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Linn County is rich in natural woodland beauty and in Kansas Civil War history. The county also is progressive in solid waste issues, with high citizen participation in recycling and other programs.
LINN COUNTY - IMPORTANT STATISTICS
County seat: Mound City
Governing body: three elected commissioners
Population (2004 Est.): 9,775
Total Valuation (2004): ,301,831
Total Waste Tonnage (2004): 5,653.36
County Average (2004): 0.82 tons per person
Tons Diverted from Landfills (2004): 1,807.86
Percentage Diverted from Landfills (2004): 31.98%
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SOLID WASTE SERVICES
General Information: As a result of Subtitle D legislation, earlier construction within the county, and grant funding, Linn County has a well-rounded solid waste collection, disposal and recycling program financed by a mill levy. Linn County has a fleet of roll-on, roll-off trucks and containers for solid waste pickup service.
Linn County also has adequate personnel to staff the solid waste programs, including a solid waste manager who reports directly to the county commissioners. In concert with the Lake Region, the county is developing a household hazardous waste collection and disposal program.
Transfer station: Linn County has a transfer station, recycling facility, construction and demolition debris landfill, a scrap metal and white goods collection point, a waste tire receiving point, a collection point for batteries, a collection point for used motor oils and a temporary facility for receiving waste paints and household chemicals, all at its consolidated Prescott, Kansas, facility.
Containers of solid waste are received and staged at this location for hauling by USA Waste to its Arcadia, Kansas, subtitle D landfill. Solid waste received from the public and from private contractors at this location is compacted and handled in like manner.
Linn County has 10 convenience centers. These are located at Parker, Centerville, Blue Mound, Mound City, Sugar Valley Lakes (on private property), Prescott, Pleasanton, Linn County Park, Linn Valley, and La Cygne, as shown on the appended Linn County map.
The public may drop off solid waste and recyclables at eight of these convenience centers. The centers at Linn Valley and Sugar Valley Lakes are available to residents only. County trucks haul solid waste, recyclables, and furniture to Prescott. Metals and white goods are picked up regularly by a contractor. The county has pick up service for cardboard at several grocery stores. All convenience centers have trained employees who have authority to reject loads containing unauthorized wastes. Lake developments at Chaparral, Holiday and Tanglewood are served by private haulers who may deposit their loads at Prescott.
The hours of operation are posted prominently at each convenience center and at Prescott. The Prescott facility is open from 1 to 5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from 8 until noon on Saturday.
Private contractors are available to haul solid wastes from residences and businesses to the transfer station. The solid waste program is financed by a mill levy.
Household hazardous waste: The county is developing an HHW program and has set several collection dates. The public can bring in HHW to the transfer station at the regular transfer station business hours.
Recycling: Commingled recyclables arrive at the Prescott facility via containers transported from convenience centers with county equipment. County employees separate and package plastics, cardboard, waste paper, aluminum, magazines and cans. Glass currently is stored pending improvement in the market. It may be placed in a landfill at the discretion of the solid waste supervisor.
Composting: This is not now a viable option; receipt of yard waste and other compostables is minuscule.
Construction and Demolition debris: This is accepted at the transfer station and disposed of according to KDHE regulations.
White goods: These are accepted at the transfer station and convenience centers for disposal by contractors. Freon is extracted according to federal regulations.
Scrap metals: Area residents and businesses need to call private contractors and salvage dealers to collect these. In some cases, collection and temporary storage of abandoned vehicles, machinery and metal can be done at the transfer station and selected convenience centers until arrangements are made with a private contractor.
Agricultural Chemical Containers. These are not accepted as recyclables in the solid waste stream. The generator is urged to return them to the point of purchase for handling in accordance with the manufacturer 's instructions.
Lead acid batteries: These are accepted at the convenience centers and the transfer station for removal and recycling by a private contractor.
Used motor oils/automotive fluids: These are accepted at the transfer station and the convenience centers. A maximum of five quarts per week per generator is allowed. The county has developed an end use for motor oil which complies with US EPA regulations.
Medical wastes: These are not accepted by the county. It is the generator 's responsibility to contract with the appropriate contractors.
Abandoned vehicles: These are not accepted. Legal mechanisms are in place to handle this problem.
Asbestos: Nonfriable asbestos will be accepted at the Prescott transfer station site. Friable asbestos is not accepted. Generators will be urged to make their own disposal arrangements. A list of authorized contractors is available at Prescott.
Sludge: May be disposed of through one of several municipal waste water treatment facilities in the county.
Waste tires: These are accepted at the Prescott transfer station for a fee. The Lake Region 's tire cutter is used and the sliced tires are buried in the processed tire landfill at Prescott.
Agricultural waste: This is managed on the premises of the generator.
Dead animals: Animals up to and including the size of a dog may be buried at Prescott. Disposal of larger domestic and wild animals should be handled with National Byproducts.
EDUCATIONAL CONTACTS
For more information about Linn County solid waste programs or about the Lake Region Solid Waste Authority, contact:
Ed Fleming, Solid Waste Coordinator, 913-471-4631
Chris Anton Paus, Lake Region SWA, 913-294-4260, 34805 W. 263rd St., Paola, KS 66071. email: Lake Region SWA
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