How do I get rid of this stuff?

Recycling

Recycling helps create the products we use everyday -- from soda containers to writing paper, household chemicals and automobile products. Recycling mines valuable materials out of garbage to make new products. That's what makes it one of the oldest environmental practices and one of the most beneficial.

Geary County Recycle Center
1509 N Perry Street Mon. – Fri. 9-3 Sat. 9-1

Items Accepted:

• Corrugated Cardboard - Please break boxes down.
• Plastic Containers - Logo 1 & 2 only; please remove metal lids or caps. Food and/or beverage containers must be rinsed. No plastic grocery bags.
• Office Paper - White ledger/computer paper/colored paper.
• Newspaper - Please remove shiny inserts.
• Books & Magazines - Can not have shiny covers, pages or inserts.
• Steel & Aluminum Cans Only - Please rinse! No foil products or pie tins.
• Glass – All colors, rinse and remove lids.

Things that cannot be recycled:
Crystal, Clay Pots, Ceramics, Mirrors, Window Glass, Heat Resistant Ovenware such as Pyrex glassware, Drinking Glasses, Plastic Glasses (Cups), Foam Products, Plastic Knives, Forks, Spoons, and Photos.

Geary County Household Hazardous Waste
310 E 8th Street
Mon. – Fri. 8:30 – 12:00 & 12:30 – 4:00

Items accepted:

• Turpentine,
• Paint (Latex – if dried throw in trash, if less than half pop the lid and let it dry out, then throw in trash),
• Stains,
• Household cleaners,
• Disinfectants -if low let dry out and throw in trash drop off only full containers,
• Cell phone batteries,
• Rechargeable batteries,
• Car battery, used automobile oil, filters, and other auto fluids,
• Pesticides, Herbicides & Insecticides.

Information for all the other stuff

Used automobile oil

• Autozonewill accept for free up to 5 (five) gallons.
  205 E 6th Street, 762-5501
• O’Reilly Auto Parts will accept for free up to 5 gallons. There can be no additives.
  134 E 6th Street, 785-762-2112

Grocery bags

• WalMart, receptacles inside front doors.
  521 E. Chestnut, 785-238-8229

Old Computers

• Wizard Electronic Repair Center will accept computers for recycle at no charge.
  1742 N Jackson St., Junction City
  785-762-7877
• Staples will recycle for $10.00.
  632 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan
  785-770-9200

Cell phones

• Alltel, 613 E Chestnut, Junction City
  785-762-7150
• Staples, 632 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan
  785-770-9200
• Sunset Zoo, 2333 Oak Street, Manhattan, KS
  (785) 587- 2737
• any AT&T store will recycle the phone(s) for no charge.

Used furniture in good condition, Dishes & clothes

• Goodwill 1008 W 6th St. M-F 9-6:30 Sat. 1-4 also at
• Disabled American Veterans 1505 N. Washington (front door) M-Sat. 9-5

Old Tires, Construction Debris

• BLIXT Construction Demolition & Tire Landfill 2646 Sage Rd. Chapman, M-F 8-5 Sat. 8-12 (785)922-6180.

Used/New CD’s, New/Used DVD’s, New/Used video games - To be used at Spin City Recreational Facility

• no explicit content will be allowed, such as explicit lyrics and explicit descriptions of violence, drugs, and sex.
• No “Parental Advisory”.
• They must be original – no “burned” copies will be allowed.
• DVD’s – Must be G or PG-13 rated, no R rated will be allowed.
• Video games – C for early childhood, E, & E10+ will be accepted. No T for teen will be allowed.

They may be dropped off at
Recreation Department
Municipal Building
700 N Jefferson
Basement Suite B101

Christina Cook, P.E.
City Engineer
City of Junction City
700 N. Jefferson
P.O. Box 287
Junction City, KS 66441
(785)-238-3103