Special Instructions
Service Type
Recycle
Customer
Residential
Materials Accepted
- Batteries
- Lead-Acid Batteries – Vehicle | Automotive | Car | Truck | Motorcycle
- Rechargeable Batteries - Laptops | Cell Phones | Tools | Etc.
- Clothing and Accessories
- Bags - Backpacks | Handbags | Purses | Etc.
- Accessories - Hats | Watches | Umbrellas | Etc.
- Clothing Accessories - Ties | Belts | Suspenders | Etc.
- Wearable Clothing - Pants | Shirts | Dresses | Etc.
- Entertainment and Recreation
- Paperback Books - Recycle
- Glass
- Glass Candle Jars and Cosmetic Jars
- Glass Bottles | Glass Jars
- Mason Jars
- Home and Holiday Decor
- Holiday / Christmas Lights - Non-Working / Broken
- Lawn and Garden
- Lawn Mowers – Electric
- Metal
- Aerosol cans - Hair products | Cleaners | Disinfectants | Etc.
- Aerosol Cans - Sun Screen | Cooking Spray | Air Fresheners | Etc.
- Aerosol Cans - Whipped Cream | Insect Repellent | Shaving Cream | Etc.
- Aluminum Cans
- Aluminum Foil | Pans | Trays
- Ferrous Metals - Iron | Steel | Stainless Steel | Etc.
- Metal Caps and Lids | Metal Bottle Caps
- Metal / Scrap Metal - Ferrous | Non-Ferrous
- Metal Tins - Popcorn | Dessert | Decorative
- Non-Ferrous Metals - Aluminum | Copper | Brass | Etc.
- Tin / Steel Cans
- Paper and Cardboard
- Paper Bags
- Paper cups
- Paper Egg Cartons
- Newspaper
- Paperboard Boxes
- Paper Envelopes
- Paper Cartons - Milk | Soup | Juice | Wine | Etc.
- School Paper
- Cardboard Boxes
- Catalogs and Magazines
- Greeting Cards – No plastic or metal components
- Junk Mail
- Office Paper
- Cardboard Tubes - Paper Towel | Toilet Paper | Wrapping Paper
- Phone Books
- Plastic
- Plastic Cups - #1 and #5 only
- Plastic Bottles - Detergent | Shampoo | Spray | Etc.
- Plastic Bottles - Water | Milk | Condiments | Etc.
- Plastic Buckets - 5 Gallons or Smaller
- Plastic Jars - Peanut Butter | Mayonnaise | Pasta Sauce | Etc.
- Plastic Tubs - Butter | Sour Cream | Yogurt | Etc.
- Services / Service Providers
- Recycling Drop-Off Locations
Free to all residents in the Kansas City metro area (you do not have to live in Overland Park).
Does not pay for any items accepted.
Paper cups - Coffee and soda cups. Coffee sleeves are recyclable. Discard lids, straws and stirs.
Plastic to-go cups - #1 and #5 only. Discard lids, straws and stirs.
Compressed gas cylinders (fire extinguishers, propane, oxygen, helium, etc.) - NOT accepted.
Glass - No TVs, mirrors, light bulbs, windshields/safety glass, fiberglass, or these glass-like items: ceramic, china, porcelain, milk glass, Pyrex, Corningware, Corelle.
Holiday Lights - Accepted Dec. 1, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026. Not accepted: pre-lit yard decorations or artificial trees and greenery.
Large Appliances - NOT accepted.
Lawn Mowers - All fluids must be completely drained.
For more information on how to recycle right, visit What Can Go In My Curbside Bin?