Kearney to Switch Trash Service in 2025

The City of Kearney voted to switch residents’ trash and recycling service at the October 7, Board of Aldermen meeting. The current waste disposal agreement expires on December 31, 2024. City leaders agreed to a contract with Redgate Disposal, LLC in 2025.

Kearney received four bids for waste disposal starting in 2025. The lowest and best bid was from Redgate Disposal. The agreement with Redgate will be a three-year contract with two optional three-year renewals.

“They were the only contractor that offered a credit for recyclables,” reported city administrator Shelia Ernzen. “In addition to weekly trash and recycling service, they will allow residents to call and schedule a free bulky item to be picked up every week from the curb. That would be in addition to the regular spring and fall bulky pickup.”

The contract includes penalties for missed pick-ups, and Redgate will also provide pick-up services at city locations including the recycling center.

Residents will see a cost increase of $2.67 for a single trash receptacle and recycling bin. Additional carts will cost $4.36.

Brian Watts contributed to this story.

Fall Bulky Trash Pickup Begins October 21

Kearney’s Fall Bulky Trash Pickup will begin in less than two weeks. Bulky items will be picked up October 21 – 24.

Each household is allowed to place up to 4 yards of bulky trash items at the curb for pickup by 7 am on their pickup day.

Accepted items include: furniture, washing machines and dryers, lawnmowers (which must be empty of any fuel or oil), barbeque grills without propane tanks, carpeting (packed up to four-foot-long rolls that are securely tied, weighing less than 40lbs. Two rolls count as one item), mattresses and box springs, wood (must be bundled in 4-foot lengths, with each bundle weighing less than 40lbs), miscellaneous debris (must be in bags that are no bigger than 39 gallons and weigh no more than 40lbs. Two bags equal 1 item).

Items not accepted include: white goods/appliances (whether freon has been drained or not, Missouri Law prohibits white goods/appliances in MO landfills), hazardous waste (flammable, corrosive, explosive, toxic, or radioactive materials, including engine oil, fuel tanks, paint, fluorescent light bulbs, etc.), automotive batteries, tires, compressed gas cylinders, riding lawnmowers, glass panels where any dimension exceeds four feet, yard waste, brush, or tree limbs, rocks, bricks, or concrete, latex or oil-based paint, fertilizer, pesticide, solvent, construction material larger than 4x4, roofing material, loose flooring materials, or railroad ties, liquid waste, solid waste and recycling materials that are collected as part of regular service, and any waste or material that is prohibited from being received, managed, or disposed of at a landfill.

Find your pickup day by entering your address into the City’s INTERACTIVE MAP.

Brian Watts contributed to this story.