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Recycling Center

Coordinator:  John Lee
Assistant:  Dale Jones

Address:
614 US Hwy 56
Council Grove, Kansas 66846  

Phone:  620-767-5519
Fax:  620-767-8000

 
 
 Hours of Operation:
  • 8:00 am till 4:00 pm Monday thru Friday except on all approved county holidays
  • Recyclables may be dropped off anytime in outside containers
Collection Truck Route:
  •  Monday, Wednesday, and Friday - Council Grove
  •  Tuesday - Herington
  •  Thursday - Alta Vista, Dwight, White City
  •  Every other Tuesday - Burdick and Wilsey
  Items We Accept:
  •  Newspaper, Magazines & phone books 
  •  White Paper & Office mix (colored paper) 
  •  Aluminum (we buy aluminum cans)
  •   *** Effectively March 29, 2016 there is a 20 pound minimum, we no longer run tabs on aluminum sales.  Cans must be sold at the time of drop off at current sell rate.  If less than 20 pounds they may be donated or taken back.***
  •  Tin cans  
  •  #1 Pete plastic (clear)
  •  #2 HDPE (milk jugs)
  •  #2 & #5 Colored Plastic
  •  Film Plastic (grocery bags)
  •  Cardboard
These following items are accepted at the Transfer Station ONLY:
  • Waste motor oil
  • Scrap metal
  • Lead Acid Batteries
  • Scrap aluminum
      Please Rinse Milk Jugs and Tin Cans
 

 Items We Don’t Accept:
  • Styrofoam
  • Kleenex/Paper towels
  • Rubber gloves (surgical gloves)
  • Packing peanuts
  • Paper plates
  • Waxed milk or orange juice cartons
  • Glass
  • Food
  • Clothing
  • Vinyl
  • Wood
  • Fiberglass
  • Electronics

 

  

Materials Accepted at all Recycling Centers Participating in the Northwest Kansas Regional Recycling Organization

Please save and bring only items that your local recycling facility accepts.  This saves room in your home and reduces labor at the recycling center.  Preparing and sorting your materials as requested reduces labor and provides a safer work environment for recycling center employees.
 

If you have a large quantity of recyclables or the trailer is full at the S & S Key Pumps (across from the Grade School), please bring your items to the Recycle Center.
When items are left on the ground outside the trailer, and the way the wind blows like it does in Kansas, it can cause quite a mess.

 

In 2005 we sold 572.44 ton for $60,516.77
In 2006 we sold 572.34 ton for $70,552.82
In 2007 we sold 560.16 ton for $69,378.25
In 2008 we sold 398.85 ton for $47,191.83
In 2009 we sold 351.15 ton for $21,613.00
In 2010 we sold 353.49 ton for $57,250.95
In 2011 we sold 374.87 ton for $78,643.08