Electronics Recycling in Topeka, KS
The Shawnee County HHW facility at 131 NE 46th Street recycles all e-waste at no charge, except CRT TVs and monitors at $40 each.
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Before you go
- List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
- Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
- Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
Kansas rules
- Kansas has no law or regulation specifically covering e-waste disposal. Source: KDHE BWM Policy 05-02: Electronic Waste Management in Kansas Landfills (PDF, revised April 22, 2008) (opens in new tab)
- KDHE ranks e-waste options as reuse first, then recycling, then disposal in a permitted municipal solid waste landfill, which is allowed for all generators. Source: KDHE BWM Policy 05-02: Electronic Waste Management in Kansas Landfills (PDF, revised April 22, 2008) (opens in new tab)
More Kansas rules (8)
- Some manufacturers and retailers run e-waste take-back programs, but KDHE notes these differ greatly in how they work and where they are available. Source: KDHE BWM Policy 05-02: Electronic Waste Management in Kansas Landfills (PDF, revised April 22, 2008) (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 (14)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Shawnee County Solid Waste
- Open Monday-Thursday 7 am-5 pm and Friday 7 am-3 pm, plus special collection days on the first Saturday of each month 9 am-noon (the county packet says except January and July). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Solid Waste FAQs (opens in new tab) · Shawnee County Solid Waste
- The Solid Waste Department's HHW facility accepts all electronic waste for recycling; there is no charge except for CRT TVs and monitors. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A $40 fee is collected for every CRT TV and monitor, regardless of size. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program Contacts (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- KDHE's HHW contact table lists Shawnee County's program at 131 NE 46th, Topeka 66617. 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.
- KDHE BWM Policy 05-02: Electronic Waste Management in Kansas Landfills (PDF, revised April 22, 2008) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
- Kansas has no law or regulation specifically covering e-waste disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE ranks e-waste options as reuse first, then recycling, then disposal in a permitted municipal solid waste landfill, which is allowed for all generators. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Some manufacturers and retailers run e-waste take-back programs, but KDHE notes these differ greatly in how they work and where they are available. Checked October 26, 2026.
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