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Recycling & Trash
Your Recycling Guide from RecycleSpot.org
These items can go in your curbside recycling bin.
Recycle plastic better. These plastic items go in your recycling bin or to a recycling center.
Recycle Right
Go to RecycleSpot.org for everything you need to know about recycling
Residential Trash Service
Residential Trash Service is provided by Green for Life Environmental (GFL). You can go to GFL's Roeland Park page on their website for more information. GFL will pick up household trash, recycling (excluding glass recycling) and yard waste.
If you have any questions about your trash, yard waste, recycling or large item pick up please call Green for Life Environmental at 816-380-5595 (select "3" on the menu for residential service assistance or dial "0" to get an operator). You can email them at kccustomercare@gflenv.com regarding missed pick ups or other service issues.
Bulky/Large Item Pick Up
NOTE: Beginning in January 2026, bulky Items will be picked up once a month on the second full week of each month. GFL will take up to three bulky items per pickup. Put out your bulky items the same day as your trash pick up.
See the schedule for 2026 here.
It is not required, but it is helpful, to contact GFL at 816-380-5595 or at kccustomercare@gflenv.com to let them know you will be putting out a large item. Bulky item can be put out with your household trash for collection (excluding appliances). You can put out up to three bulky items each month.
Items considered bulky items: large furniture, mattress, box springs, carpet/padding (one room or less and carpet must be cut into 4 foot lengths and rolled up).
Trash Amnesty Week
Trash Amnesty week occurs two times a year in July and December. The dates will be posted on our website and on the City's Facebook and NextDoor pages. During amnesty week you can put out unlimited trash bags without bag tags, not to exceed 40 lbs. each. Large item pickup will occur if regularly scheduled that week. Construction debris is not accepted for pickup. If you have any questions, please call City Hall 913.722.2600.
Holiday Pick Up Schedule
Unless otherwise noted, service that falls on the holidays listed below will be completed the following day, and service for subsequent days in the same week will also be completed one day later. In the event that a holiday falls on a regularly closed business day, service for that week will continue as normal.
- New Year's Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
(Any additions or changes to the above holiday schedules will be posted here and on the City's social media sites.)
Stay Updated with GFL
GFL posts updates and important information on their Facebook page at GFL Environmental
Ripple Glass Curbside Recycling Program
The City of Roeland Park has curbside glass collection through Ripple Glass. Those who live in a single family home or duplex can place their purple bin at the curb on their first trash day of the month for collection. There are numerous benefits to choosing glass over plastic when shopping at the grocery store including:
- Glass is 100% recyclable, can be recycled endlessly, and is a primary ingredient in fiberglass insulation and new glass containers.
- Using recycled glass produces 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than creating new glass (or fiberglass) from raw materials.
- Recycling glass with Ripple saves residents money on trash and recycling fees through GFL. The more glass diverted through Ripple curbside collection, the larger the decrease from GFL in the trash fee.
Composting Your Household Waste Made Easy with KC Can
“The average Kansas City resident produces 102 tons of garbage in a lifetime - up to 60% could be used to create soil instead of methane.” ~KC Can Compost
The City of Roeland Park is partnering with Price Chopper and KC Can Compost to make it easier for you to compost your food scraps and reduce your personal carbon footprint. For $12.99/month, Roeland Park residents can subscribe and receive a 5 gallon bucket with a compostable liner where you can dispose of any food product - we’re talking produce, meat, bones, bread product, in addition to plants, paper towels, pizza delivery boxes, and uncoated paper take-out boxes, just to name a few.
To get started, sign up at kccancompost.com where you can select a 5 gallon bucket and/or a countertop container. Use coupon code RPCOMPOSTING to get 20% off your first month’s subscription. Then bring your receipt to Roeland Park City Hall where you can pick up your containers and compostable liners. You can drop off your compostable liner filled with kitchen scraps as much as you need to at Price Chopper on Roe Blvd. The KC Can Compost bin is located outside the store on the northeast corner.