Linn County

Tax revenue out of the general fund and tipping fees finance the county’s solid waste operations. The Solid Waste Director manages the day-to-day operations, and the Public Work Director determines the annual budget, which must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners.

Transfer Station / C&D Landfill / Recycling / HHW

4183 Vernon Road, Prescott, KS 66767

(913) 471-4631

Mon-Fri: 8 AM - 4 PM

Sat: 9 AM - Noon

*HHW on Thurs from 8 AM – 4 PM

Communities served by the county include:

Blue Mound – 3rd Class
LaCygne – 3rd Class
Linn Valley – 3rd Class
Mound City – 3rd Class (county seat)
Parker – 3rd Class
Pleasanton – 3rd Class
Prescott – 3rd Class
Centerville – Unincorporated
Sugar Valley – Private Community
Tanglewood – Private Community

Visit the Solid Waste Department page on the county's website for the most up-to-date list of accepted waste and associated costs.

Municipal Solid Waste (Trash)

Linn County has ten convenience centers / compactor sites located in:

Blue Mound
Centerville
LaCygne
Linn Valley
Mound City

The public may drop off household/residential waste at seven of these compactor sites, FREE of charge. The centers at Linn Valley Lakes, Sugar Valley Lakes, and Tanglewood Lake are available to development residents only. All compactor sites have trained employees who have authority to reject loads containing unauthorized wastes. The hours of operation of each compactor site vary and are posted prominently at each site, where hours are subject to change.

Private haulers are also available to collect solid waste from county residents and businesses who want curbside pickup, where the haulers are charged for the waste delivered to the county's transfer station, as Linn County does not finance curbside pickup.

Linn County operates a transfer station, located about 2 miles northeast of Prescott, across from Wes' Recycling. County residents may haul solid waste to the transfer station using their own vehicles, during regular business hours. The County operators are trained to sample loads and keep records, and may reject loads containing unauthorized waste. Visit the county's website for the most up-to-date list of accepted wastes and associated costs.

Disposal Site Schedules & Fees

Parker
Pleasanton
Prescott
Sugar Volley
Tanglewood

Construction / Demolition Debris

Individuals and businesses may haul construction debris or similar wastes (furniture, mattresses, box springs, etc.) to the Transfer Station, where it will be buried in the county’s Construction and Demolition Landfill. Disposal fees are assessed according to the load weight.

Concrete blocks, sidewalks, driveways, and bricks will be placed in the clean rubble pile. Some dirt is acceptable, but NO wood or other debris is allowed.

Only approved construction and demolition debris may be placed in this landfill, where each load is visually screened at the scale house to determine if it is acceptable for disposal. NO paint cans, oil bottles, caulking tubes, plastic toys, household trash, electronics, light bulbs, or clothing..

Recycling

The county offers recycling for the public within seven compactor sites, where collection uses segregated mobile collection trailers:

Blue Mound
Centerville
LaCygne
Linn County Park
Mound City
Parker
Pleasanton

Linn County is the only Lake Region county to develop a recycling partnership with a local school district, where USD 344 Pleasanton continues to involve students and staff members in collecting recycled materials inside the school buildings and taking it out to their own custom collection trailer.

County employees transport the collected materials to a 2,700 square foot permanent recycling center located in Prescott, where they are sorted, separated, and baled before being shipped offsite to external vendors. County residents may drop off items for recycling, FREE of charge, during regular business hours.

Items for recycling must be rinsed clean and free of food, but labels do not need to be removed.

Accepted materials include:
⇒ Plastics - PET #1, HDPE #2, and PP #5 ONLY
⇒ Glass - All colors. Remove lids. Container glass ONLY - NO dishes, Pyrex, ceramics, windows, etc.
⇒ Metals (steel, tin, and aluminum cans, clean pie plates, food containers, and aluminum foil)
⇒ Cardboard and Paperboard (cereal boxes, pasta boxes, shoe boxes, clean pizza boxes, etc.)
⇒ Office/ Mixed Paper (copy paper, envelopes, junk mail, flyers, etc.)
⇒ Newspaper and Magazines

⇒ Phone books, softcover and hard cover books (remove hard covers)

Materials NOT accepted:
× Trash / grocery bags

× #3 PVC Plastics (pipes, plumbing parts, vinyl siding, shower curtains, inflatable toys)

× #4 LDPE Plastics ( bread bags, frozen food bags, bubble wrap)

× #6 Plastics (CD cases, disposable cutlery, clear food containers)

× #6 Styrofoam (meat trays, egg cartons, coffee cup, peanuts)

× #7 Plastics

× Kleenex, paper towels, or toilet paper

× Food wrappers or coffee filters

× Electronic waste (computers, TVs, printers, DVD players, phones, etc.)

