TV Recycling in Emporia, KS
The Lyon County Hazardous Waste Department takes old-style TVs for a $10 fee; call 620-340-6365 first.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Note whether it’s a flat screen or an older CRT (tube) set; many programs price them differently.
- Ask whether a cracked screen or broken glass changes the price or handling.
- Confirm the total cost, including any visit fee, before you load it.
Kansas rules
- KDHE counts televisions as e-waste. Source: KDHE BWM Policy 05-02: Electronic Waste Management in Kansas Landfills (PDF, revised April 22, 2008) (opens in new tab)
- Construction and demolition landfills may not take TVs, computer monitors or other computer components as "furniture and appliances" (K.A.R. 28-29-300). Source: KDHE: Solid Waste Statutes and Regulations (K.S.A. 65-34 and K.A.R. 28-29 compilation, PDF) (opens in new tab)
More Kansas rules (8)
- Some manufacturers and retailers run e-waste take-back programs, but KDHE notes these differ greatly in how they work and where they are available. Source: KDHE BWM Policy 05-02: Electronic Waste Management in Kansas Landfills (PDF, revised April 22, 2008) (opens in new tab)
- Each Kansas county (or a designated city) must submit a solid waste management plan to KDHE; counties may join regional plans. Source: K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab)
- County solid waste plans must consider specific programs for wastes such as lead-acid batteries, household hazardous waste, white goods containing CFCs, motor oil and consumer electronics. The law requires consideration, not a program. Source: K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab)
- KDHE may coordinate voluntary hazardous waste collection programs and encourages local governments to run household hazardous waste collection, alone or jointly. Source: K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab)
- KDHE may give grants to help pay for local hazardous waste collection programs, from the state hazardous waste collection fund. Source: K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab)
- Part of a hazardous waste treatment fee paid to KDHE by the Ash Grove cement plant in Chanute funds grants to HHW facilities. Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
- Kansas has 45 permanent permitted HHW facilities plus 39 satellite locations (SFY 2024). Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
- KDHE says HHW disposal options are available in 93 Kansas counties, covering over 95% of the population; a few counties have none. Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
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Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Hazardous Waste Department (opens in new tab) · City of Emporia
- Lyon County Hazardous Waste Department, 3000 W South Avenue; phone 340-6365; open Monday-Friday 8 am-4 pm. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronics and computers: old-style TVs carry a $10 fee; call the office for information. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Each participant is limited to 80 pounds or 5 gallons of liquid waste per residential household visit unless arranged in advance. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program Contacts (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- KDHE lists Lyon County's HHW contact at 3000 West South Avenue, Emporia 66801. Checked October 26, 2026.
- K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Each Kansas county (or a designated city) must submit a solid waste management plan to KDHE; counties may join regional plans. Checked October 26, 2026.
- County solid waste plans must consider specific programs for wastes such as lead-acid batteries, household hazardous waste, white goods containing CFCs, motor oil and consumer electronics. The law requires consideration, not a program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- KDHE may coordinate voluntary hazardous waste collection programs and encourages local governments to run household hazardous waste collection, alone or jointly. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE may give grants to help pay for local hazardous waste collection programs, from the state hazardous waste collection fund. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
- Part of a hazardous waste treatment fee paid to KDHE by the Ash Grove cement plant in Chanute funds grants to HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kansas has 45 permanent permitted HHW facilities plus 39 satellite locations (SFY 2024). Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE says HHW disposal options are available in 93 Kansas counties, covering over 95% of the population; a few counties have none. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE BWM Policy 05-02: Electronic Waste Management in Kansas Landfills (PDF, revised April 22, 2008) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
- KDHE counts televisions as e-waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Some manufacturers and retailers run e-waste take-back programs, but KDHE notes these differ greatly in how they work and where they are available. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE: Solid Waste Statutes and Regulations (K.S.A. 65-34 and K.A.R. 28-29 compilation, PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
- Construction and demolition landfills may not take TVs, computer monitors or other computer components as "furniture and appliances" (K.A.R. 28-29-300). Checked October 26, 2026.
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