Get rid of old gadgets at OP recycling event July 29

Rid your home of unwanted and unusable electronics at the City’s Electronics Recycling Event this weekend. Join us Saturday, July 29, at Indian Woods Middle School, 9700 Woodson Drive, between 9 a.m. and noon. 

Recycle items not collected by routine curbside recycling that may otherwise end up in a landfill. The following items will be accepted for free:

  • Computer towers
  • Printers
  • Keyboards
  • Laptops
  • Hard drives
  • Speakers
  • Cell phones
  • Pagers
  • Radios/scanners
  • VCRs and DVD players
  • Fax machines
  • Answering machines
  • Non-PCB ballasts
  • Stereos 
  • Furnaces 
  • Water heaters
  • Stoves
  • Microwaves
  • Power tools
  • Restaurant equipment

The following items will be accepted for a fee:

  • Big screen/projection or CRT TVs – $30
  • LED, LCD or Plasma TVs – $20
  • CRT monitors – $5 (Flat screen monitors are free)

Recycling fees may be paid with cash or credit card.

Unacceptable Items 

  • Alkaline batteries
  • Smoke detectors
  • Tapes
  • Light bulbs/tubes
  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • PCB ballasts
  • Software
  • Toner cartridges
  • Thermometers
  • Hazardous materials

The City plans, builds, protects and preserves a lasting quality of life in Overland Park through a variety of sustainability initiatives. Learn more about City sustainability efforts at opkansas.org.