Osage County

Tax revenue via a mill levy and tipping fees finance the county’s solid waste operations. The Public Works Director manages the day-to-day operations and determines the annual budget, which must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners.

Transfer Station / C&D Landfill

4045 W 229th Street, Osage City, KS 66523

(785) 528-3790

Mon-Sat: 9 AM - 4 PM

Recycling

208 W 17th Street, Lyndon, KS 664517

(785) 828-4416

Mon-Fri: 7 AM - 3 PM

Communities served by the county include:

Burlingame – 3rd Class
Carbondale – 3rd Class
Lyndon – 3rd Class (county seat)
Melvern – 3rd Class
Osage City – 3rd Class
Overbrook – 3rd Class
Quenemo – 3rd Class
Scranton – 3rd Class

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 city residences and businesses, and most rural residences and businesses in the county. With the exception of the City of Osage City, who provide their own trash services, customers may contact one of the various disposal companies to set up an account for curbside pick-up.

Osage County operates a transfer station, located approximately two miles east of Osage City and one mile north of Hwy K-31. Waste is accepted from municipal and private haulers, as well as individual county residents. Residents may deliver trash or construction debris to the transfer station using their own vehicles.

Transfer Station Fees

There is a fee for using the transfer station, which helps to pay for facility operations and equipment. 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.

Construction / Demolition Debris

Individuals and businesses may haul construction debris or similar wastes 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.

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.

Recycling

Source separated collection containers are staged in eight communities within the county. County residents are invited to place their recyclable materials into the collection containers in the community closest to them:

Lyndon: 208 W 17th Street
Osage City: 9th and Main Street
Overbrook: 4th and Cedar
Scranton: 202 Brownie
Melvern: City Park
Burlingame: Dacotah and Santa Fe
Carbondale: 2nd and Main
Quenemo: City Park

County employees transport the collected materials to a 40' x 60' permanent recycling center located in Lyndon, 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 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.)

⇒ Shredded Paper
⇒ Newspaper, Magazines, Catalogues

⇒ Phone books, softcover and hard cover books

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

There is no Household Hazardous Waste program in Osage County at this time.

Pesticides / Herbicides

None accepted at this time. Generators are encouraged to take unwanted products and containers back to vendors. Always keep these products in their original containers to ensure proper labeling and safety. NEVER reuse these containers for other purposes

Used Oil / Automotive Fluids

None accepted at this time. Generators are encouraged to take engine oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze, brake fluid, etc. to auto parts stores (e.g., O'Reilly, AutoZone) or quick-lube facilities for recycling or disposal. NEVER poured these liquids down the drain or thrown them in the trash.

Batteries

Batteries will NOT be accepted into the general waste stream. Generators are encouraged to return batteries for recycling at local battery dealers. 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.

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.

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.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment lists one registered composting facility and one permitted facility approved to process compost in Osage County.

Kansas Trophy Outfitters in Lyndon – Compost (trees, yard waste, brush)

The City of Osage City has a yard waste disposal site, located at 4th and Superior, for grass, leaves, garden waste, twigs, and branches. 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