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Business Recycling

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RECYCLING SERVICE PROVIDERS

City of Lawrence Waste Reduction & Recycling Division
(785) 832-3030

City provided cardboard and office paper collection for small to medium-sized businesses and schools. Containers and service are provided free of charge. Please call to sign up, or for more information.

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Batliner Paper Stock Co.
(800) 821-8512

Assorted paper & cardboard grades. Minimum requirements.

Community Living Opportunities
(785) 840-9278

Curbside recycling service. Assorted office paper, cardboard, newspaper, magazines, glass, tin, aluminum, plastic #1 & #2.

Dickerson Recycling
(913) 351-2919

Assorted paper & cardboard grades. Minimum requirements.

Home Recycling Services
(785) 979-6633

Assorted office paper, cardboard, newspaper, magazines, glass, tin, aluminum, plastic #1 & #2.

Jeff's Curbside Recycling
(785) 841-1284

Assorted office paper, cardboard, newspaper, magazines, glass, tin, aluminum, plastic #1 & #2.

Lawrence Paper Company
(785) 843-8111 (sales/service dept.)

Corrugated cardboard drop-off. Minimum requirements.

MDK, Inc.
(888) 635-5020

Will pick up truckloads of paper, cardboard, newspaper, plastic materials, tin, aluminum, copper, brass & textiles.

Paper Stock Dealers
(785) 235-2515

Assorted paper & cardboard grades. Minimum requirements.

Wastestream Consulting
(888) 777-3244

Consulting, waste audits, equipment.

Cintas Document Management
(888) 438-4118

Document shredding & office paper recycling.

Document Solutions
(785) 550-1124

Document shredding & office paper recycling.

Jayhawk File Express
(785) 749-2328

Document Shredding & office paper recycling.

Shred-It
(800) 697-4733

Document Shredding & office paper recycling.

Shred-Pro
(913) 327-8889

Document Shredding & office paper recycling.

Smurfit-Stone
(913) 236-8000

Assorted paper & cardboard grades. Minimum requirements.

VIM Recyclers
(785) 828-4454

Commercial & Industrial recyclers of Paper, Plastic & Metals. Equipment leasing and consulting.

HAZARDOUS WASTE SERVICE PROVIDERS

Small Quantity Generator Program

If your facility generates less than 55 lbs. of hazardous waste or less than 2.2 lbs. of acutely hazardous waste in any single calendar month, you can now safely and affordably dispose of these materials through the City of Lawrence/Douglas County Small Quantity Generator Program. Please call the City of Lawrence Waste Reduction & Recycling Division at (785) 832-3030 for details.

Other Hazardous Waste Service Providers

The service providers listed below will pick up most of the following materials: flammable solvents, printing inks, paint/coating wastes, freon/chlorinated solvents, solvent still bottoms, waste oil, acids, bases, contaminated soils, waste water, fluorescent tubes, oil filters, aerosols and plating sludge. Call for details and minimum requirements.

Ashland Environmental Services
(800) 637-7922 ext. 225

Clean Harbors Environmental Services
(913) 491-4051

Haz-Mat Response Disposal
(888) 429-9278

Heritage Environmental Services
(800) 829-4374

Onyx Environmental Services
(800) 894-2876

Perma-Fix Treatment Services
(888) 923-9595

Philip Services
(800) 765-8732

Safety-Kleen
(800) 444-9839

Univar USA
(800) 909-4897

Business Exchanges

Businesses may donate surplus equipment or inventory and receive tax deductions. Call for requirements and more information.

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity ReStore
856-6920

The Surplus Exchange
(816) 472-0444

AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS

Used Motor Oil Service Providers

Will pick up used motor oil or antifreeze at your business. Call for details.

Hi-Tech Antifreeze Recycling
(785) 542-1230

Midland Refining Company
(316) 838-8472

RS Used Oil Services
(913) 279-0000 (antifreeze & oil filters also)

Universal Lubricants
(800) 444-6457 (antifreeze & oil filters also)

Victory Oil
(877) 862-6457

Lead Acid Battery Recycling

Drop-off locations here in Lawrence.

Lawrence Battery Company
(785) 842-2922

903 N 2nd St

Lonnie's Recycling
(785) 841-4855

501 Maple St

Waste Tires

Call for recap, retread or disposal for used tires.

Champlin
(800) 295-3345

D And D Tire, Lawrence
(785) 843-0191

Tire Energy
(800) 467-7057

Tire Town
(913) 682-3201

GREASE TRAP/CONTAINER PICK UP SERVICE

Will pick up grease at your business. Call for details.

