Is Thanksgiving a trash holiday in Kansas City? Here’s when to put bags out this year
If you put out your trash bags tonight in Kansas City, you can expect to see them there all day tomorrow.
That’s because Thanksgiving is a trash holiday — one of the last scheduled for this year.
With the winter holidays approaching, Kansas Citians should be ready for upcoming trash and recycling collection holidays moving their scheduled pickup back by one day.
Here are the trash holidays remaining in 2023:
- Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, Nov. 23. Thursday’s pick up happens on Friday, Nov. 24 and Friday’s collection will take place on Saturday, Nov. 25.
- Christmas — Monday, Dec. 25
- New Year’s Day — Monday, Jan. 1, 2024
The city also has one more “trash amnesty week” scheduled for Dec. 26 through Dec. 30. Amnesty weeks happen twice each year and allow Kansas City residents to put out up to 12 trash bags without tags, as long as each bag weighs less than 40 pounds.
Hazardous waste, bulky items and leaves and brush will not be picked up during amnesty week.
If your trash isn’t picked up, or you have a question about trash collection or another city service, you can call 311.
When will my trash be picked up outside of Kansas City?
Other areas near Kansas City’s city limits, such as the Northland, have their own trash holiday schedules. If you don’t live in Kansas City, Missouri, find your area’s trash schedule below:
Many areas surrounding Kansas City also use private trash collection, so neighbors may have different businesses pick up the trash on different days. You can search for your address to see if a holiday will disrupt your trash service on most private collectors’ sites.
What will the city pick up?
You can put the following items in trash bags, and Kansas City’s trash service will pick them up during your scheduled day:
Food waste and packaging. However, some packaging can be recycled
Small appliances, toys and tools. The city recommends that you donate reusable items
Waste associated with normal home maintenance
Small car parts, such as spark plugs, brake shoes and shock absorbers that can be put in bags
Building materials that are bundled with twine or wire. This includes wood and wood products, plaster or wallboard
Boxes of shingles, empty paint cans and small items used when you’re maintaining your home
These items need special care when being picked up:
Pets’, humans’ and other animals’ excrement. You need to double bag this, meaning a bag within a bag.
Sharp items, such as broken glass and needles, need to be labeled and either wrapped in layers of paper or put in a separate container.
Syringes used to inject medical treatments need to be labeled, placed in a hard container and placed in a trash bag.
Liquids. You need to pour out any leftover soft drinks, water and juice down the drain before you place the containers in the trash.
The city won’t pick these items up:
Items over 40 pounds. Those need a bulky item pickup request, and you can fill out that request form here or call 311 or 816-513-1313 to set up a date.
Items longer than 4 feet. Cut it down or set up a bulky item pickup request.
Large amounts of construction debris. You need to call a private contractor to pick that up.
Hazardous liquids and car batteries need to be picked up by setting up an appointment with the city’s Household Hazardous Waste Program. There’s a similar program to use for vehicle tires.
You can take glass to any Ripple Glass Recycling center to recycle.
Do you have more questions about Kansas City’s municipal services? Ask the Service Journalism team at kcq@kcstar.com.
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