Landfill Regulations

COWLEY COUNTY LANDFILL REGULATIONS 

KDHE PER PERMIT #148

• 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

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