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Curbside Trash Services
Curbside Trash Services
The City of Basehor has a contract with Waste Management to provide solid waste disposal services using automated poly-carts which allow for more efficient service and a clean look for our city.
Rate
Trash and recycling service has a combined monthly rate of $17.72.
Trash & Recycling Carts
Basehor residents within the city limits receive a 95-gallon trash cart and a 65-gallon recycling cart with a yellow lid from Waste Management which the city provides.
Waste Pick-Up
These carts must be used to ensure pick-up.
Position your trash and recycling carts with the handles facing your house side-by-side and at least 3 feet apart and 1 foot from the curb and they must be out by 6 a.m. on solid waste pick-up day.
Excluded Waste
Excluded waste shall mean, without limitation, any regulated quantity of hazardous waste or hazardous substance as defined by federal, state, or local laws or regulations.
-Containerized wastes-the contents of which are not able to be identified
-Sludges
-Waste from a pollution control process or cleanup of a spill of a chemical substance or commercial product
-Waste tires
-Biohazards or regulated medical waste
-Friable asbestos
-Construction and demolition waste
-Soil
-Sod
-Tree branches and stumps
-Paint
-Motor oil
-Excessive storm debris or debris resulting from weather events such as hurricanes or tropical storms
-Any item too large or heavy to be contained within a 96-gallon cart
-Any waste or material that is prohibited from being received, managed or disposed of at the disposal facility.
Title to and liability for Excluded Waste shall remain with the resident that generated the Excluded Waste at all times.
Overflow Waste Stickers
Trash must be placed in plastic bags inside the large black lidded poly-cart. Any bags (33 gallons or less) which do not fit inside the cart require overflow waste stickers which are available for $1.25 each or in sheets of ten for $12.50 which can be purchased at Basehor City Hall.