City of Junction City, Kansas

The Sanitation Division collects household solid waste from its customers on a once per week basis. This "WEEKLY COLLECTION" takes place Tuesday through Friday. City crews will pick up those items that are placed in bags, boxes and containers, including bagged grass clippings.

They will also pick up furniture, mattresses, appliances, (refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners must be tagged by a licensed plumber for removal of Freon), and brush, tree limbs, or lumber tied in bundles and no longer than 72 inches long. Only those items that meet City code requirements will be collected. If your trash does not meet City code requirements, a red tag will be left at your door explaining why your trash was not picked up. If you have any questions, call 238-7142.

Section 240.080: AUTHORIZED RESIDENTIAL CONTAINERS states that containers other than disposable types shall not exceed thirty-two (32) gallons capacity.

SECTION 240.030: COLLECTION OF GARBAGE AND TRASH states that all garbage and trash containers should be placed at the curb or alley no sooner than 24 hours before 7:30AM (6:30AM in summer) on the customer’s collection day and are to be removed from the curb within 24 hours after collection. All trash and garbage needs to be out no later than 7:30AM (6:30AM in the summer).

If you are a new resident, please call Customer Service at 238-3103 X0 or visit us at the Municipal Building at 700 N. Jefferson to begin service.

If you have any questions about your current sanitation service, please call 238-7142.

The City will provide dumpster service for a monthly fee. The charge is based on the dumpster size and how often the dumpster is emptied.

SIZE OF DUMPSTER	HOW OFTEN EMPTIED	PRICE PER MONTH
2 yard dumpster	Once a week	$55.00
2 yard dumpster	Twice a week	$70.00
4 yard dumpster	Once a week	$110.00
4 yard dumpster	Twice a week	$140.00
6 yard dumpster	Once a week	$165.00
6 yard dumpster	Twice a week	$210.00

SECTION 240.120: HAZARDOUS OR RESTRICTED MATERIALS
No person shall deposit in an unauthorized container or otherwise offer for collection any hazardous garbage and trash. Hazardous or restricted material shall include:

7. Soiled dressings, clothing, bedding and/or other waste, contaminated by infection or contagious disease.

8. Household appliances that contain chemical refrigerants regulated by the EPA such as refrigerators, freezers and air-conditioners unless they have certification that the chemical refrigerant has been removed.

10. Tree trimmings, trees and tree limbs that are over seventy-two (72) inches long (special pickup can handle this request).

11. Any item that is over seventy-two (72) inches long (special pickup can handle this request).

13. Any other materials which may present a special hazard to collection or disposal personnel, equipment, or to the public.

14. Excavated earth, rocks, concrete, asphalt, roofing wastes, and other building materials (special pickup can handle this request).

FOR DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD MATERIAL, CONTACT GEARY COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS AT (785) 238-3612.

The City will provide a SPECIAL PICKUP for those persons who cannot wait for their regular collection day, have oversized items that the regular sanitation crews cannot collect, or have unbundled tree limbs or lumber. For $50.00 per truckload for City sanitation customers, or $75.00 per truckload for those who are not City sanitation customers, plus the cost of the transfer station ticket, the City will provide a truck and crew to haul away their solid waste.