Shawnee County Solid Waste runs curbside collection for both Topeka and the unincorporated county — weekly refuse and biweekly recycling from a 95-gallon cart. City water customers are billed on their Topeka utility bill.
Unlike counties that leave trash to private subscription, Shawnee County Solid Waste operates the residential collection itself, serving City of Topeka households and rural county addresses alike. The standard service is a 95-gallon cart with weekly refuse and every-other-week recycling. City of Topeka water customers pay about $22 a month, bundled onto the city utility bill; rural county customers pay about $23. Your collection day is set by address, so check the county's service-day map. The county also licenses private haulers under its solid waste code, so some HOAs and rural residents contract a licensed company such as WM instead.
There's no citation for a missed pickup — report it to Solid Waste for a return trip. Collecting or hauling refuse commercially without a county license is unlawful under County Code Title XIX.
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