How metro cities trash pickup will be impacted following the snowstorm
Jan 06, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After several inches of snow over the weekend in Kansas City, you might be wondering if your trash pickup will be impacted.
Many metro cities will have delays this week due to drivers needing to focus on clearing the roads.
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Here is a list of some metro cities and how your trash pickup will work this week:
Kansas City
Trash and recycling services will be canceled on Monday and Tuesday due to the need for drivers to concentrate on treating roads following the snowstorm. Residents who are impacted can leave two additional bags at the curb next week without using bag tags.
Olathe
There will not be any trash collection on Monday, Jan. 6. The collection date for all customers of solid waste will be rescheduled by one day until Saturday.
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Liberty
Monday's trash and recycling collection is postponed, and it will operate on a one-day delay throughout the week. (Monday collected on Tuesday, Tuesday routes on Wednesday and so on).
Kansas City, Kansas
There will be a delay in this week's waste management trash and recycling pickup in KCK. If the weather permits, Monday's route will run on Tuesday.
Prairie Village
Republic Services will not operate trucks on Monday due to the winter storm, which will affect trash services. All week long, there will be at least one delay.
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GFL, which provides trash service to several area communities, including Mission, North Kansas City and Belton, suspended services Monday as well. To resume normal service sooner, GFL will not be collecting yard waste for the week of Jan. 6. but will collect double the amount of yard waste the week of Jan. 13. GFL did not say when service will be back to normal
If you use Waste Management and your trash pickup day is Monday, it has been moved to Tuesday. The rescheduling is for residential and commercial waste pickup.
The winter storm will also have an impact on Republic Services trash pickup. It will not run trucks on Monday. There will be at least a one-day delay all week.