Bio-De-Grease Trap Service
(785) 542-3622

Darling International
(800) 541-4464

Honey-Bee Septic Service
(785) 841-0399

FLUORESCENT BULBS

Will pick up fluorescent bulbs at your business. Call for details.

HTR Group
(888) 537-4874

METAL RECYCLING

Will buy many types of metals: aluminum, iron, copper, brass, auto parts & junk vehicles, stainless steel, farm equipment, lawn mowers, appliances without motors or compressors, guttering and more! Call for details.

12th & Haskell Bargain Center
(785) 865-3730

Lonnie's Recycling
(785) 841-4855

CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION & WOOD WASTE

Construction/Demolition Waste

Lawrence Habitat for Humanity ReStore-
Call (785) 856-6920 for donation requirements.

Building materials only (i.e. usable cabinets, doors, electrical, lumber, plumbing, roofing, windows and related) Location map and hours available at the Lawrence ReStore website.

City of Lawrence Solid Waste Division
(785) 832-3022

Provides containers and hauling service to Hamm Landfill.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment
(785) 842-4600

Call KDHE for a list of other permitted C/D Landfills in the area.

Dunbar Recycle Division
(785) 843-7930

Accepts concrete, asphalt and fill materials. Call for more information.

Bud Jennings Carpet One
(785) 843-9090

Accepts foam carpet padding for recycling.

GCO Carpet One
(785) 841-3838

Accepts foam carpet padding for recycling.

GreenPoint Construction and Demolition Processing (Topeka)
(785) 234-6000

Accept construction and demolition debris. Location map and hours available at the GreenPoint website.

Pallets/Wood Waste

Capital City Pallet
(785) 379-5099

Collects pallets for repair & mulch. Minimum load required.

Joe Frazier
(913) 299-2726

Buys, sells & repairs used pallets. No minimum load required.

Michael Murphy, "Pallet Guy"
(785) 249-1548

Buys, sells & repairs used pallets. No minimum load required.

Pioneer Pallet
(816) 231-4004

Repairs, sells & buys used pallets. Minimum load required.

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

EPA'S WasteWise Program

  • This is a voluntary, free program for reducing business solid waste.
  • Call (800) EPA-WISE or write to ww@cais.net for more information.

Environmental Excellence Business Network

  • Based out of the non-profit Bridging the Gap in Kansas City, this group meets several times a year to share nonproprietary information, techniques and benefits of environmental improvements and stewardship. Throughout the year, members host workshops, seminars and facility tours.
  • Call (816) 561-1087 or visit website for more information.

Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
Established by the Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute.

  • Provides small businesses with technical assistance to achieve environmental regulatory compliance.
  • Provides free on-site assessments, publications, and training seminars aimed to minimize hazardous or other business wastes and inefficient technologies.
  • Call (800) 578-8898 or write to sbeap@ksu.edu for more information.

Center for Resourceful Building Technologies
A project of the National Center for Appropriate Technology.

  • Promotes resource efficiency in building design, materials selection and construction practices through research, education and demonstration.

Energy and Environmental Ratings Alliance

  • This alliance rates the energy performance of homes and offers solutions to poor performance.
  • Information for builders, real estate agents, and appraisers, as well as for homeowners.

COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLING

In Kansas, electronic equipment may be legally disposed of in a landfill, however it is strongly recommended that the item be donated or recycled due to hazardous materials associated with it. These hazardous components, which, if disposed of improperly can damage our health and the environment.

The following regional recycling centers take computers and electronics for reuse or recycling. Call for information on electronic recycling and disposal fees.

Kansas Computer Recycling Center
Topeka, (785) 234-4675

Kansas Surplus Exchange
Topeka, (785) 235-8640

The Surplus Exchange
Kansas City, (816) 472-0444

For other computer and electronic recycling centers and programs visit the Computer and Electronic Recycling section of our site.

Inkjet/Toner Cartridges

Cartridge World
(785) 856-6465

2540 Iowa St

Wal-Mart
(785) 832-8600

3300 Iowa St

Laser Logic
(785) 865-0505

2214 Yale Rd

Best Buy
(785) 843-0657

2020 W 31st St

OTHER

Didn't find what you were looking for? Call the Recycling Staff at (785) 832-3030 or e-mail us at recycling@ci.lawrence.ks.us if you have any questions or would like us to add any other recycling information we might have missed.

Make sure to check out Reuse Opportunities for a list of retailers that take polystyrene peanuts, clothing, furniture, and more.