FREE Saturday Dropoff:

Available January 3rd and 10th at the following locations: 

• Northland - 11660 N Main Street
• Central Kansas City - 1815 N Chouteau Trafficway
• South Kansas City - 10301 Raytown Road

Monday - Friday Dropoff: 

$5 per-tree at the following locations:

• Northland - 11660 N Main Street
• Central Kansas City - 1815 N Chouteau Trafficway

Open from 8 AM - 5 PM

All decorations must be removed from tree to be accepted.

For more information on tree disposal, go to the city's Leaf and Brush Dropoff Center page.

Recyclables are picked up at the curb on the same day as your weekly trash pickup.

Below are some common holiday items that are recyclable:

• Kraft paper wrappings (brown bag material)
• Kraft paper bags
• Uncoated boxes
• Tissue paper (plain)
• Paper holiday cards (no coating, sparkles, etc.)

Reusable vs. Recyclable: Items that are glittery, shiny, waxy, see-through, fabric or sticky are most likely not recyclable. Many of those items are reusable.

More information about what is and isn't recyclable can be found on the city's recycling page.

You can drop-off food scraps and unwanted leftovers at any of Kansas City's compost dropoff locations:

• North Main Street Leaf and Brush Drop Off: 11660 N Main St.
• Kansas City Recycling Drop Off Center: 5400 NE Pleasant Valley Rd.
• Gregg/Klice Community Center: 1600 E 17th Ter.
• Roanoke Community Center: 3601 Roanoke Rd. 
• KCFD Station 19: 550 W 43rd St. 
• Kansas City North Community Center: 3930 NE Antioch Rd. 
• City Market (Steamboat Arabia Museum): 400 Grand Blvd. 
• Mary Williams Neil Community Center: 3801 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. 
• Red Bridge Road Recycling Drop Off: 5200 E Red Bridge Rd.
• Marlborough Community Center: 8200 The Paseo
• Line Creek Community Center: 5940 NW Waukomis Dr.
• Tony Aguirre Community Center: 2050 W Pennway St.
• Southeast Community Center: 4201 E 63rd St.
• Garrison Community Center: 1124 E 5th St.
• Hillcrest Community Center: 10401 Hillcrest Rd.
• West Bottoms Parks & Rec Maintenance Building: 1520 E 9th St.

You can find more information about Kansas City's compost program on the compost dropoff webpage.

Kansas City partners with Ripple Glass to recycle unwanted glass. You can drop your glass items off at your nearest Ripple Glass Purple Bin.