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Cardboard Recycling in Derby, KS

Derby residents put dry, non-greasy cardboard in the brown Waste Connections recycling cart, collected every other week.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Derby

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · DerbyNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
    How it works

    Book online, set out your cardboard and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.

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  2. Derby curbside recycling (Waste Connections)Pickup service · DerbyDerby residentsCost not listed
    How it works

    Every-other-week curbside recycling in a brown cart for Derby residential trash customers, provided by the city's franchised hauler Waste Connections (316-838-4920 to request a cart). Trash rates include biweekly recycling.

    Cost & rules
    • Collected every other week on your trash day.
    • Before you go: Keep cardboard dry and free of grease; don't bag recyclables.

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Before you go

  1. Check whether you have corrugated boxes, coated packaging or mixed materials.
  2. Remove foam, plastic and other packing inserts.
  3. Flatten boxes and check quantity limits for your program.
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Kansas rules

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Curbside Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Derby
    • Dry, non-greasy cardboard goes in Derby's brown recycling cart, collected every other week. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Derby's contract with Waste Connections provides curbside recycling to all residential customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residents who do not recycle yet can call Waste Connections to request a recycling cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Do not bag recycling or put plastic bags in the cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • Each Kansas county (or a designated city) must submit a solid waste management plan to KDHE; counties may join regional plans. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • County solid waste plans must consider specific programs for wastes such as lead-acid batteries, household hazardous waste, white goods containing CFCs, motor oil and consumer electronics. The law requires consideration, not a program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • KDHE may coordinate voluntary hazardous waste collection programs and encourages local governments to run household hazardous waste collection, alone or jointly. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • KDHE may give grants to help pay for local hazardous waste collection programs, from the state hazardous waste collection fund. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
    • Part of a hazardous waste treatment fee paid to KDHE by the Ash Grove cement plant in Chanute funds grants to HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Kansas has 45 permanent permitted HHW facilities plus 39 satellite locations (SFY 2024). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • KDHE says HHW disposal options are available in 93 Kansas counties, covering over 95% of the population; a few counties have none. Checked October 26, 2026.

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