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Recycling in Shawnee, KS

Shawnee residents use city-licensed private haulers, which must give each customer one free bulky item pickup per year. The city also mails a yearly voucher for one free load at the Johnson County Landfill on Holiday Drive.

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Bulky Item Pickup and Landfill Vouchers (opens in new tab) · City of Shawnee
    • Haulers must provide one free bulky item pickup per calendar year for Shawnee customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepted items include furniture, mattresses, most appliances (except refrigerators), push mowers without fuel or oil, and carpet rolls. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Construction materials, glass panels, latex or oil-based paint, tires and automotive batteries are prohibited. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Homeowners associations may have specific pickup times; check with your HOA before scheduling. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Curbside Recycling Items (opens in new tab) · City of Shawnee
    • Shawnee's list of acceptable curbside recyclables includes corrugated cartons. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Wax cardboard is on the list of items not accepted in curbside recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Trash Collection Recycling & Yard Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Shawnee
    • Shawnee trash providers are required to give customers a trash and a recycling container. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Under pay-as-you-throw, Shawnee residents can set out an unlimited amount of recycling. 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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