Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Information
Curbside Recycling
Curbside recycling services are available to all Liberty residential customers except apartment dwellers. Newspapers, plastic bottles and jugs with necks and #1 or #2 label on bottom, tin and aluminum cans, catalogues, ad inserts, magazines, phone books and brochures should be placed in one 18-gallon bin. The bin is then placed at the curb for pick-up the same day as trash collection. If you do not already have a bin, one can be delivered by calling Allied Waste Services at 816.254.1470.
If you have questions about what items can be taken for the curbside program, please call 816.439.4514.
Drop-Off Recycling Center
The curbside recycling program is supplemented with a drop-off recycling program.
Residents can dispose of their recyclables throughout the week from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the City’s Public Works facility at 400 Suddarth. Click here for a directional map.
Plastic, tin, aluminum, office paper, newspaper, cardboard, poster board and magazines can be dropped off during any of the times noted above. Beginning Novmeber 2009, residents can once again recycle glass. This is a FREE service offerd by Ripple Glass. Just look for the purple recycling bin at the drop-off facility. Things to know....
- No need to sort your glass by color. (Please no plate glass, mirrors, Pyrex, Corning Ware. Just food and beverage containers)
- Don't worry about removing labels
- Rinsing is nice, but not require
For other recycling resources available in the metropolitan area, visit RecycleSpot.org.
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Helpful Recycling Hints
- Flatten plastic, tin and aluminum containers if you need more room in the bin.
- Rinse all containers. It’s okay to leave paper labels on plastic bottles and cans.
- Recycle only rinsed plastic bottles and jugs with necks and a #1 or #2 label on the bottom.
- Place all papers in BROWN PAPER BAGS, not plastic ones. All other items should be placed loosely in the recycle bin.
- Keep your newspapers dry! If it is raining on your collection day, please save your papers for the following week.
- Remove lids and rings from bottles.
- Make sure all materials, including magazines, catalogues, ad inserts, phone books and brochures, and all items accepted curbside, are placed inside the bin and it is at the curb by 7:15 am on your collection day.
- Magazines, cardboard, office paper, and all items accepted curbside also can be taken to the drop-off center at 400 Suddarth.
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Household Hazardous Waste
An important component of Liberty’s recycling program is Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection. Liberty area residents may participate at no charge in the Regional HHW Center collection program. This includes access to permanent facilities in Kansas City and Lee’s Summit, plus access to a mobile event held in Liberty or Kearney each fall.
The permanent facilities are located at 4700 Deramus in Kansas City and 2101 S.E. Hamblen Road in Lee’s Summit. The Kansas City facility is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Lee’s Summit facility is open April through November from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month. Materials are accepted by appointment only at both facilities. For the Kansas City facility call 816.513.8400 to schedule a time an appointment. For the Lee’s Summit facility call 816.969.1805. For more details regarding the mobile events in Liberty, please call 816.969.1805.
The following is a list of sample items that can be disposed of safely at the permanent facility:
- Lawn and garden chemicals
- Paints and paint related products
- Automotive fluids
- All types of batteries
- Pesticides
- Household Cleaners
- All types of fuels and solvents
- Fluorescent tubes
Please keep waste materials in their original containers and do not mix them.
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Cell Phone/Rechargeable Battery Recycling
The City of Liberty also offers free recycling program for cell phones and rechargeable batteries.
Collection boxes have been placed in the lobby of City Hall (101 E. Kansas), the Community Center (1600 S. Withers Rd.) and Fire Station One (200 Mississippi) for citizens to drop off their old rechargeable batteries and cell phones.
Rechargeable batteries are commonly found in cordless power tools, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, two-way radios, camcorders, and remote control toys. Acceptable rechargeable batteries include: nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd), nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH), lithium ion (Li-ion) and small sealed lead (Pb). The program does not recycle lead batteries that weigh more than two pounds and car batteries.
All cell phones, regardless of size, make, model, age, and digital or analog phones are accepted. Cell phones must be deactivated prior to placing them into the collection box.
Shipping batteries that have not been properly packaged may cause a battery to short-circuit and lead to a fire or explosion. Anyone taking advantage of this program must ensure they package the batteries or cell phone as described below:
· To prevent fire and/or explosion all cell phones and rechargeable batteries must be placed in an individual plastic bag (provided next to the collection box).
· Or, you can tape the exposed battery terminals with non-conductive electrical tape before placing them in the collection box.
Recycling batteries allows materials to be reclaimed and used in the production of new batteries and other products. It conserves natural resources and prevents rechargeable batteries from entering the solid waste system. Cell phones that are collected are refurbished and resold when possible, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity.
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