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Olathe Solid Waste Transfer Station

1681 South Valley Road
Olathe, Kansas 66061
(913) 971-5175

Transfer Station photo

The Olathe Solid Waste Transfer Station is operated as a joint project between the City of Olathe and N.R. Hamm Quarry, Inc. 

The facility is open to the general public and commercial waste haulers.

   


Hours of Operation:

Monday - Friday, 7 am - 4 pm
Saturday, 7 am - noon
  

Directions to Facility:

Located near 151st & Lone Elm, west of Olathe Medical Center in the Lone Elm Industrial Park


Transfer Station map

PRICE LIST (effective January 1, 2008)

Tonnage Disposal Fee    
Solid waste   $39 per ton
Brush and yard waste*   $50 per ton
Minimum Tipping Fee    
Olathe residents,
with photo ID and City sanitation bill		   $25 per load
Minimum Tipping Fee (Commercial/Non-Resident)    
Car or minivan   $25 per vehicle load
Van or small pickup (S-10 Ranger size)   $35 per vehicle load
Full size pickup truck or trailer   $50 per vehicle load
Pickup truck or trailer with sideboards   $75 per vehicle load
Single axle truck or larger   $95 per vehicle load
Per Item Disposal Fees    
Tires (cars)   $ 5 each
Large Tires (truck)   $ 7.50 to $10 each
Appliances with Freon   $30 each

 

All Yard waste brought to the Transfer Station will be charged the Brush and Yard Waste rate.
Olathe residents can dispose of yard waste free at the Olathe Composting Facility. 
*Yard Waste consists of grass clippings, leaves, and cut limbs & brush.

FACILITY RULES:

  • Please obey directions from signs, signals and facility personnel in all areas of the transfer station.

  • Unload only in the proper designated area or container.

  • Only vehicles that have an automated unloading/dumping capability are directed to the facility tipping floor. Please follow the directions of the tipping floor operator and keep at least 5’ from other vehicles. Do not dump directly into the pit.

  • Please de-bag yard waste from plastic bags. A trash container is provided at the yard waste containers for plastic bags or other non-compostable material.

  • Be sure all waste material is place into roll-off containers. Please be careful of debris around the drop-off site. DO NOT STAND ON RETAINING WALLS.

  • Children must be kept inside the vehicle while at the Transfer Station.

  • All loads must be secured to prevent littering.

  • NO LIQUIDS, WASTE SLUDGES (OIL AND PAINTS), MEDICAL OR INFECTIOUS WASTES, BARRELS OR HAZARDOUS WASTE