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Roeland Park Trash Collection Services

GFL is proud to service the residents of Roeland Park and meet your trash and recycling needs. More information on our services in Roeland Park 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 Fairway Hen House, 2724 W. 53rd St.. 
  • 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.

Container Placement Guide >

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 for 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, flowerpots, yard decoration, mulch, rock, dirt and similar materials are NOT considered yard waste and will not be collected.
Yard Waste Bin Guide 1 Yard Waste Bin Guide 2
  • 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 Roeland Park households.
  • Bulk items will be collected on the second full 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 Roeland Park Bulk Item Collection Weeks

(items are collected on your normal service day)

January 12 to 16
February 9 to 13
March 9 to 13
April 13 to 17
May 11 to 15
June 8 to 12
July 13 to 17
August 10 to 14
September 14 to 18
October 12 to 16
November 9 to 13
December 14 to 18

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.

Amnesty Weeks
GFL will collect extra bags of household trash on the collection days following the Independence Day and Christmas Day holidays. Excess bags of residential holiday waste do not require stickers during amnesty weeks.

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].