Paint Recycling in Prairie Village, KS
Prairie Village sends paint to Johnson County's household hazardous waste facility at 11231 Mastin St. in Overland Park, by appointment for county residents.
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Before you go
- Note whether it’s latex (water-based) or oil-based; programs often treat them differently.
- Keep paint in its original, labelled, closed container.
- Ask about quantity limits per visit.
Kansas rules
- Latex paint is most of what Kansas HHW facilities collect. Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
- KDHE reports that most reused HHW is latex paint, which HHW facilities offer to customers at a fraction of the cost of new paint. Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
More Kansas rules (9)
- PaintCare runs paint recycling programs only in states with paint stewardship laws; Kansas is not on its list of states. Source: PaintCare: Paint recycling (state list) (opens in new tab)
- Under K.A.R. 28-29-1102, HHW facilities may send latex paint to a permitted municipal landfill only if it is solidified or still in its original container of five gallons or less. Source: KDHE: Solid Waste Statutes and Regulations (K.S.A. 65-34 and K.A.R. 28-29 compilation, PDF) (opens in new tab)
- 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)
- 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)
Where this information comes from (18)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Hazardous Materials (opens in new tab) · Johnson County, Kansas
- Johnson County residents can dispose of paint, stain, yard chemicals and other household hazardous waste by appointment only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (closed noon-1 p.m.) for drop-off appointments, the Free Store and paint purchases. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Empty or fully solidified latex paint cans can go in regular trash; liquid paint should go to the Johnson County or Olathe HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hazardous Materials Accepted Items (opens in new tab) · Johnson County, Kansas
- Paint (latex and oil based) is on the list of accepted materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program Contacts (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- KDHE's HHW program contact list names Johnson County at 11231 Mastin Street, Overland Park. Checked October 26, 2026.
- FAQs: Trash, Recycling & Yard Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Prairie Village
- Prairie Village's FAQ sends paint, motor oil and other hazardous waste to the Johnson County facility at 11231 Mastin St, Overland Park, by appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The city FAQ says the county site is appointment-only, made online or at 913-715-6907. 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.
- Latex paint is most of what Kansas HHW facilities collect. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE reports that most reused HHW is latex paint, which HHW facilities offer to customers at a fraction of the cost of new paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE: Solid Waste Statutes and Regulations (K.S.A. 65-34 and K.A.R. 28-29 compilation, PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
- Under K.A.R. 28-29-1102, HHW facilities may send latex paint to a permitted municipal landfill only if it is solidified or still in its original container of five gallons or less. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare: Paint recycling (state list) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
- PaintCare runs paint recycling programs only in states with paint stewardship laws; Kansas is not on its list of states. Checked October 26, 2026.
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