Trash pickup delayed in Kansas City for Veterans Day. Here’s when it’ll be collected
If you noticed your trash pickup was delayed Monday, Nov. 11, Veteran’s Day is the reason.
Kansas City’s trash schedule observes 10 holidays in 2024, including Veteran’s Day. This means trash and recycling pickup will happen the following day.
Veteran’s Day is on Monday, so if your scheduled pickup day is that day, your waste won’t be picked up until Tuesday. If your normal pickup day is Tuesday, your trash will be picked up on Wednesday, and so on, including Friday pickup on Saturday.
Holidays that happen in the middle of the week, like Thanksgiving and Christmas, will delay trash pickup on that day and the following days. The schedule returns to normal the following week.
If your trash is not picked up after the holiday or you have a question about trash collection or another city service, you can call 311.
Other areas near Kansas City’s city limits, such as the Northland, have their own trash holiday schedules. If you don’t live in KCMO, find your area’s trash schedule below:
Many areas surrounding Kansas City also use private trash collection, so neighbors might have different businesses pick up the trash on different days. You can search your address to see if a holiday will disrupt your trash service on most private collectors’ sites.
What will Kansas City’s trash services pick up?
You can put the following items in trash bags, and KCMO’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 donating reusable items.
Waste associated with normal home maintenance.
Small car parts, such as spark plugs, brake shoes and shock absorbers that can be placed 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 to maintain your home.
These items need special care when trashing:
Pets, humans and other animals’ excrement. You need to double bag this waste, 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 will not pick up the following items:
Items over 40 pounds. Those need a bulky item pickup request. Fill out a bulky item pickup request form online 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.
The city has specific days for you to dispose of grass clippings, leaf and brush and other yard waste. Those dates for 2024 are:
South region: Nov. 18-22. It ranges from 63rd Street and the southern city limits to East 155th Street.
North region: Dec. 2-6. It’s between the northern city limits and the Missouri River.
Central region: Dec. 16-20. It stretches from the Missouri River to 63rd Street, between State Line Road and Blue Ridge Cutoff.
