The City is trying to keep basic services open as much as possible while reducing the cost of providing those services.
The yard waste drop off center is open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to dusk, from April 1, 2023 thru November 19, 2024. The yard waste drop off is open on Saturdays only during March and December. The bulky item drop off service is only open on Saturdays. Please see the Calendar and the Informational sheet for the holiday closures and information regarding these services.
Yard waste is free to residents of Excelsior Springs, bulky item drop off has normal fees that apply to Excelsior Springs residents. There will still be one supervisor at the site but residents will need to offload all material themselves while maintaining social distancing. Names will not be recorded on the roster. Landfills are still open and residents can dispose of those items at Courtney Ridge in Sugar Creek, Mo.
If you have any questions, please call Public Works at 630-0755.
Effective today/February 24, 2023: Batliner has suspended their collection of co-mingled plastic again. We are removing the bin and will cease taking co-mingled plastic at the recycle drop-off site. This does not affect the curbside recycling.
At the City’s recycle drop-off site we will receive the following items Monday thru Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
• Corrugated cardboard, paperboard or chipboard, carrier stock (cardboard soft drink and beer boxes)
• Aluminum cans
• Glass
• Steel and bi-metal cans, rinsed
• Newspaper, magazines, advertising inserts, phone books, junk mail, catalogs, and office paper.
• Scrap metals such as appliances PLEASE NOTE: All CFC’s must be removed from freezers and refrigerators before being recycled.
Things you cannot recycle at the drop-off site:
• Household hazardous waste – oil containers, automotive product bottles, paint containers and batteries
• Styrofoam
• Coated containers like juice boxes
• Plastics #1 and #2 with a neck
• Dishwashers, electronics, toilets, furniture or microwaves
We do not accept household hazardous materials such as paint, batteries, oil or any other toxic chemical. These can be recycled at the Kansas City Collection Center located at 4707 Deramus St., KCMO 64120 Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. No appointment necessary. If you have more than 00 pounds, please call first, 816-513-8400. This is free to all residents of Excelsior Springs. Also, Lee’s Summit Facility, operated by KC Dumpster Company, 816-287-2221, is open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. No appointment necessary. Residents of non-participating communities may access the Lee’s Summit Facility and pay a fee of $2 per pound for HHW material. (See additional notice, below.)
The City of Excelsior Springs is a member of the Regional Household Hazardous Waste Program, a service coordinated by the MARC Solid Waste Management District in partnership with the City of Kansas City, Mo., and Lee’s Summit, Mo. Residents have year round access to the safe disposal of unwanted products such as paint, lawn and garden chemicals, automotive fluids, batteries, fluorescent bulbs and housecleaners. Business waste is NOT accepted. Residents can access the permanent facilities in Lee’s Summit and Kansas City and can also attend any of the mobile events scheduled April through October. For more information, please visit the Regional Household Hazardous Waste Program.
NOTICE (July 15, 2022) – KC Water Asks Public to Limit Certain Hazardous Household Waste Materials at Facility and Mobile Events
(Kansas City, Mo.) – KC Water seeks the public’s help in refraining from bringing certain hazardous household waste (HHW) materials to the HHW facility located at 4707 Deramus Avenue and the mobile events. Due to a shortage of processing capacity at incineration facilities across the country, KC Water asks that customers do not bring the following items until further notice:
- Corrosive Cleaners
- Hazardous liquids
- Household cleaners
- Lawn and garden products
- Pesticides/insecticides
- Photographic chemicals
- Pool chemicals
KC Water uses Heritage Thermal Services located in East Liverpool, Ohio to property and safely discard HHW products but the company is currently experiencing an extended equipment outage. Heritage is unable to accept waste at the facility at this time. Other companies across the country are in similar equipment outages and experiencing capacity shortfalls.
We apologize for the inconvenience and will update the public as soon as information becomes available. For more information on acceptable items please visit the website at https://www.kcwater.us/programs/hhw/.
Mobile Collection Events
Please click here to download the 2024 mobile Household Hazardous Waste collection schedule.
Remember, residents of participating communities may attend any of the mobile events, or either of the two permanent facilities. No business waste accepted, which includes non-profits, churches, home-based businesses and rental property owners. For more information, please visit the Regional Household Hazardous Waste Program. For more information, please visit the Regional Household Hazardous Waste Program.
What to do about electronics?
The solution is E-Cycle Missouri, a tiered voluntary program through the Department of Natural Resources. The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that more than 2 million tons of computers and other electronics are disposed of each year. Currently only about 20 percent of these materials are being recycled. Please visit Dept. of Natural Resources website or call (573) 751-3176 or 1-800-361-4827.
What you can recycle:
• Computers – CPUs, monitors, keyboards and mice
• Printers
• TVs
• Handheld devices
• Cell Phones
You may also contact electronic retailers in your community to find out if they have a take-back program. Visit the manufacturer’s website to find out if they participate in a take-back program.
The recycling drop-off site was constructed with grant monies received from the Department of Natural Resources and Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District. With this grant the City constructed a new concrete site for parking and unloading of recyclables, the building itself and the fence, pictured above.
Food Waste
KCFoodWise provides simple steps to reduce food waste and save money.
You may also contact electronic retailers in your community to find out if they have a take-back program. Visit the manufacturer’s website to find out if they participate in a take-back program.
The recylcing drop-off site was constructed with grant monies received from the Department of Natural Resources and Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District. With this grant the City constructed a new concrete site for parking and unloading of recyclables, the building itself and the fence, pictured above.
Tips for What to Recycle and How to Recycle
- Follow RecycleSpot on Facebook – Provide your residents with tips, news, and info on upcoming recycling and disposal events by following us and promoting our posts on your Facebook page.
- Post blurbs in your home page’s news section – This is the perfect place to let your residents know about these services. We can provide blurbs you can just cut and paste.
- Place flyers in your lobbies – The Recycle Better and Recycle Plastics Better flyers provide accurate, concise info on what can and cannot go in residents’ recycling bins. We can send you free copies to place in your public lobbies.
- Invite us to your community events – We’re available to give a recycling presentation, staff a table or provide outreach materials that you can hand out.
- Join the Recycle More At Work partnership – Lead by example by joining our free program designed to help local governments start or revitalize their internal recycling programs.