commercial, and industrial refuse collection frequency shall be as necessary to prevent overfilling or the creation of fire hazards or health and nuisance conditions and to maintain the premises in sanitary and unlittered condition. Hours of Collection: Collection within two hundred feet (200') of residential areas shall not commence prior to seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. nor extend beyond sunset.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 2-11 of the Lenexa City Code regulates the haulers, not a City-run truck. Section 2-11-B-1 makes it unlawful to collect or transport solid waste, recyclables or compost in the City without a City refuse hauler license, and a hauler taking residential solid waste must also collect recyclables and yard waste. Section 2-11-B-10 sets frequency: solid waste at least once each calendar week, recyclables at least once every two calendar weeks, and haulers must offer residential customers weekly recycling pickup. Multifamily, commercial and industrial pickup follows a need-based standard, as necessary to prevent overfilling, fire hazards, health and nuisance conditions.
Section 2-11-C-1 requires curbside collection of an unlimited volume of recyclables as part of the basic service charge, not an optional add-on. Section 2-11-C-2 requires a lidded recycling container at least as large as the trash container. Section 2-11-F-1 requires yard waste collection no less than weekly from March through November and no less than monthly from December through February, with six bags or bundles per collection included in the basic charge from December through September and ten in October and November. Section 2-11-E-1 requires each hauler to offer residential bulky waste collection at least one time per year, included in the base service charge.
Customers have curb rules too. Section 2-11-D-2 bars storing containers in front of the building setback line or on public rights-of-way in a residential area, except on collection day or up to twenty four (24) hours before the designated weekly pickup time. Section 2-11-F-2 requires yard waste in biodegradable kraft paper bags or loose in rigid containers not exceeding 35 gallons, and tree limbs tied in bundles no larger than forty eight inches (48") long and eighteen inches (18") in diameter, weighing no more than 65 pounds each. Section 2-11-C-3 requires occupants who recycle to separate recyclables and keep the container area neat, clean and sanitary.
Violations & Fines
Section 2-11-L-2 makes a conviction for violating any provision of Chapter 2-11 a public offense under Section 1-1-C-3: a fine of not more than $2,500, imprisonment of not more than one year, or both. Haulers that skip the February 1 annual report can be found in violation and lose their license (Section 2-11-B-7), and revocation requires ten calendar days' written notice and a hearing opportunity before the City Manager.
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