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Scrap Metal Recycling in Topeka, KS

Metal items are not part of the free weekly large-item pick-up in Topeka: call Shawnee County Solid Waste (785-233-4774) to schedule a metal pick-up, minimum $65.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a scrap metal in Topeka

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · TopekaNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $90.00
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    Book online, set out your scrap metal and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.

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  2. Shawnee County Solid Waste curbside collection (bulky items and recycling)County service · Shawnee CountyShawnee County residents$65
    How it works

    Shawnee County Solid Waste collects trash for City of Topeka and rural Shawnee County customers ($22/month city, $23 rural). Customers on the 95-gallon rate may set out one large item per week (mattress and box spring, couch, household furniture) free on trash day; metal items need a scheduled pick-up with a $65 minimum fee. Optional curbside recycling ($3.50/month per cart) takes cardboard. No bulky pick-up on holiday weeks. Office 785-233-4774.

    Cost & rules
    Fees
    Metal item pick-up (minimum)$65
    • Call 785-233-4774 to schedule a metal pick-up.

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Before you go

  1. Ask whether items must be mostly metal and free of refrigerant, fuel or oil.
  2. Check whether the operator pays for metal or charges a fee.
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Kansas rules

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • Solid Waste FAQs (opens in new tab) · Shawnee County Solid Waste
    • Refuse service is $22.00 per month for City of Topeka water customers and $23.00 for non-city water customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Metal items can be picked up by calling 785-233-4774 to schedule; there is a minimum $65 fee. 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.
  • K.S.A. 50-6,110: Selling regulated scrap metal; information required (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • To sell regulated (mostly nonferrous) scrap metal to a Kansas scrap dealer, you must show ID and give your name, address, sex and date of birth, and sign a statement. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 50-6,109: Scrap metal theft reduction act; definitions (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • Regulated scrap metal is scrap priced mainly on nonferrous content such as aluminum (except food and beverage containers), copper, brass and lead, plus catalytic converters. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 50-6,111: Unlawful acts by scrap metal dealers (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • Kansas scrap dealers may not buy regulated scrap metal from a minor unless a parent or guardian is present. Checked October 26, 2026.

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