Kansas City provides curbside single-stream recycling through the city's Environmental Management division. Recycling is collected on the same day as trash using a separate blue recycling cart. The city follows standard single-stream recycling guidelines for accepted materials.
Recycling is collected weekly on the same day as regular trash. Accepted materials include paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and containers (#1-#7), metal cans, and glass bottles and jars. All recyclables should be clean, dry, and loose in the cart (no bagging). Contamination with food waste, plastic bags, or non-recyclable items can cause entire loads to be rejected. The city provides a 96-gallon blue recycling cart. Cardboard should be broken down flat to fit in the cart. Recycling participation is encouraged but not mandatory for residential properties. Kansas City does not enforce mandatory commercial recycling.
Contaminated recycling carts may be left uncollected with a warning tag. Repeated contamination may result in the recycling cart being removed from the property. While residential recycling is not mandatory, contamination of recycling with non-recyclable materials undermines the program.
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