Mission Community Page

Mission Community Page

GFL is proud to service the residents of Mission and meet your trash and recycling needs. More information on our services in your community is listed below.

If you require further assistance, contact your local team at 816-380-5595 (press Option 3 for residential service) or [email protected].

Residential Trash Collection

• Place items at the curbside by 7 a.m. on your collection day..
• Place the GFL trash cart within a foot of the curb, with the arrow facing the street.
• Place trash and recycling carts at least two (2) feet from one another, as well as from objects like mailboxes and parked vehicles.
• Overage stickers are available from GFL customer service at a price of $10.00 for a sheet of five stickers. Contact us at 816-380-5595) (press Option 3 for residential service) or [email protected]. Overage stickers are also available at Mission City Hall, 6090 Woodson, and Powell Community Center, 6200 Martway. 
• Affix overage stickers to bags.
• Place those bags next to your GFL trash cart. DO NOT set extra bags on top of your cart.
• DO NOT mix yard waste with trash.
• Construction and demolition debris WILL NOT be collected.

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Recycling Collection
Place items at the curbside by 7 a.m. on your collection day. Please break down excess cardboard boxes and stack them next to your cart.

Accepted Materials:

• Paper products
• All paper/fiber products (junk mail, newspapers, magazines)
• Corrugated cardboard
• Clean and empty beverage cartons
• Plastic containers
• All household plastic containers marked with the recycling symbol (with or without caps). Includes Plastics #1-#7, except Plastics #6
• Metal containers
• Aluminum containers
• Steel and tin cans

Items NOT Collected for Recycling:

• NO glass products
• NO plastic bags
• NO Styrofoam
• NO packing materials
• Do NOT mix yard waste with recycling.
• NO food waste
• NO batteries
• NO biohazards (such as medical waste, syringes, disposable diapers etc.)

Recycling contamination poses a significant threat to the viability of curbside programs.
WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT!

Weekly Yard Waste Collection
GFL collects up to 10 bags and/or bundles of yard waste each week. Please place your materials at the curb by 7 a.m. Monday.

• Yard waste materials (grass clippings, leaves, plants, small shrubs and limbs less than 2 inches in diameter) must be placed in paper bags or rigid containers not to exceed 32 gallons.
• Yard waste containers are to be provided by the property owner and clearly marked as yard waste  
• Branches must be bundled and not exceed 4 feet in length or 18 inches in diameter.
• Yard waste in PLASTIC BAGS will NOT be accepted.
• Fencing, landscape timbers, flower pots, yard decoration, mulch, rock, dirt and similar materials are NOT considered yard waste and will not be collected.

• Yard waste items must not exceed 40 pounds. For the safety of our crews, please do not place setouts with sticks or branches above the rim of the container.
• GFL (or previous company) provided carts cannot be used for yard waste

Bulk Item Collection

• GFL will collect up to three bulk items per month at Mission households.
• Bulk items will be collected on the final collection week of each month.
• Bulk items include: couch, chair, dresser, mattress, etc.
• Bulk item collection excludes appliances. Hazardous wastes, tires and automotive parts, construction materials and electronics waste items such as televisions and computer monitors.
  

Appliances and other items not allowed in the monthly collection service and be collected for an additional fee. Contact GFL at 816-380-5595 to receive a quote and make arrangements. 

2026 Mission Bulk Item Collection Dates

January 26 to 30
February 23 to 27
March 23 to 27
April 20 to 24
May 25 to 30
June 22 to 26
July 27 to 31
August 24 to 28
September 21 to 25
October 26 to 30
November 23 to 28
December 21 to 26

Holiday Schedule
GFL observes the following holidays:

• New Year’s Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas

If your regular weekly collection day falls on or after those holidays, your trash, recyclables and yard waste will be collected one day late.

Christmas Trees
GFL will collect Christmas trees that have been cut into sections no more than 4 feet in length and all decorations and tinsel must be removed. Trees are collected with the yard waste.

Contact Us

Contact GFL Customer Service by calling 816-380-5595 (Option 3) or at [email protected].