How do I get rid of Large Items or Recycling Items?

For Large Items you need to call in a Special Trash Pickup-Call 238-7142

• There is a minimum cost of $59.00, but it could be more depending on the weight of the items.
• Calls must be placed by Friday for Monday's pick up.
• Special pickups are for large items such as a broken washer or dryer, a refrigerator that a technician has removed the Freon from, large broken furniture, etc... You can call if you have questions about what can be picked up.
• On a regular trash day if you have a large amount of trash there is a chance only half will be picked up and the other half picked up the next week, it depends on the weight - the biggest bag allowed is a 40 gallon bag.

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 Household Hazardous Waste
310 E 8th St Mon. - Fri. 8:30am - 4:00 pm

Geary County Recycle Center
1509 N Perry Street 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 and 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.
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.

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.

Information for all the other stuff

Used automobile oil

Grocery bags

Old Computers

Cell phones

The following stores will recycle used Cell Phones.

Dishes, clothes & used furniture in good condition

Old Tires, Construction Debris

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

These items may be dropped off at the Recreation Department in the Municipal Building
700 N Jefferson, Suite B101

For additional information, please contact:

Christina Cook, P.E.
City Engineer
City of Junction City
700 N. Jefferson, P.O. Box 287
Junction City, KS 66441
785-238-3103 ext 182