Fall Bulky Trash Pickup Begins October 2

Kearney’s Fall Bulky Trash Pickup will begin less than two weeks. Bulky items will be picked up October 2 – 5.

Each household is allowed to place up to 4 yards of bulky trash items at the curb for pickup by 7am on their pickup day.

Accepted items include: furniture, washing machines and dryers, lawnmowers (which must be empty of any fuel or oil), barbeque grills without propane tanks, carpeting (packed up to four-foot-long rolls that are securely tied, weighing less than 40lbs. Two rolls count as one item), mattresses and box springs, wood (must be bundled in 4-foot lengths, with each bundle weighing less than 40lbs, miscellaneous debris (must be in bags that are no bigger than 39 gallons and weigh no more than 40lbs. Two bags equal 1 item).

Items not accepted include: white goods/appliances (whether freon has been drained or not, Missouri Law prohibits white goods/appliances in MO landfills), hazardous waste (flammable, corrosive, explosive, toxic, or radioactive materials, including engine oil, fuel tanks, paint, fluorescent light bulbs, etc.), automotive batteries, tires, compressed gas cylinders, riding lawnmowers, glass panels where any dimension exceeds four feet, yard waste, brush, or tree limbs, rocks, bricks, or concrete, latex or oil-based paint, fertilizer, pesticide, solvent, construction material larger than 4x4, roofing material, loose flooring materials, or railroad ties, liquid waste, solid waste and recycling materials that are collected as part of regular service, and any waste or material that is prohibited from being received, managed, or disposed of at a landfill.

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KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story