Miami 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 / Recycling

23765 W 327th Street, Paola KS 66071

(913) 745-1912

Mon-Fri: 8 AM - 4 PM

2nd Sat: 8 AM - Noon

Household Hazardous Waste

Public Works Facility
23765 W 327th Street, Paola KS 66071
(913) 294-4377

Wed: 9 AM - Noon

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)

Solid waste collection is available to all county residences and businesses via private haulers. The cities of Osawatomie, Louisburg, Paola, and Spring Hill have contracts with Waste Management for residences and businesses, which also includes the option of recycling. Residents who live outside these city limits are expected to dispose of their refuse on an individual basis or through a private hauler, as Miami County does not finance solid waste collection.

Most of the waste generated in the county is hauled by Waste Management or one of their subsidiaries (L&K Services and Town & Country Disposal). The rest is hauled by small private contractors or residents.

Waste Management also operated the county's transfer station, which is located on W 327th Street, just east of S Hospital Drive, about 4 miles south of Paola. County residents may haul solid waste to the transfer station using their own vehicles, during regular business hours. ** PPE is REQUIRED while at the Miami County Transfer Station. The Transfer Station will no longer be loaning this equipment out. Customers may bring in their own Hard Hat and Safety Vest or they may purchase them at the scales.

All waste coming to the transfer station is weighed and inspected at the scales by Waste Management and a tipping fee is charged. The waste then becomes their property, where they are responsible for the transportation and final disposal at their Johnson County Landfill in Shawnee.

Visit the county's website for the most up-to-date details and/or associated costs.

Disposal Site Schedule & Fees

Construction / Demolition Debris

The county’s old Construction and Demolition landfill is closed to the public and can only be opened by the Road & Bridge Director on an emergency basis.

Individuals and businesses may haul construction debris or similar waste to the transfer station, where it will be managed and transported off-site through the county’s contract with Waste Management. Disposal fees are assessed according to the load weight.

Recycling

The county has assigned Waste Management the responsibility of facilitating recycling throughout the county, where they have included curbside recycling services within the solid waste contracts that have been established with the cities of Osawatomie, Louisburg, Paola, and Spring Hill.

Spring HIll Recycling

Louisburg Recycling

Paola Recycling

Osawatomie Recycling

County residents, living outside the city limits, may drop off items for recycling, at designated recycling area, which is adjacent to the transfer station. This recycling area is open during regular business hours and hosts multiple roll-off boxes to collect specific waste streams.

Waste Management allows residents and businesses to comingle some recycling materials, but there are some important conditions to follow to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the recycling process. Contaminated loads of recycling are disposed of trash and cost extra fees. Visit Waste Management's website for additional recycling instruction and tips.

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

Accepted materials include:
⇒ Plastics - ONLY items with RIC symbol #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #7 (NO #6 Styrofoam)
⇒ 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

Materials NOT accepted:
× Trash / grocery bags

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

× Plastic buckets / Rubbermaid bins
× Mixed material products like drink boxes, animal food bags, lined juice or milk cartons, garden hoses

× Shredded Paper

× Kleenex, paper towels, or toilet paper

× Food wrappers or coffee filters

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

× GLASS

Glass

Although glass is not allowed in the curbside collection bins, it can still be recycled locally.

Ripple Glass is a Kansas City company that collects and recycles glass. They have a placed designated roll-off collection containers in four locations within the county;

Recycling Area at transfer station
Price Chopper store in Louisburg
Price Chopper store in Paola
Price Chopper store and Spring Hill.

Ripple is equipped to process almost all kinds of household glass, from beverage bottles and food jars, to window panes, drinking containers, spent candles, and more! If you can see through it, they can likely recycle it!

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 (NO Latex)
Household cleaning products
Pesticides and Herbicides (and their containers)
Batteries (all types, except EV)
Oil and Automotive Fluids (eg. Antifreeze, Transmission fluid, Brake fluid)
Aerosol Cans (full or empty)

Materials NOT accepted:
× 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.

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.) is not currently being collected or accepted for recycling by the county. It will be treated as regular solid waste if collected or brought to the transfer station for disposal.

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 transfer station for a fee. An approved contractor periodically picks up the 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. Unfortunately, the county is not currently set up to accept or process any composting materials.

Yard waste such as limb and branches may be accepted at the transfer station, free of charge, from May through October. There is a 4,000 lbs maximum per load and only one free load per resident

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