Residential Recycling

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DROP-OFF RECYCLING LOCATIONS

Wal-Mart Community Recycling Center
3300 Iowa (785) 841-9558

View detailed information on what types of materials are accepted at the Wal-Mart Community Recycling Center.

12th & Haskell Bargain Center
1146 Haskell, (785) 865-3730

Hours: M-F 8:30-5:00, Sat. 8:30-1:00

The 12th & Haskell Bargain Center recycles more than just metals.

ACCEPTED MATERIALS
• Aluminum Cans & Foil (will pay you)
• Steel "Tin" Cans (will pay you)
• Corrugated Cardboard & Paper Grocery Sacks
• All Plastic Containers (please remove lids)
• Mixed Paper, Phone Books, and Chipboard
• Office (White) Paper
• Newspapers
• Catalogues and Magazines
• Car Batteries (will pay you)

NOT ACCEPTED
• Glass
• Tires
• Printer Cartridges
• Plastic Sacks and Six-Pack Rings

Lonnie's Recycling
501 Maple, (785) 841-4855 or (800) 217-4855

Lonnie's will buy most anything containing metal. This includes all types of aluminum, brass, copper, bikes, metal toys, pots, pans, lawn mowers, auto parts, appliances without motors or compressors, and more.

• Metals (will pay for some)
• Newspapers
• Car batteries (will pay you)

Cans for the Community
(785) 832-9671

www.CansForTheCommunity.org

Cans for the Community is a local volunteer organization that collects aluminum cans, then gives the money raised from selling the cans to local non-profits. Support your local non-profits by dropping off your aluminum cans in one of the following Cans for the Community drop boxes:

• Checkers Foods Store, 2300 Louisiana
• Hillcrest Shopping Center, 9th and Centennial
• Hy-Vee Store, 6th and Monterey Way
• Hy-Vee Food Store, 3504 Clinton Parkway
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, 15th and Iowa
• Mass Beverage, next to Target
• Miller Mart, Wakarusa Dr and Clinton Pkwy
• Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 New Hampshire

Municipal Paper Recycling Drop Boxes

NEW! Mixed Paper Recycling! Bins are grey and marked "Mixed Paper".

Chipboard (like what cereal boxes are made of), magazines and junk mail can be placed in the Mixed Paper bins .

Green bins are marked "Newspaper Only" and tan bins are marked "Cardboard Only".

Corrugated cardboard and paper grocery sacks only in the cardboard bins. A good way to see if your item is corrugated is to hold it up and look at the edge (cross-section). If you see a wavy line sandwiched between the two outer layers, it counts as corrugated.

No plastic sacks, string/twine or debris in any of the bins, please!

Brandon Woods
1501 Inverness - Use Service Entrance off Bob Billings Parkway

• newspaper

Checkers Foods Store
2300 Louisiana

• cardboard, newspaper, AND NOW mixed paper

Dillons Store
6th & Wakarusa

• cardboard, newspaper, AND NOW mixed paper

Douglas County Bank
9th & Kentucky

• newspaper

Drury Place
just west of 15th & Kasold

• newspaper

Hillcrest Shopping Center
9th & Centennial

• cardboard, newspaper, AND NOW mixed paper

Hobby Lobby Creative Center
1801 W 23rd

• cardboard, newspaper, AND NOW mixed paper

Hy-Vee Food Stores
3504 Clinton Pkwy and 6th & Monterey Way

• cardboard, newspaper, AND NOW mixed paper

North Lawrence
740 N. 2nd Street

• cardboard and newspaper

Westlake Ace Hardware
6th & Kasold

• newspaper

CURBSIDE RECYCLING SERVICES

These businesses provide the Lawrence community with a valuable service.

Jeff's Curbside Recycling
call (785) 841-1284 or (785) 865-6089

Community Living Opportunities
call (785) 840-9278

Home Recycling Service
call (785) 979-6633 or visit homerecyclingservice.com

Tree Hugger Recycling
call (785) 550-6267 or visit treehuggerrecycling.com

Sunflower Curbside Recycling
call (785) 550-8610 or visit kansasrecycles.com

YARD TRIMMINGS

GRASS & LEAVES, SMALL TRIMMINGS

Separate citywide collection of yard trimmings occurs on Monday mornings, March through mid-December. Set your grass, leaves, and other small yard trimmings out by 6:00 a.m. in cans, carts, or compostable bags. Plastic bags are no longer allowed for containment of grass and leaves during the separate collection season. Separate collection of yard trimmings in 2007 begins on Monday, March 5, and will occur every Monday through December 17th, weather permitting, except on the following Mondays:

• Monday, May 28- Memorial Day
• Monday, July 30- Student Move-Out Day
• Monday, September 3- Labor Day

Grass and leaves set out just before and during the week of the above "holiday" Mondays will be collected with regular trash and sent to the landfill. During the separate collection season, residents may use plastic bags for grass and leaves only when their grass and leaves are bound for the landfill during one of the above weeks.

