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Coffey County is the only Lake Region County to operate its own Subtitle D landfill. Coffey County also has an active recycling program and household hazardous waste collection facility.
COFFEY COUNTY - IMPORTANT STATISTICS
County Seat: Burlington
Governing Body: 5 county commissioners
Population: (2004 Est.) 8,759
Total Valuation: (2004) $ 454,792,206
Total Waste Tonnage: (2004) 19,753.83
County Average: (2004) 2.12 tons per person
Tons Diverted from Landfill: (2004) 7,347
Percentage Diverted from Landfill: (2004) 37.19%
SOLID WASTE SERVICES
General Information: Coffey County operates a county landfill under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Subtitle D regulations and a permit granted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The landfill is approximately two miles east of Burlington, Kansas. Private individuals and businesses haul to the landfill with their own vehicles. Household hazardous wastes are delivered by individuals to the county-owned and operated household hazardous waste processing and shipping facility near Burlington. The solid waste budget is funded by a mill levy as well as tipping fees.
Coffey County has a recycling, processing, storage and shipping facility near Burlington. County employees operate a recyclable pickup service for businesses and process these materials the their facility as well. White goods and scrap metals are sold to local salvage contractors. The recycling budget is funded by a mill levy.
Coffey County 's household hazardous waste program is managed by the noxious weed department. The noxious weed supervisor is directly responsible to the county commissioners. Citizen complaints are referred to the noxious weed department and county commissioners.
Detailed information follows:
Landfill: (Top photo) The landfill is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It also is open on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The landfill is closed on posted holidays.
The landfill operator has specialized training and performs random inspections of waste to detect hazardous waste. All incoming loads are weighed at the scale and the county commission has adopted a resolution requiring that trash be bagged or covered. There is a leachate collection pond to collect surface water runoff.
Collection services: The communities of Burlington, Gridley, Lebo, LeRoy, New Strawn and Waverly have refuse collection by commercial haulers. Each city has a mandatory service fee.
Some collection services are available in the rural areas.
Household hazardous waste: These are accepted on designated collection days. Coffey County has a permanent household hazardous waste facility (pictured above). The following items are accepted:
Motor oil/automotive fluids
Batteries
Poisons
Reactives
Paint
Solvents
Small quantity generators find their own approved disposal services.
Recycling: The county has a permanent recycling facility adjacent to the household hazardous waste facility. The following items are collected and processed:
Aluminum cans
Steel cans
#1 and #2 plastics
Glass
Textiles
Scrap aluminum
Magazines
Newsprint
Cardboard
Books - hard and soft-back
Telephone books
Office paper
Green matter: Grass clippings, leaves and other yard wastes are accepted at the landfill and added to the active cell with other municipal wastes.
White goods/scrap metals: These are accepted at the landfill for salvage, recycling and disposal. Refrigerant is reclaimed by a local company. Clean white goods and scrap metal are sold to a salvage dealer.
Construction and demolition debris: This is accepted at the landfill and disposed of according to KDHE regulations.
Asbestos: This is accepted under unique solid waste disposal authorizations issued by KDHE in September 1990. All asbestos is buried in a separately marked area at the landfill. Asbestos that has been commingled with municipal waste is not accepted.
Junk vehicles/farm equipment: These are not accepted at the landfill and should be taken to a licensed salvage dealer. The county has legal mechanisms to handle abandoned vehicles.
Agricultural chemicals: These are accepted at the household hazardous waste facility, but generators are encouraged to manage them at the point of use. Containers which are accepted must be triple rinsed, punctured and crushed.
Lead acid batteries: These are accepted at the household hazardous waste facility.
Car wash sludge: This is accepted at the landfill and disposed of according to landfill operating regulations.
Used motor oil: This is accepted at the household hazardous waste facility.
Medical wastes: These are not accepted at the landfill. They must be disposed of by an approved and licensed disposal service at the generator 's expense.
Waste tires: These are accepted, cut and placed in a monofill. Tires also are baled for disposal.
Dead animals: These are not normally accepted at the landfill, however wild animals, such as road killed deer, are accepted for burial in a remote area of the landfill.
Pictured below: ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly-opened landfill.
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EDUCATIONAL CONTACTS
For more information on Coffey County solid waste management programs or on the Lake Region Authority programs, contact:
Todd Bemis, Solid Waste Director, email:Todd Bemis
Warren Bell, Coffey County Agricultural Extension Service 620-364-5313
Chris Anton Paus, Lake Region Authority, 34805 W. 263rd St., Paola, KS 66071. 913-294-4260. email: Lake Region SWA
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