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Drop-Off Recycling Centers
The City of Lee's Summit has two drop-off recycling centers available for residents of Lee's Summit and surrounding communities to utilize at no charge.
North Recycling Center
1951 NE Douglas Street
See map.
Hours:
Tuesday & Thursday; 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday; 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Visit the Outdoor EcoClassroom page to see what
else is offered at the North Recycling Center!
(Funded in part by a grant from the Mid-America Regional Council -
Solid Waste Management District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources)
 South Recycling Center
Resource Recovery Park
2101 SE Hamblen Road
See map.
Hours: Monday - Saturday; 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
CLOSED on:
CHRISTMAS DAY, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012
NEW YEAR'S DAY, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013
Visit the Landfill and Yard Waste/Compost/Mulch
pages to see what else is offered at the
Resource Recovery Park!
*To keep our recycling costs low, please help us fill the
recycling bins completely before they are emptied.*
| MATERIALS ACCEPTED |
MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED |
| *Glass - Bottles and Jars ONLY, RINSED |
NO: Plate or Panel Glass (i.e., windows, picture frame glass, mirrors, etc.) |
| Aluminum - Cans ONLY, RINSED |
NO: Aluminum foil, aluminum pie pans, etc. |
| Tin - Cans ONLY, RINSED |
NO: Scrap metal, popcorn tins, collector tins, etc. |
Plastic - Food-Grade ONLY,
Types 1-7*, RINSED |
*NO: STYROFOAM, wrappers, disposable utensils, cups, bowls, plates |
| Office Paper - school papers, envelopes, junk mail, shredded paper |
NO: Tissue paper, wrapping paper, blueprints, carbon paper |
| Other Paper - newspaper, magazines, phone books, paperback books, paper bags, paper egg cartons |
NO: Disposable cups, napkins, bowls, plates |
| Cardboard - FLATTENED and CLEAN (no grease stains) |
NO: Wax-coated containers (orange juice cartons, juice boxes, etc.) |
| Paperboard - FLATTENED and CLEAN |
NO: Trash |
| Glass Recycling Locations in Lee's Summit |
Other Recycling Options |
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Look for the large PURPLE glass recycling bins at the following locations:
- North & South Recycling Centers
- Price Chopper (937 NE Woods Chapel Road)
- Price Chopper (251 SW Greenwich Drive)
- Gale Communities (435 SW Longview Blvd.)
- HyVee (310 SW Ward Road)
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Visit RecycleSpot.org to search for
local facilities that recycle
materials not accepted at the
Lee's Summit Recycling Centers.
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For more information, contact the Environmental Programs Coordinator or call 969-1800. |