Recycling in Manhattan, KS

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Riley County
  • Hours Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-5 pm, Friday 7:30 am-noon. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Riley County hosts the 11-county Big Lakes Regional HHW program: Riley, Clay, Geary, Dickinson, Pottawatomie, Marshall, Nemaha, Morris, Marion, Washington and Wabaunsee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Riley County businesses may bring many hazardous items for a disposal fee, by appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Types of Waste Accepted (opens in new tab) · Riley County
  • The facility accepts hazardous waste from all households and farmers living in Riley County. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Paints of all kinds, latex and oil base, are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • All batteries including household and car batteries are accepted (not electric car batteries). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The HHW facility does not accept tires, explosives, ammunition or e-waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Howie's Saturday Collections (opens in new tab) · Riley County
  • The HHW mobile trailer collects at Howie's Recycling, 625 South 10th Street, Manhattan, on the second Saturday of each month 8 a.m.-noon. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • No truck/trailer loads or business waste at the Howie's collection; bring larger loads to the permanent facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Battery Recycling (opens in new tab) · Riley County
  • Riley County lists the HHW facility and Howie's Recycling (625 S 10th, Manhattan) as battery recycling locations. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tape the terminals of all battery types except alkaline. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Solid Waste (opens in new tab) · Riley County
  • Charge accounts and credit cards only; no cash or checks. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Solid Waste Division of Riley County Public Works handles storage and disposal of solid waste in Riley County. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Rate Schedule (opens in new tab) · Riley County
  • Tires: small (passenger cars and small trucks) $4.50, medium $9.00, large $18.00, extra large $30.00; $5.00 extra per tire with rims. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires with rims cost an additional $5.00 per tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The posted rates are as of October 1, 2023. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Policies & Procedures (opens in new tab) · Riley County
  • Riley County does not accept batteries at the transfer station (see HHW). 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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