Cardboard Recycling in Lenexa, KS

Cardboard is accepted at Lenexa Dumpster Days; for everyday recycling, Lenexa haulers must collect unlimited recycling at least 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 Lenexa

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · LenexaNo 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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Lenexa Dumpster DaysCity service · LenexaLenexa residents$20/vehicle
How it works
City of Lenexa bulky-item drop-off weekends, held twice a year at the Municipal Services Service Center, 7700 Cottonwood St. (Census: Lenexa city). Lenexa residents only. Fees per vehicle load ($20-$75) plus per-item fees (tires $5, monitors $20, TVs $35, Freon appliances $75). Dates are posted on the city page. Phone 913.477.7880.
Cost & rules
Fees
Vehicle load (car or minivan with seats; larger vehicles cost more) $20 per vehicle
- Only on the two Dumpster Days weekends each year; Lenexa residents with proof of address.
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Fees
Vehicle load (car or minivan with seats; larger vehicles cost more)	$20 per vehicle

Before you go

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

More about cardboard

Kansas rules

Each Kansas county (or a designated city) must submit a solid waste management plan to KDHE; counties may join regional plans. Source: K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab)
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. Source: K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab)

More Kansas rules (5)

KDHE may coordinate voluntary hazardous waste collection programs and encourages local governments to run household hazardous waste collection, alone or jointly. Source: K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab)
KDHE may give grants to help pay for local hazardous waste collection programs, from the state hazardous waste collection fund. Source: K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab)
Part of a hazardous waste treatment fee paid to KDHE by the Ash Grove cement plant in Chanute funds grants to HHW facilities. Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Kansas has 45 permanent permitted HHW facilities plus 39 satellite locations (SFY 2024). Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
KDHE says HHW disposal options are available in 93 Kansas counties, covering over 95% of the population; a few counties have none. Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)

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Checked October 26, 2026

Dumpster Days (opens in new tab) · City of Lenexa
- Lenexa residents can dispose of bulky items at Dumpster Days events, held two weekends each year. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents must show proof of residency, such as a driver's license or utility bill with a current Lenexa address. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted items include appliances (fee if Freon), cardboard, electronics (fee per monitor or TV), furniture, mattresses and tires (fee per item). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Vehicle-load fees run from $20 (car or minivan with seats) to $75 (large box truck); a pickup or van is $40. 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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