Scrap yard on Manchester Trafficway that buys ferrous and non-ferrous metal from the public. Ferrous loads cross an inbound and outbound truck scale, while non-ferrous goes to a separate kiosk and buying station. Payment comes from an on-site ATM after you collect a ticket at the office.
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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:15 PM; Sat 8:00 AM-11:45 AM
All-N-1 Auto Parts is one of Kansas City's largest U-Pull yards, with hundreds of late-model vehicles on a mostly concrete-covered surface to keep customers out of the mud. New vehicles arrive daily, pricing is competitive, and the yard buys junk cars.
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Listed hours: Daily 8:00am-5:00pm (no yard entry after 4:30pm)
Family-owned non-ferrous scrap yard at 1411 E 19th St, founded in 1960 and open to individuals and businesses. Staff help unload vehicles and weigh loads on outside scales. Aluminum, insulated wire, brass, copper, radiators and stainless steel are accepted; batteries, glass and steel are not.
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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:30 PM; Sat 8:00 AM-11:00 AM; Sun Closed
Pleasant Valley Park holds the north Kansas City site of the KCMO Community Recycling Drop-Off Centers, a three-center network managed by Bridging The Gap with the City of Kansas City, Missouri as its contract partner. The other two centers sit on Deramus Avenue and East Red Bridge Road.
Every material accepted in KCMO curbside recycling is accepted here, plus extra materials covered by special partnerships, and the program recycles mattresses by scheduled drop-off. The centers open Wednesday through Saturday and close on posted holidays. Staff at each location answer questions about what qualifies, and the rule for doubtful items is to leave them out.
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Listed hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Accepts: All materials accepted in KCMO curbside recycling, Additional partner-program materials, Mattresses (scheduled drop-off)
Services: Drop-off for all KCMO curbside materials · Extra partner-program materials · Mattress recycling by scheduled drop-off · Staff help with accepted-materials questions · Volunteer shifts
What days is the Pleasant Valley Park recycling center open?
The KCMO community recycling centers open Wednesday through Saturday and close on posted holidays.
Does the Pleasant Valley Park recycling center take more than curbside recycling?
Yes. It takes everything accepted in KCMO curbside recycling plus additional materials covered by special partnerships.
Bridging The Gap manages the Red Bridge (South) center on East Red Bridge Road, one of three KCMO community recycling drop-off centers. It takes every material accepted in Kansas City curbside recycling plus extras, and it operates Wednesday through Saturday.
Red Bridge accepts cardboard, mixed paper, paperboard, paper cartons, hardcover books, glass in any color, tin cans, aluminum foil and pie plates, and plastic bottles, jugs, and tubs coded #1, #2, #4, or #5. Small electronics (phones, laptops, tablets, cameras, e-readers) and OEM toner and inkjet cartridges also go in. This site and the Deramus center take scrap metal such as fence, sheet metal, bike frames, and electrical wire, and Red Bridge alone takes packing peanuts and bubble wrap. Plastic film goes to the manager on site, and frozen food packaging stays out because metro Kansas City cannot recycle it.
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Listed hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Accepts: Cardboard, Mixed paper, Paperboard, Paper cartons, Hardcover books, Glass bottles and jars, Tin cans, Aluminum foil and pie plates, Plastic bottles, jugs and tubs #1, #2, #4, #5, Plastic film, Scrap metal, Small electronics, Toner and inkjet cartridges, Packing peanuts and bubble wrap
Services: Drop-off for all KCMO curbside materials · Scrap metal drop-off · Small electronics recycling · Toner and inkjet cartridge recycling · Packing peanut and bubble wrap drop-off
Does the Red Bridge recycling center take scrap metal?
Yes. Red Bridge and the Deramus center accept scrap metal such as chain link fence, sheet metal, bike frames, garden tools, and electrical wire. The Pleasant Valley center does not.
What plastics does the Red Bridge KCMO recycling center accept?