Recycling Details

Household Hazardous Waste

Wastes are typically considered to be Hazardous if they have labels with the words “Warning, Caution, Poison, &/or Danger”, as they usually mean that the product had ingredients that may have one or more of the following characteristics:

Corrosive, Toxic, Flammable or Explosive.

The county has a Household Hazardous Waste program and accepts approved waste, for a fee, from residents during regular business hours. NO out-of-county waste is accepted. NO business or commercial waste is accepted. Examples of these wastes include, but are not limited to:

Mercury and mercury containing items
Paints and Solvents
Household cleaning products
Pesticides and Herbicides (and their containers)
Batteries (all types, except EV)
Oil and Automotive Fluids (eg. Antifreeze, Transmission fluid)

Materials NOT accepted:
× Aerosol Cans × Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs × Ammunition / Explosives

× Asbestos × Compressed Gas Cylinders × Infectious / Radioactive Waste

** Re-Use Program

Limited quantities of usable products (oil-based paints or stains, spray paint, car wax, pesticides, etc.) are available to organized groups and the general public. These re-use products are available for pick-up during regular hours of operation.

HHW Pricing

Batteries

Used batteries are typically accepted at local battery dealers for recycling. Lead-acid and lithium batteries are accepted as part of the county’s HHW program in order to be recycled. Lead-acid batteries are also accepted at the compactor sites and the transfer station for collection prior to removal and recycling. Batteries will NOT be accepted into the general waste stream.

In order to reduce the risk for battery-related fires and to keep them out of the landfill, transfer station operators look for batteries while performing their random inspections of waste or recycling loads. EV batteries are NOT accepted at the transfer station or as part of the county's HHW program.

Electronic Waste

E-waste (computers, TVs, printers, DVD players, phones, etc.) from the public is accepted and collected at the transfer station, for a fee, before being shipped off to the Federal Prison in Leavenworth for recycling.

Alternatively, Lakemary Business Solutions, located in Paola (Miami County) is a private option for disposal of electronic waste. They will accept, and properly dispose of outdated electronics, as well as remove data from old computers, cell phones, and other devices. All types of electronics (except televisions) are accepted. Hard drive drilling is available by request for an additional fee.

The service center in Paola has a dedicated box truck used to pick up materials from businesses and locations within Miami, Linn, and Johnson counties. In addition to providing employment opportunities for special needs adults, the service fees charged are typically less than those for comparable services in the area. Discounts are available for large quantities and the program is equipped to do community drop-off events.

1501 E Peoria, Paola, KS 66071
(913) 557-4000

Mon-Fri: 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Contact Lakemary at (913) 557-4000 or visit their website for more program details and pricing

Waste Tires

Tire dealers in the county accept used tires for a fee. Used tires are also accepted at the the county landfill for a fee, where the tires are sliced and buried in the processed tire monofill.

An approved contractor periodically picks up excess tires for disposal, where recycling is strongly advocated. No tires are accepted in the general solid waste stream.

Compost / Yard Waste

Backyard composting is highly encouraged for county residents. Grass clipping, leaves, and plants are accepted at the transfer station, FREE of change, where they are added to the compost pile. The public is granted FREE access to the compost pile.

Limbs and brush are accepted at the transfer station, for a fee, then stockpiled and burned in accordance with state regulations.

Special Waste

Click here to details on any of the following wastes:

Agricultural Waste
Animal Carcasses
Asbestos
Bulky Items
Car Wash Sludge

Industrial Waste
Junk Vehicles / Farm Equipment
Medical Waste & Sharps
Natural Disaster Waste
Scrap Metal / White Goods