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Recycling Services
- Curbside Recycling
- Electronic Waste Recycling
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Products for ReUse
- Trash and Recycling Collection Includes missed pick-up options.
- Yard Waste Recycling Offers free compost and wood-chip mulch for Olathe residents.
Recycling Drop-off Sites
Effective October 1, 2018 the Downtown Recycling Center and Ripple Glass Drop-off site will close permanently. The East and West drop off locations will only accept glass and cardboard. Any mixed recycling will be accepted at the Olathe Composting Facility, Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Glass bottles are accepted by Ripple Glass.
- Cardboard, plastic, aluminum, tin and mixed paper are accepted by the City.
- Windows, mirrors and ceramic glass are not accepted.
| Downtown Recycling and Ripple Glass Drop-Off Site Kansas Ave. and Poplar St. in the NW corner of the parking lot. |
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|---|---|
| Materials Accepted | How to Prepare |
| Cardboard and chipboard (cereal boxes, etc.) | Flatten boxes |
| #1 through #7 plastic containers | Rinse |
| Aluminum cans, Glass Bottles | Rinse |
| Tin (steel) cans | Rinse, place lid in bottom and pinch closed |
| Mixed paper (newspaper/office paper, advertising mail, magazines/catalogs) | |
| East Olathe Recycling and Ripple Glass Drop-Off Site 13600 S. Alden St.; near 135th St. and Black Bob Rd., in the NE corner of the Walmart parking lot. |
|
|---|---|
| Materials Accepted | How to Prepare |
| Cardboard and chipboard (cereal boxes, etc.) | Flatten boxes |
|
#1 through #7 plastic containers |
Rinse |
| Aluminum cans, Glass bottles | Rinse |
| Tin (steel) cans | Rinse, place lid in bottom and pinch closed |
| Mixed paper (newspaper/office paper, advertising mail, magazines/catalogs) | |
| West Olathe Recycling and Ripple Glass Drop-Off Site K-7 and Santa Fe St. in the SE corner of the Walmart parking lot. |
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|---|---|
| Materials Accepted | How to Prepare |
| Cardboard and chipboard (cereal boxes, etc.) | Flatten boxes |
| #1 through #7 plastic containers | Rinse |
| Aluminum cans, Glass bottles | Rinse |
| Tin (steel) cans | Rinse, place lid in bottom and pinch closed |
| Mixed paper (newspaper/office paper, advertising mail, magazines/catalogs) | |
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