Wichita doesn't run a landfill for household trash. The city's Brooks Landfill at 4100 N. West Street takes construction and demolition debris, tree debris and yard waste, at $47.85 a ton with a $34 minimum. Household garbage found in a load there is billed at $150 a ton, $100 minimum.
Household trash goes to one of two privately run Waste Connections transfer stations, at 37th Street North and West Street or at 55th Street South and Hoover Road, and from there to the Plumb Thicket Landfill in Harper County. Paint, chemicals and other household hazardous waste go free to the Sedgwick County facility on Stillwell Street.
Secured load: $47.85 a ton; unsecured $61.10 a ton
Minimum charge: $34
Mattress or box spring $20; electronics $50 each
Appliance without Freon $10; with Freon $50
Car or truck tire $10 (plus $5 on a rim)
Clean dirt, concrete, brick, stone and asphalt millings: free
Household trash found in a load: $150 a ton ($100 minimum)
Accepts: Construction, remodeling and demolition debris, tree debris and other vegetation (clean grass and leaves are composted), mattresses, appliances, electronics, tires
Won't take: Household garbage, barrels
Cash, Visa, Mastercard or Discover. Closed on 11 holidays, including the Friday after Thanksgiving; closes at noon on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
At the northeast corner of 55th Street South and Hoover Road, northwest of Haysville. Sedgwick County sends residents here and to the north station for bulky items.
Sedgwick County's trash goes through a transfer station, where it's loaded onto trailers and hauled to the Plumb Thicket Landfill in Harper County. Waste Connections owns and runs both stations. The county encourages residents to self-haul large, bulky items there, like tires, appliances, wood waste and brush; appliances with refrigerant (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners) cost extra.
Construction debris can go to a transfer station or to one of the county's two construction and demolition landfills: the city's Brooks Landfill or the privately run CDR landfill next door on 37th Street North. Brooks turns away loads with household trash in them; if trash is dumped, you pay a 100% surcharge on top of the fee.
Brooks also sells compost and fine wood mulch for $20 a ton ($20 minimum) plus sales tax; coarse mixed wood mulch is free. Call (316) 350-3225 to check what's available.
Any Sedgwick County resident can bring leftover household chemicals to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 801 Stillwell Street, free: paint, aerosols, batteries, used oil, gasoline, antifreeze, garden chemicals, cleaners, fluorescent bulbs, propane and old medication (no controlled substances). It's open Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bring only your own household's waste. The county strongly discourages collecting it from neighbors: hauling someone else's hazardous waste takes a permit.
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No. The City of Wichita's Brooks Landfill takes only construction and demolition debris, tree debris and yard waste, and charges $150 a ton ($100 minimum) for household trash found in a load. Household trash goes to the Waste Connections transfer stations at 37th Street North and West Street, or 55th Street South and Hoover Road.
What are the Brooks Landfill hours?
Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. from March to October, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from November to February. Saturday 8 a.m. to noon all year. It is closed Sundays and 11 holidays.
How much does Brooks Landfill charge?
A secured load is $47.85 a ton and an unsecured load $61.10 a ton, with a $34 minimum. Mattresses are $20, electronics $50, appliances $10 without Freon or $50 with it, and car tires $10. Clean dirt, concrete and brick are free.
Where can I take paint and chemicals in Wichita?
To the Sedgwick County Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 801 Stillwell Street, free for county residents. It's open Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