Small woody debris may be placed with Monday yard trimmings for composting. Such small sticks may be in cans, carts or compostable bags, if protruding no more than one foot above the container opening, or bundled in bundles no larger than 18 inches in diameter, 5 feet in length, or 65 pounds in weight. Do NOT tie with wire. For more information on proper containment of yard trimmings and the new ordinance requiring the use of cans, carts, or compostable bags (or bundles for small woody waste), visit our Cans, Carts and Compostable Bags page.

Please note that lawns treated with products containing Clopyralid are not eligible for Monday collection, as Clopyralid persists in our compost and could potentially harm senstitive garden plants if the compost is applied heavily. If using such an herbicide (including some weed & feed products), simply mulch mow your clippings back onto your lawn and reap the benefits of your applied chemicals and natural nutrients and moisture by returning them to your lawn. For more information on Clopyralid, visit our "Education is key to better compost..." page or view/print our
Compost and Clopyralid utility bill insert
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For more details call the Waste Reduction and Recycling Division at (785) 832-3030.

WOODY DEBRIS DROP-OFF

Tree trimmings, limbs, and branches can be self-hauled to the Wood Recovery and Composting Facility on 11th St. just east of Haskell Avenue and over the tracks. Materials are accepted on Saturdays ONLY from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., mid-April to mid-November. ($3.00 fee per truckload) In 2007, Saturday acceptance will run from April 14 through November 10.

For more details call Forestry at (785) 832-7979.

CHRISTMAS TREES

Call the Solid Waste Division at (785) 832-3032 for information.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

Improper disposal of household hazardous waste can pollute our water, our soil, our air and our health!

CITY OF LAWRENCE/DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM

Call the Waste Reduction and Recycling Division at (785) 832-3030 to schedule a drop-off appointment for any unwanted paint, pesticides, cleaners, old mercury thermometers, and batteries. For your safety and ours, all hazardous waste drop-offs are by appointment only. This is a free service to Douglas County households.

Visit the Household Hazardous Waste section of our site for a complete list of materials accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility and details about this program.

CITY OF LAWRENCE/DOUGLAS COUNTY PRODUCT REUSE PROGRAM

Need paint, pesticides or cleaning supplies? The City of Lawrence/Douglas County Household Hazardous Waste Facility also houses a Product Reuse Program. Come shop our shelves! Everything's free!

Visit the Reuse Opportunities section of our site for a complete list of materials available at the Product Reuse Facility and details about this program.

AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS

There are several drop-off locations throughout town for the following items:

• Used Motor Oil
• Antifreeze
• Lead Acid Batteries

Automobile tires are collected in Lawrence curbside by appointment only. Five passenger tires per household per year are picked up free. Additional or oversized tires are accepted for a small fee. Call the Solid Waste Division at (785) 832-3022 to schedule a pickup.

Many tire retailers, such as those listed below, will also accept waste tires for a small fee. Call for more information.

D&D Tire
(785) 843-0191

En-Tire Car Care Center
(785) 842-5500

Wal-Mart Auto Center
(785) 832-8655

Wendland Performance Services
(785) 841-8358

COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLING

For questions about computer and electronic recycling such as computer monitors, printers and cell phones, visit the Computer and Electronic Recycling section of our site.

Rechargeable Battery Recycling

Rechargeable batteries include Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Small Sealed Lead* (Pb).

The following stores accept rechargeable batteries for recycling:

Best Buy
(Located inside the vestibule) 2020 W 31st St.

Cingular Wireless
520 W. 23rd
4000 W 6th St.

Lawrence Battery
903 N. 2nd

Radio Shack
711 W. 23rd
601 Kasold
3221A Iowa St.

The Home Depot
1910 W 31st St., Register 12

Verizon Wirelss
2301 Iowa

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.