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Phone Numbers
Office: (620) 221-5425
Fax: (620) 221-5496
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Location
311 East 9th Avenue, Suite 104
Winfield,
KS
67156
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Hours
Monday - Friday
8am-12pm, 1pm-5pm

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  • PER KSA 65-3402(V) ALL LOADS MUST BE INSPECTED BY STAFF PRIOR TO DUMPING

  • NO HHW IS ACCEPTED FROM COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES

  • NOTICE: Starting January 1, 2024, we will be sending all invoices via email and no longer through the mail. If you do not have a current email on file with us or need to make any changes, please do so on  this form and return it to us
    Change of Invoice Submission Form

    About the Landfill

    The Transfer Station provides for safe disposal of solid waste. The Transfer Station will accept household hazardous waste, construction demolition waste, and tires.

    Physical Address

    23857 81st Road
    Winfield, Kansas 67156

    620-221-4307 

    MAILING ADDRESS FOR PAYMENTS

    Cowley County Engineer

    311 E. 9th

    Winfield, Ks 67156

    CASH OR CHECK ONLY
    Hours of Operation
    Monday-Friday: 8:00am to 5:00pm
    Saturday:  8:00am to 12:00pm
    HOLIDAY SCHEDULE OF CLOSED DATES 2024 & 2025

  • 2024

    • November 28, 2024 
    • November 29, 2024 
    • November 30, 2024 
    • December 24, 2024 
    • December 25, 2024

    • 2025
    • January 1, 2025
    • January 20, 2025                                   
    • February 17, 2025                                 
    • May 24, 2025                                        
    • May 26, 2025                                        
    • June 19, 2025                                       
    • July 4, 2025                                           
    • July 5, 2025                                           
    • August 30, 2025                                    
    • September 1, 2025                                
    • November 11, 2025                               
    • November 27, 2025                                
    • November 28, 2025                                                                             
    • November 29, 2025                               
    • December 24, 2025                             
    December 25, 2025

  • Transfer Station Rates*

    WasteCost
    Covered Trash$44.00 per ton for covered or secured loads
    Construction & Demo Debris$30.00 per ton for covered or secured loads
    RR Ties, Tel Poles$75.00 per ton for covered or secured loads
    Tires – Passenger$ 3.00 per tire
    Tires – Passenger w/rim$ 3.25 per tire
    Tires – Truck$ 9.00 per tire
    Tires – Tractor$15.00 per tire
    White GoodsNo charge
    Household hazardous wasteNo charge
    *Please note that unsecured or untarped loads will be charged double.
    Recycling
    Cowley County Landfill does not currently participate in a recycling program. The City of Ark City (620-441-4480 or 620-441-4460) and City of Winfield (620-221-5600) should be contacted directly for information regarding their recycling programs    .

    Mercury
    The Cowley County Landfill will no longer be accepting Mercury.



  • Hazardous Household Waste Acceptable Waste
    • non-chlorinated, non-reactive flammable liquids
    • l based paints
    • Used automotive oil
    • Corrosive acids – solid or liquid
    • Latex paints
    • Corrosive bases – solid or liquid
    • Dioxin
    • Flammables, pesticides, and chlorinated products
    • Oxidizers
    • Poisons
    • Reactive solids
    • Batteries
    • Antifreeze

    • Non-Acceptable Waste
    • EPA K-Listed, U-Listed, or P-Listed waste
    • Municipal solid waste
    • Ammunition and explosives
    • Infectious waste
    • Radioactive waste
    • Asbestos

    • COWLEY COUNTY LANDFILL REGULATIONS 
    • KDHE PER PERMIT #148

    WASTE THAT IS ACCEPTED IN THE CONSTRUCITON-DEMOLITION PIT:
    • solid waste resulting from the construction, remodeling, repair and demolition of structures, roads, sidewalks, and utilities.
    • untreated wood and untreated sawdust from any source.
    • treated wood from construction or demolition projects.
    • small amounts of municipal solid waste generated by the consumption of food and drinks at construction or demolition sites, including, but not limited to, cups, bags and bottles.
    • furniture and appliances from which ozone depleting chlorofluorocarbons have been removed in accordance with the provisions of the federal clean air act.
    • solid waste consisting of motor vehicle window glass. 
    • solid waste consisting of vegetation from land clearing and grubbing, utility maintenance, and seasonal or storm related cleanup.
    • Floor tile, siding, and roofing material containing non-friable asbestos.  
    • Metal scrap (e.g. tie strapping);
    • Mobile homes and trailers (EXCEPT the tires and fuel tanks). KDHE encourages the recycling of metal components.
    • Bricks, concrete, roofing materials, soil, rock, wood, wall or floor coverings, plaster, dry wall, plumbing fixtures, electrical wiring

  • WASTES THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTED IN THE CONSTRUCTION-DEMOLITION PIT
  • Buckets (5 gallon)/drums/containers/cans (empty or full)
  • Tires
  • Bicycles
  • Books
  • TV’s
  • Toys
  • Clothes
  • Lawn Mowers
  • Wheel Barrels
  • Mud trap wastes from businesses other than commercial car washes.
  • Bagged or bulk quantities of leaves and/or grass clippings.
  • Trash bags (especially black), unless demonstrated to contain only acceptable wastes.
  • Caulking tubes (empty or full)
  • Aerosol cans
  • Trash bags (especially black), unless demonstrated to contain only acceptable wastes.
  • Caulking tubes (empty or full)
  • Aerosol cans
  • Appliances

    • ANY OTHER ITEMS NOT ON APPROVED LIST ABOVE ARE NOT ACCEPTED  
  • Any questions or concerns contact Jon Jordan, Public Works Superintendent at 620-221-5428