Morris County Recycle Center and Transfer Station

24/07/2024

The Noxious W**d office will be closed Thursday, July 24th from 8:00am-1:00pm for staff training. We apologize from any inconvenience this may cause.

02/07/2024

Have a safe holiday!

Adding a quick reminder of what we do not accept:

*Grocery sacks such as Ray's, DG or Walmart.
* Aluminum pans
* Animal feed sacks
* Plastic wrap such as packing of bottled water/pop

When visiting any of our locations please sort into the appropriate containers. If you have your items pre-sorted into the various categories you may leave them bagged.

Please do not hesitate in calling 620.767.5519 if you have questions concerning what can and cannot be accepted in Morris County.

20/05/2024

Please make note that the transfer station will have adjusted hours on Saturday and will not be open on Monday.
The recycle truck will not be picking up in Council Grove on the 27th but will pick up on the 29th and 31st.

07/05/2024

To clear up some confusion -we do NOT purchase aluminum beverage cans from individuals.

*We do accept aluminum and recycle them at our center.
* pie pans or cooking pans made of aluminum are not accepted. *Aluminum foil is also another item not accepted.

Please do not hesitate in asking if we recycle certain items. We can be reached at 620.767.5519 or comment here.

01/05/2024

Morris County Recycling

Where does our recycled materials go?

Cardboard – Goes to Green Bay Packaging Inc - Arkansas Kraft Division they use a combination of virgin wood chips and recycled Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC) in their products. When they are running ideally, their machines consume 800 tons of recycled occ per day. Their final Kraft liner board contains approximately 45% recycled material. Here is a link to their Sustainability Goals. Sustainability at GBP - Green Bay Packaging

News Paper - This material goes to locations across the southwest and northeast of the United States and is in most cases turned into crate paper items such as egg crates for example.

Magazines - This material is sent to a mill locally in Kansas. It will be repurposed into similar items as newspaper, paper towels, egg cartons, and coffee filters.

Printer’s Mix/Coated Book and Office Mix - This material will end up in Oklahoma in most cases and can be turned into lesser paper items such as toilet paper.

Plastic #2 & #5 Color and Natural HDPE - These materials are sent north to the Wisconsin/Michigan areas. It is usually ground or melted and mixed with virgin HDPE to be remade and reused into its original purpose again.

Plastic #1 Pet - Pet is sent to Georgia and then used in the creation of some carpeting fibers.

Aluminum - Aluminum will be sent to Alabama or Kentucky in most cases and then reworked into aluminum cans once again.

Steel/Tin Cans - These will be sent to a few locations along the east coast states. They can be recycled into new food cans, automotive parts, beams and other steel items.

Pallets - We use these within our own operations if they are good and if unusable, they will be sent to a pallet company in Kansas. They will then rework them back to good pallets or grind them for other purposes.

Gaylords - These will be kept in house and used with various other vendors to facilitate getting loose materials to our warehouse when big roll offs do not make sense for such locations.

23/04/2024

NOW HIRING! Give us a call today.

19/04/2024

The following information is taken from the minutes of the county commissioners meeting on March 12th:

Travis Schweger, Noxious W**d & Waste Management Director, gave a report on the Noxious W**d and Waste Management Departments. Discussion was held regarding individuals hauling household trash to the Transfer Station and not having the trash tarped, covered, or secured in some fashion. There has been an increase in the amount of trash along the roadway and ditches on the east side of Council Grove towards the Transfer Station. This issue has been discussed several times over the past few years. The county has a policy in place that any vehicle that delivers trash to the Transfer Station and is found to not have their trash covered or secured appropriately will be charged an additional $5.00 fee. This policy will be enforced beginning April 1st, 2024. The Transfer Station will attempt to educate individuals regarding the policy over the next few weeks.

Please share this information with your friends and neighbors that this policy IS being enforced.

15/04/2024

As we are in full swing of cleaning up yards and mowing this is a reminder: There cannot be any trash bags left at the north yard. Bags must be emptied in the compost pile. There are compostable type bags that can be purchased if you wish.

Also any bagged grass clippings should NOT be left for your trash pick up. They also need to be brought out to the compost pile.

If you have any questions feel free to call us at 620.767.5519 or message us here.

04/04/2024

Dwight and White City residents: We have rearranged the drop sites and have put labels above each tub so that you can sort things appropriately. We are hoping this makes it easier for everyone. At our center we only take the following:
#1
#2
#2&5
Tin cans
Aluminum
Newspaper
Magazines ( please remove the mailing plastic cover)
Office waste paper
Cardboard flattened.
Small chit board which is considered your "pantry" type boxes.
A good rule of thumb to remember if you don't see a recycle symbol and the above items we don't accept them at Morris County. Other centers may indeed take these but we do not.

02/04/2024

Looking to add to our team. Please give us a call 620-767-5519 for questions and set up an interview time.

