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Announcements:

Public Comment Period Ends August 6th

Johnson County has updated the Code of Regulations for Solid Waste Management (Code) and it is available for public comment. The Board of County Commissioners is accepting comments about the proposed regulatory changes in writing or through its website. Letters to the Board should be addressed to:

Board of County Commissioners

Attention: Clerk of the Board

111 South Cherry Street, Suite 3300

Olathe, KS 66061-3441

The Board’s email address is: bocc-commissioners@jocogov.org

 

Download the complete proposed Code of Regulations for Solid Waste Management

Download the Frequently Asked Questions on the changes to the Code

Download the Board of County Commissioner's Briefing Sheet

Download the Public Notice

Download the FAQ Brochure

Download Resolution 033-10 to set the Hearing on the Solid Waste Code

Download the power point presentation for the public hearing

The public notice was published in the following papers: the Johnson County Sun, the Olathe Daily News, the Shawnee Dispatch, the Quivirian, the Lawrence Journal World, the Bonner Springs Chieftain, the Gardner News, the Miami County Republic and the Legal Record.


 


Proposed Changes to Solid Waste in Johnson County

Landfills in our region are filling up fast. If we continue to throw away trash at the current rate, the Johnson County Landfill will be full in less than 20 years, if not sooner. The Johnson County Solid Waste Management Plan calls for many measures intended to reduce the amount of waste we sent to the landfills for disposal.

The following recommendations are proposed in an update to the Solid Waste Code:

- January 1, 2012: Residential trash haulers must offer curbside collection of an unlimited quantity of recyclable material, and haulers must include this in their minimum (base) level of service.

- January 1, 2012: Trash haulers will be prohibited from collecting yard waste with regular trash for disposal in a landfill. Any yard waste collected by haulers must be separately bagged or bundled by the residents and properly composted or mulched for reuse.

- January 1, 2012: Trash haulers must charge their residential customers for trash service based on volume of waste put out at the curb for disposal (commonly known as "volume based" or pay-as-you-throw").