It accepts bottles, jugs, and tubs with a #1, #2, #4, or #5 resin code, plus to-go cups coded #1 or #5. Plastic film goes to the manager on site, and cup lids and straws stay out.
KC Water runs this drive-through household hazardous waste facility at its Environmental Campus on Deramus Ave, free for Kansas City and participating-community residents. A swap shop hands out reusable paint, cleaners, lawn chemicals, and motor oil at no charge.
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Listed hours: Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Accepts: Automotive fluids, Batteries, Light bulbs, Cooking oil, Corrosive cleaners, Hazardous liquids, Household cleaners, Lawn and garden products, Mercury, Paint, Pesticides, Photographic chemicals, Pool chemicals, Used oil filters
Services: Drive-through HHW drop-off · Swap shop · Appointments for loads over 600 pounds
What hours does the KC Water HHW facility keep?
Drop-off runs Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for loads under 600 pounds.
Do I need proof of residency?
Yes. Bring a driver license or utility bill. Businesses, churches, schools, and nonprofits cannot use the facility.
Late Model Auto Parts has recycled vehicles on East 10th Street in Kansas City for eighteen years, stocking used engines, transmissions, and salvage vehicles. A lifetime warranty is available on parts, staff speak Spanish, and the yard runs a national locator service for hard to find components.
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Accepts: Whole vehicles
Services: Used auto parts · Used engines and transmissions · Salvage vehicle sales · National parts locator · Lifetime warranty option · Spanish speaking staff
Does Late Model Auto Parts sell whole vehicles?
Yes. The yard regularly offers salvage title vehicles for sale.
Can Late Model find a part it does not stock?
Yes. Customers cite the yard's national locator service for hard to find specialty parts.
Midway Auto Parts operates a full-service recycling yard on Gardner Avenue in the northeast Kansas City industrial district. The company says it recycles up to 99 percent of each vehicle by testing and inventorying usable parts and reclaiming fluids, and it moves inventory between its network of yards to fill orders.
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Accepts: Whole vehicles
Services: Recycled OEM parts · Remanufactured parts · Online parts search · Inventory transfer between locations · Parts delivery
Are parts from Midway Auto Parts warrantied?
Yes. The company states its quality controls let it stand behind the parts it sells.
What if the part is not at the Kansas City yard?
Inventory is moved between all of the company's locations and can be delivered to the customer.
Yard waste drop-off at the Missouri Organic main office on US Highway 40, open Monday to Saturday. Kansas City, MO residents drop off free on Saturdays only, and the site also sells compost, mulch and soil blends.
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Listed hours: Mon-Sat 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; Sun Closed
Accepts: Yard waste, Brush and logs under 10 feet in length, Tree trimmings, Grass clippings, Leaves
Services: Yard waste drop-off · Brush and log drop-off · Compost, mulch and soil sales
Is yard waste drop-off free for Kansas City, MO residents?
Kansas City, MO residents with a valid KCMO ID or a utility bill or tax receipt showing a KCMO address drop off free on Saturdays. Weekday loads pay regular pricing, and non-residents pay a small fee.
What does yard waste drop-off cost?
Lawn and leaf bags cost $2.00 per bag. Trucks and trailers pay $10.00 per cubic yard of brush or $7.00 per cubic yard of lawn debris.
Northland yard waste drop-off on North Main Street near Cookingham Drive. Open Monday to Saturday with free drop-off for Kansas City, MO residents on posted days.
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Listed hours: Mon-Sat 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; Sun Closed
Accepts: Yard waste, Brush and logs under 10 feet in length, Tree trimmings, Grass clippings, Leaves
Services: Yard waste drop-off · Brush and log drop-off
Is yard waste drop-off free for Kansas City, MO residents?
Kansas City, MO residents with a valid KCMO ID or a utility bill or tax receipt showing a KCMO address drop off free on Saturdays. Weekday loads pay regular pricing, and non-residents pay a small fee.
