CURBCYCLE PICKUP · We’ll pick it up and recycle it for you.Book a pickup →
Book a pickup

Recycling in Merriam, KS

From November 2026 GFL collects trash citywide in Merriam and takes up to three bulk items per household each month. City Public Works also runs a large-item pickup in April and October.

Johnson County · How we check

What are you getting rid of?

Services for Merriam residents

Where this information comes from (10)

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • Trash, Recycling, and Yard Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Merriam
    • Citywide residential trash, recycling and yard waste pickup by GFL begins Nov. 2, 2026. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Each household may place up to three bulk items at the curb on the first collection day of each month, such as couches, chairs, tables, dressers and mattresses. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Not accepted: TVs and computer monitors, tires, hazardous waste, construction materials and automotive parts. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Large-Item Pickup (opens in new tab) · City of Merriam
    • Twice each year city staff pick up large items such as furniture, appliances and carpets/rugs, during the third full weeks of April and October. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The city will not collect paint cans, chemicals, tires, motor oil and other household hazardous waste. 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.

“Checked” means we read the official page on that date. Things can change, so call before you go.

How we check our information