01/04/2024

Signs need to be read and followed. Police your family, friends and neighbors. Violators will face charges. Criminal Littering Kansas Statute 21-5815 and Criminal Trespass Kansas Statute 21-3721.

Ignorance is not an excuse, nor will it be tolerated.

01/04/2024

EDIT:
Thank you all we have identified the people and awaiting notification and charges from the Morris County Sheriff Department...

I need your help identifying the owners of these vehicles.
Number 1 Black, Nissan Titan,?
Number 2 Burgandy, Chevy extended cab, first three of the plate 127?
Number 3 Gold, Chevy extended cab, Female shoulder length dark hair?

Please contact Travis Schweger if you have any info at 719-659-4136

#1 & 2 have been identified and will be contacted by the Morris County Sheriff Department on possible Illegal Dumping charges.

#3 has been identified and will be contacted by the Morris County Sheriff Department on possible Trespassing charges. If the gate to the North yard is closed. That means the yard is CLOSED.

Read the posted sign. Like items go with like items.
Brush only, scrap metal and rubble.

31/03/2024

Looking for the Driver of this gold Chevy pickup. Appears to be a woman with shoulder length dark hair. Please PM use if you know who this is or have her call Travis Schweger at 719-659-4136. Any help on identifying this person is appreciated.

30/03/2024

The north yard once again will be CLOSED due to illegal dumping. Patrons we MUST do better! The ones that can't follow the guidelines are ruining it for the ones that do. Cameras are in place that we can go back and figure out who the culprit is but we shouldn't have to. DO BETTER!

28/03/2024

Enjoy your holiday weekend!

08/03/2024

This is why we can't have nice things. Please talk to your neighbors and friends. I will continue to police up after the bottom 10% of our community to ensure the North yard can stay open 24/7 for the top 90% of you that do the right thing.

NO TRASH allowed in the brush pile and plastic bags in the compost pile....

If anyone knows what this sign means please PM us to call or text Travis Schweger 719-659-4136.

16/02/2024

13/02/2024

Patrons: We are working hard to have all of our drop sites labeled so that all your items can be put in the correct recycling tub. Please check all of your items for the appropriate recycle number that we collect. Many times, we receive items that can be recycled but are not accepted at our center. The biggest examples of items not accepted in Morris County are plastic grocery sacks, any plastic packaging, pet food bags, and aluminum pans or foil.

The Recycle Center in Council Grove is open from 8:00am-4:00pm. Patrons are responsible for bringing in their items and sorting in the appropriate tubs. Items dropped off after hours and weekends may be left in pre-sorted bags. If the appropriate tub is full, you can place it in another tub.

If you ever have questions about recycling and our process, we would be more then glad to help you.

19/01/2024

This was found in a recycle bin from Dwight or White City. We wanted to share since we are guessing it's lost.

11/01/2024

Due to the weather and road conditions we have not be able to get to some of our locations to pick up recycling. We will try our best to get to you in a timely manner. Thank you for your understanding.

29/12/2023

Let's all make plans to do better at recycling in the new year.

21/12/2023

Wishing you all the best over the holidays.

The recycle tubs and a cardboard cage are at the Council Grove center. These are to be used for after hours.

REMINDER: Not all wrapping paper can be recycled. It will be marked on the backside if it is. Double check all plastic packaging to see if marked 1,2,or 5. We do not take styrofoam or plastic hangers. If you have any questions on an item please feel free to contact us. 620.767.5519

19/12/2023

Alta Vista, Dwight and White City residents- Due to the holidays we will be coming on Wednesday December 20th to pick up the recycling. The normal day to pick up recycling is on Thursday but from time to time we may need to change that schedule due to weather and work load. If you ever have questions please reach out to us through messenger or calling 620.767.5519.

21/11/2023

Wishing you all a safe holiday weekend. Council Grove residents the bins are available in front of the Recycle Center.

06/11/2023

Please mark your calendar the Transfer Station and Recycle Center a will be closed the following dates for holidays. The recycle truck will not be running routes also. If you have recycling it can be dropped off in front of the building in the blue bins provided. Cardboard can be dropped off at the recycle center also.

Enjoy your holidays.

26/09/2023

The Morris County Recycle Center and Transfer Station Just got easier to find. Look for the New Recycle Blue sign for the Recycle Center.

19/09/2023

At the Recycle Center please use only the middle walk-in door, this is for your safety. If you need assistance with bringing in your items we can help.

06/09/2023

Attention Alta Vista residents- The Recycle truck will be picking up on Friday due to the road closure tomorrow (Thursday, September 7th) Next week we will be going back to picking up on Thursdays. We appreciate everyone that takes the time to breakdown their boxes and sort their recycling in to the appropriate tubs. If you ever have questions please don't hesitate in asking. We can be reached by messenger or by calling 620.767.5519.