Johnson County Kansas

Discover ways to reduce your yard waste. Including how you can reduce yard waste on your property by mulch mowing and backyard composting. You can also find locations where you can take your yard waste for disposal and companies that collect food waste and process it into usable compost.

There are more ways to recycle than just through a curbside collection program. You can take your materials to a community recycling drop-off center.

Find out what can and can’t go in your recycle bin with Recycling 101. Learn how you can start recycling and waste reduction programs at work, at school or at your apartment. Information on recycling drop-off centers, electronic recycling and yard waste and composting can also be found here.

There are many multi-housing complexes, such as apartments, condominiums, and dormitories, that have a recycling program in place. If your complex is not one of those, please consider starting a campaign to bring convenient recycling to you and your neighbors or tenants.

Johnson County Environmental Division staff can provide education and outreach to your class or school. This includes presentations on a wide range of environmental topics. Through the Green Business Program we can also help your school start or improve a recycling, waste diversion, or sustainability program. We have also developed Trashology 101, a curriculum that can help your students better understand waste diversion.

There are recycling options for all types of electronics; anything that runs off batteries or a cord. Electronic recycling locations can be found in Johnson County and Kansas City. Charges may apply for certain electronics.

Johnson County is committed to supporting and promoting waste diversion programs such as reduction, recycling, composting, etc. Environmental Division staff can help you start a recycling, sustainability, or waste reduction at your business, school, place of worship, etc.

The Environmental Health Specialist follows specific steps when inspecting the swimming pools in Johnson County.

A Licensed Pool Operator is any person who completes an application with the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, passes an exam, and pays the fee. Licensure is valid for three years.

Find out what happens to all the different items that we receive at the Johnson County Household Hazardous Waste site.