Microwave Recycling in Wichita, KS

Microwaves are charged as electronics at Wichita's Brooks Landfill: $50 each.

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

2 ways to get rid of a microwave in Wichita

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · WichitaNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $90.00
How it works
Book online, set out your microwave 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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Brooks Landfill (City of Wichita)City service · Wichita$50
How it works
City-owned construction and demolition landfill and compost facility at 4100 N West Street, Wichita, KS 67205 (the Census geocoder could not match this address, so it is listed as a program). Takes C&D debris and yard waste by the ton, plus mattresses and box springs ($20 each), tires ($10 car/truck), electronics ($50 each) and white goods ($10; $50 with Freon). Household trash is not accepted.
Cost & rules
Fees
Electronic item $50
- Mar-Oct Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Nov-Feb Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m.-noon. Cash or card.
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Fees
Electronic item	$50

Before you go

Remove the glass turntable; some operators can’t take the glass.
Ask whether it’s priced as an appliance or as electronics.

More about microwaves

Kansas rules

KDHE counts microwave ovens as white goods. Source: KDHE Technical Guidance SW-1995-G2: White Goods Storage, Recycling and Disposal (PDF, revised 8/02) (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)

More Kansas rules (6)

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)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

Brooks Landfill (opens in new tab) · City of Wichita
- Summer hours (March-October) are Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sat 8 a.m.-noon; winter hours (November-February) Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sat 8 a.m.-noon; closed Sundays. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Brooks Landfill takes cash, Visa, Mastercard or Discover, or pre-approved commercial charge accounts. Checked October 26, 2026.
Brooks Landfill & Compost Facility Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2026 (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Wichita
- Electronics such as TVs, computers, radios, microwaves and power tools cost $50 each at Brooks Landfill (2026 schedule). Checked October 26, 2026.
Ways to Dispose of Bulky Waste, Household & Yard (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Wichita
- For large appliances and metal, the city suggests calling a metal "scrapper" who will pick them up; the city can give referrals. 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 Technical Guidance SW-1995-G2: White Goods Storage, Recycling and Disposal (PDF, revised 8/02) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
- KDHE counts microwave ovens as white goods. Checked October 26, 2026.

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