Kearney Fall Bulky Item Pickup and Free HHW Collection

The City of Kearney has rolled out its Fall Bulky Item Pickup during the week of October 6–10, aligning with residents' usual trash collection schedules. Just ahead of this, on Saturday, October 4, a free Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) drop-off event will be held at Mack Porter Park from 8 a.m. to noon.

What You Need to Know: Bulky Item Pickup

• Curbside by 7 a.m. on your regular trash day or items won’t be collected.

• Placement: Leave items at the end of your driveway, arranged efficiently—but keep personal belongings like bikes or toys away from the pile.

• Limit: Up to 4 cubic yards per residence (equivalent to two full-size pickup truck beds measuring about 8 ft × 5.3 ft × 1.5 ft)

Accepted Items Include:

• Furniture

• Lawnmowers (must be free of fuel and oil)

• Barbecue grills (without propane tanks)

• Rolled carpet (no longer than four feet, securely tied, under 40 lbs)

• Mattresses and box springs

• Bundled wood (in 4-foot sections, each under 40 lbs)

• Miscellaneous debris (in 39-gal bags or smaller, ≤ 40 lbs each)

What’s Not Allowed:

• Appliances or white goods (e.g. refrigerators, washers/dryers, stoves—these are prohibited in Missouri landfills)

• Hazardous waste (such as paint, fluorescent bulbs, automotive fluids, solvents, pesticides, fertilizer, etc.)

• Tires, automotive batteries, compressed gas cylinders

• Riding lawnmowers

• Large glass panels, yard waste, tree limbs, bricks, rocks, concrete, larger construction materials, roofing, or railroad ties

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Drop-Off – October 4

The HHW collection event at Mack Porter Park offers nearby residents a free and convenient way to safely dispose of hazardous materials.

Accepted Materials:

• Automotive fluids (motor oil, antifreeze, etc.)

• Batteries

• Light bulbs (CFL, fluorescent tubes, halogens)

• Cooking oil

• Corrosive cleaners and other hazardous liquids

• Household cleaners, lawn and garden products

• Mercury and mercury-containing items

• Paint, pesticides/insecticides

• Photographic and pool chemicals

• Used oil filters

Not Accepted:

• Appliances

• Asbestos

• Containers over 5 gallons

• Explosives, ammunition, fireworks

• Smoke detectors

• Fire extinguishers (contact manufacturer for disposal)

• Medical waste and needles (check pharmaceutical take-back locations)

• Prescription drugs (see recommended disposal sites)

• Larger propane tanks, butane, freon-containing items

• Tires (at correct recycling centers)

• Yard waste—accepted separately at the Kearney Recycling Center

Recycling Center Drop-Off

Need more disposal options? The City Recycling Center at 504 E. 19th Street is open for drop-offs on:

• Friday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• Saturday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Residents can drop off recyclables, leaf, brush, and yard waste during these hours.

KPGZ News – Brian Watts contributed to this story.

Bulky Item Trash Week Starts May 5

Bulky item pick-up in Kearney begins on Monday, May 5, and runs through Thursday, May 8. Items will be picked up by Redgate Disposal.

Bulk items will be removed using the normal weekly schedule. Normal weekly trash pickup will occur as well, by a separate truck. Customers should expect two trash trucks that week, one for bulk and one for regular trash. Each household is allowed to place up to 4 feet of bulky trash items at the curb for pickup by 7am on their pickup day.

The accepted items have changed slightly this year from years past. Items accepted by Redgate include furniture and outdoor furniture, small countertop items, area rugs and blinds, kids toys and bikes, push mowers with gas and oil removed, BBQ grills with propane tanks removed and mattresses and box springs.

Items not being accepted are any construction and remodeling materials, white goods and appliances, hazardous waste: oil, paint, tires, batteries, chemicals, and fluorescent bulbs, compressed gas cylinders, riding lawn mowers, yard waste, heavy metal items or car parts, and fireworks and ammunition.

Bulk item pickups should be placed at the curb by 7 am and are limited to a four by four foot total area size.

KPGZ News – Brian Watts contributed to this story.

Fall Bulky Trash Pickup Begins October 21

Kearney’s Fall Bulky Trash Pickup will begin in less than two weeks. Bulky items will be picked up October 21 – 24.

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

Find your pickup day by entering your address into the City’s INTERACTIVE MAP.

Brian Watts contributed to this story.