What does yard waste drop-off cost?
Lawn and leaf bags cost $2.00 per bag. Trucks and trailers pay $10.00 per cubic yard of brush or $7.00 per cubic yard of lawn debris.
South Kansas City yard waste drop-off on Raytown Road, near 470. Kansas City, MO residents drop off free on Saturdays only.
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Listed hours: Mon-Sat 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; Sun Closed
Accepts: Yard waste, Brush and logs under 10 feet in length, Tree trimmings, Grass clippings, Leaves
Services: Yard waste drop-off · Brush and log drop-off
Is yard waste drop-off free for Kansas City, MO residents?
Kansas City, MO residents with a valid KCMO ID or a utility bill or tax receipt showing a KCMO address drop off free on Saturdays. Weekday loads pay regular pricing, and non-residents pay a small fee.
What does yard waste drop-off cost?
Lawn and leaf bags cost $2.00 per bag. Trucks and trailers pay $10.00 per cubic yard of brush or $7.00 per cubic yard of lawn debris.
MRC Recycling runs a Kansas City collection facility on East 19th Street that feeds its certified electronics recycling and secure data destruction services across the Kansas City area.
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Services: Electronics collection · Secure data destruction
Vander Haag's Kansas City opened in 2013 at 7501 E US Hwy 40, Kansas City, MO 64129. The page lists more than 60,000 square feet of parts and service space and 40 acres of salvage units and parts storage, plus a parts showroom, sales counter, and heavy-duty service shop.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Kansas City include Aluminum, kansas city mo, drop-off, yard waste, scrap metal. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Kansas City collects recycling once a week, on the same day as trash, Monday through Friday by neighborhood. The blue cart takes clean, dry plastic, cans, paper, and cardboard, with no sorting and no plastic bags. Glass does not go in that cart. The city sends it to a drop-off. A cart the city calls too heavy, over 40 pounds, or a lid that will not close, is a reason the crew leaves it. Missouri has no bottle deposit.
Frequently Asked Questions
What goes in the Kansas City blue cart?
Clean, dry plastic, cans, paper, and cardboard, loose, with the lid closed. Plastic bags and wrap stay out, including pet-food, fertilizer, charcoal, and litter bags. So do Styrofoam, motor-oil bottles, empty hazardous-product containers, plastics numbered 3, 6, and 7, utensils, hoses, toys, clothing, furniture, and cords.
Where does glass go in Kansas City?
A recycling drop-off, not the blue cart. Drop-off sites take glass of any color, plus cardboard, paper, tin and aluminum cans, toner and ink cartridges, holiday-light strands, and plastics 1 and 2. Rigid plastic that you cannot crush flat with one hand is refused.
When does the Kansas City recycling cart go out?
No earlier than 3 p.m. the day before collection, and no later than 7 a.m. on trash day. Use the city-issued cart. The lid has to close all the way.
Why would Kansas City skip my recycling cart?
The city lists contamination, a load over 40 pounds, a lid that would not close, a cart the truck could not reach, or a cart that was not out by 7 a.m. A repair or a replacement cart can take two collection cycles, about two weeks.
Where do batteries, bags, and bulky items go in Kansas City?
Batteries and hazardous containers go to the Household Hazardous Waste program or a battery drop-off. Clean, dry plastic bags go back to a grocery store. Yard waste uses the leaf and brush drop-off. Bulky items need a scheduled pickup. Electronics go to a Midwest Recycling Center, and some of those items carry a fee.
Recycling tips for Kansas City
•Set the blue cart out with the trash, by 7 a.m., and not before 3 p.m. the day before.
•Keep the load under 40 pounds and the lid shut.
•Take glass to a drop-off. It does not belong in the cart.
•Leave plastic bags at the grocery store.
•Give a cart repair about two weeks.
Recycling centers near Kansas City
The closest recycling centers in neighboring areas: