Exercise equipment removal
in Independence.

Independence asks households to contract their own collection and then fills the gaps itself. The city states that it does not provide residential trash service, publishes seven licensed haulers with phone numbers and lets each set its own rates, and then runs a Drop-Off Depot on the second Saturday of each month from April through October at 875 S. Vista Avenue, where the charge follows the vehicle rather than the load: 30 dollars for a car, 40 for a pick-up, van or SUV, 50 for a trailer of eight feet or less and 60 for a longer trailer, with appliances at 20 dollars each, tires at 5 dollars each while there are fewer than five, and batteries and lawnmowers free. Once a year the city also runs a cleanup week with district by district curbside bulky pickup days, three neighborhood dumpsters open to any resident with proof of residency, and a one-time free bulky item pickup by appointment for single-family homes and buildings of six or fewer units, limited to five items per appointment with spots that are limited and with every item required to be listed in advance. The two routes are not interchangeable: the free pickup takes the bed, the furniture, the appliances, the carpet, the sinks and the bicycles, while refrigerant appliances, tires, brush, dirt, stumps, lawn mowers, demolition and construction waste, televisions and household chemicals are prohibited there and, where the city says so, accepted at the depot instead. Household chemicals go to the regional program coordinated by the MARC solid waste district: the city event on Saturday April 25 at Walnut and Liberty, the Kansas City facility on 4707 Deramus Street, the Lee's Summit facility on 2101 SE Hamblen Road, or one of ten mobile events across the region in 2026, all free to members of participating communities with proof of residency and residential waste only. Electronics are refused everywhere in the city, including televisions at the depot and monitors at the free pickup, so a screen has to go to one of the regional drop-off recycling sites the district lists for Independence. City trash and cleanup page stating that the city does not provide residential trash service, listing the seven licensed haulers with phone numbers, describing the Drop-Off Depot location, dates, hours, residency and payment requirements and tarping rule, giving the vehicle based price table and the tire, appliance, battery and lawnmower pricing, listing the accepted and not accepted items and directing hazardous waste and recycling questions elsewhereIndeCleanup page with the district by district curbside bulk pickup dates, the three neighborhood dumpster locations, the free and fee depot days, the one-time free bulky item pickup limited to five items for single-family homes and buildings of six or fewer units, the accepted and prohibited item lists, the placement and preparation rules including carpet sizing, the refrigerant identification guidance and the reasons items are refusedCity curbside bulky item page stating that IndeCleanup registration is not open and that residents should review the pickup guidelines while they wait, and that pickup spots are limited and first come first servedCity household hazardous waste page with the 2026 city collection event date, the accepted and not accepted material lists, the regional program membership with the MARC solid waste district, the Kansas City and Lee's Summit permanent facilities with addresses, phone numbers and hours, and the 2026 mobile event listCity events listing for the 2026 hazardous waste collection giving the street address of the Walnut and Liberty parking lot, the free of charge statement for members of participating communities, the proof of residency requirement and the residential only ruleRegional district page for Independence stating that solid waste collection is through private subscription, listing the subscription haulers, the free recycling drop-off centers, the yard waste drop-off locations and the household hazardous waste facilities