Solid Waste
Duane Bruna, Director
Kathie Otney, Deputy

Located at 1644 Sunflower Road Washington, Kansas. We are two and a half miles east of Washington, on Highway 36. We are a county owned facility. Address
Recycling Department: 812 B Street
Solid Waste Site: 1644 Sunflower Rd.
Washington, KS 66968 Phone 785-325-2271
Fax 785-325-2775
Email: Solid Waste

Helpful Link For Additional Information:
Kansas Department of Health and Environment

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Function of the Department

• To accept and dispose of solid waste for the citizens of Washington County.

• To insure and maintain compliance with all State and Federal regulations regarding solid waste.

• To maintain the recycling and household hazardous waste permanent facilities.

• To maintain the composting and burn sites.

Transfer Station Information

Recycling Plant

Recycling Concerns

Recycling Schedule ~

Hazard Waste

Farmers Recycling Program

The Transfer Station was built to accept municipal solid waste and transfer to a regional permitted sub-title D landfill, which is Hamm’s Quarry in Perry, Kansas.

Material accepted at this facility: Municipal Solid Waste, Construction & Demolition, Appliances without CFC’s or a ($10.00 for removal charge), Trees, Limbs, Grass, Chipped Wood, Metals, Straw and Wood.

	In County	Out of County	Minimum
Municipal Waste	$33.00/Ton	$37.00/Ton	$2.00 up to 100 pounds
C & D landfill	$30.00/Ton	N/A	N/A
All other	$33.00/Ton	$37.00/Ton

Appliances without a CFC removal certification will be charged an additional $10.00/unit.

Tires
Passenger cars & Small truck Tires	Truck Tires
$1.00 without rim	$3.00 without rim
$3.00 with rim	$5.00 with rim
Semi Trucks Tires	Agriculture Tires
$3.00 without rim	$7.00 without rim
$5.00 with rim	$10.00 with rim

Solid Waste Disposal Area Services Charges

All loads will be weighed before entry into the facility. Please have load sorted if material is co-mingled with C & D, Metals, and Grass & Trees.
Loads must be secured so that nothing escapes your vehicle.  If load is not secured, you will be charged $25.00 fine!

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Not acceptable Materials at Transfer Station

Explosives and Ammunition

Asbestos Waste

Medical Waste

Industrial Solid Waste

Accepted at HHW Facility

Used Oil and Antifreeze

Batteries

Recyclable Materials

Household Hazards Waste

Special Waste contact Kansas Department of Health and Environment

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Construction and Demolition Landfill Policy

Washington County only accepts construction and demolition waste from Washington County only.

Construction and Demolition waste is defined as (K.S.A. 65-3402) Solid waste resulting from the construction, remodeling, repair and demolition of structures, roads, sidewalks and utilities.

All loads are weighed. Cost is 0.150 cents pound or $30.00 per Ton Materials accepted in the construction and demolition landfill area.

Untreated wood and sawdust.

Motor vehicle window glass.

Bricks, concrete other masonry materials.

Roofing material, wood products, wall or floor coverings, plaster, drywall, plumbing fixtures.

Electrical wiring, electrical components containing no hazardous materials.

Non-asbestos insulation and construction related packaging.

Wood Pallets.

Floor tiles, siding and roofing material containing non-friable asbestos (please contact the Solid Waste Department*.)

Treated wood from demolition projects.

Mobile home and trailers (except the tires and fuel tanks)

*This material should be handled so it remains non-friable (e.g. may have to be manually removed proper to demolition of structure); transported wet (covered with a mist spray to suppress dust) or transported with trap cover; and covered immediately at the landfill.

Mission Statement

To provide for a safe disposal site, protect the environment, and to encourage wisdom in the use of materials and chemicals in the home and business.