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Recycling in Hays, KS

Hays collects appliances, furniture and mattresses in its annual Fall Cleanup for city refuse customers and recycles cardboard curbside. Tires go to the Ellis County Landfill and paint and batteries to the Ellis County hazardous waste site.

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Annual Fall Cleanup (opens in new tab) · City of Hays
    • Hays runs an annual Fall Cleanup sweep for items not picked up in normal collection; in 2026 it begins October 19. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The white goods/metals pile includes dryers, refrigerators and washing machines. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The municipal waste pile includes carpet, furniture and mattresses/box springs. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Fall cleanup is for City of Hays residential customers paying for refuse service. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Refrigerators and freezers must be emptied to be picked up. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Crews make one sweep with a 10-minute limit per residence; items must be sorted into four piles. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Hays will not pick up tires, hazardous waste or batteries; tires go to the Ellis County Landfill and hazardous waste and batteries to the Ellis County Hazardous Waste Facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The City of Hays directs tires to the Ellis County Landfill; call 785-628-9460 for details. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · City of Hays
    • Hays residential recycling takes cardboard and corrugated boxes in a bag with mixed paper; large boxes should be broken down. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Use blue or clear bags only for recyclables and place them 2-3 feet from the polycart. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Take all hazardous waste to the Ellis County hazardous waste site; call 785-628-9449 for details. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Refuse Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Hays
    • The City of Hays provides trash and recycling service to residential customers within the city limits. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Hays
    • The City of Hays will not collect hazardous materials such as paint and paint cans; they can be disposed of at the Ellis County Transfer Station. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 65-3424a: Waste tires, restrictions on disposal (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • Waste tires may not be put in a landfill as a method of final disposal in Kansas, except as KDHE allows by rule or permit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 65-3424b: Waste tire permits and standards (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • Anyone who arranges for someone else to collect or haul waste tires must use a hauler that holds a KDHE waste tire permit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 65-3424i: Tire retailers; requirements (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • Kansas tire retailers may not refuse to accept waste tires from customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • A tire retailer may refuse more waste tires than the customer bought at the time of sale. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • A tire retailer may refuse waste tires from a customer buying replacement tires for commercial use if the retailer does not mount them. Checked October 26, 2026.

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