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Cardboard Recycling in Topeka, KS

Cardboard goes in Shawnee County Solid Waste curbside recycling carts ($3.50 a month) or to drop-off sites including the HHW facility at 131 NE 46th St.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

3 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Topeka

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · TopekaNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
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    Book online, set out your cardboard and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.

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  2. Shawnee County Solid Waste curbside collection (bulky items and recycling)County service · Shawnee CountyShawnee County residents$3.50
    How it works

    Shawnee County Solid Waste collects trash for City of Topeka and rural Shawnee County customers ($22/month city, $23 rural). Customers on the 95-gallon rate may set out one large item per week (mattress and box spring, couch, household furniture) free on trash day; metal items need a scheduled pick-up with a $65 minimum fee. Optional curbside recycling ($3.50/month per cart) takes cardboard. No bulky pick-up on holiday weeks. Office 785-233-4774.

    Cost & rules
    Fees
    Curbside recycling cart (refuse customers)$3.50

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  3. Shawnee County Household Hazardous Waste FacilityCounty service · Shawnee CountyCost not listed
    How it works

    Shawnee County Solid Waste household hazardous waste facility at 131 NE 46th Street, Topeka, KS 66617 (Census: unincorporated Soldier township, just north of Topeka city limits). Open Monday-Thursday 7 am-5 pm, Friday 7 am-3 pm, and the first Saturday of each month 9 am-noon (except January and July). Takes paint, batteries, auto fluids, pesticides and e-waste (no charge except $40 per CRT TV or monitor). Also a cardboard drop-off. Phone 785-286-4381.

    Cost & rules
    • Monday-Thursday 7 am-5 pm, Friday 7 am-3 pm; first Saturday of each month 9 am-noon except January and July.

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Before you go

  1. Check whether you have corrugated boxes, coated packaging or mixed materials.
  2. Remove foam, plastic and other packing inserts.
  3. Flatten boxes and check quantity limits for your program.
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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Shawnee County Solid Waste
    • Open Monday-Thursday 7 am-5 pm and Friday 7 am-3 pm, plus special collection days on the first Saturday of each month 9 am-noon (the county packet says except January and July). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Cardboard Recycling Locations (opens in new tab) · Shawnee County Solid Waste
    • The HHW facility at 131 NE 46th St is a cardboard recycling drop-off location, open Monday-Thursday 7 am-5 pm and Friday 7 am-3 pm. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Cardboard can be placed in curbside recycle totes. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Shawnee County lists an NIA cardboard drop-off location at 19th and Western Avenue, Topeka, open Saturday only 10 am-noon. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program Contacts (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    • KDHE's HHW contact table lists Shawnee County's program at 131 NE 46th, Topeka 66617. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Solid Waste FAQs (opens in new tab) · Shawnee County Solid Waste
    • Refuse service is $22.00 per month for City of Topeka water customers and $23.00 for non-city water customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Refuse customers pay $3.50 per month per recycling cart. 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.

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