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plexes. The city uses an automated system in which drivers remain in their trucks, so waste must be placed inside the Dumpster and not to the side. The charges for each residential unit shall be $19.25 per month in accordance with the billing rules established by ordinance for payment of utility bills. Residential units utilizing the individual roll-out refuse containers shall be considered residential, and shall be billed accordingly. Those residential units requesting additional individual roll-out refuse containers shall be charged an additional fee of $9.60 per month per each additional refuse container. Multiple family units shall be billed $16 per unit per month. The charges to be paid by each commercial unit for the collection, hauling, and disposal of refuse shall be fixed at $12 per month per cubic yard collected weekly in accordance with the following schedule of charges: The following materials or substances shall be prohibited from being placed in city refuse containers: • All building contractor waste • All household hazardous waste liquids (paints, oil, petroleum, etc) • All medical service waste generated through human or animal care through inpatient or outpatient services • All unprocessed animal matter intended for consumption by animals, but not yet processed • All wash rack residue, earth, grass from commercial or owner power raking, sod, tree trimmings greater than two inches diameter or longer than four feet, concrete, and bricks More information about solid waste guidelines is available from the Garden City Public Works Department at 276-1260.
Recycling The city of Garden City operates a recycling program with drop-off trailers and cardboard containers at the these locations: • City of Garden City Recycle Center, 125 J.C. St., P.O. Box 998, Garden City KS 67846, (620) 2761260, publicworks@garden-city. org
The center is open noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, with staff available to sort materials. The recycling center also features a 24-hour drop-off location. Other drop-off trailers: • Westlake Ace Hardware parking lot, 1210 Fleming St. • Garden City Auto Parts — NAPA, 1402 Buffalo Jones Ave. • Pershing Manor, near Third Street and Kansas Avenue • Esquivel Soccer Field, Mary Street and Pearly Jane Avenue • Ron’s Market, 106 N. Jones Ave., Holcomb Materials accepted at the drop-off trailers include paper products (sort the paper accordingly and bag), plastic containers marked with No. 1 or No. 2, aluminum cans and tin cans. Containers should be clean. Magazines, newspaper and paper products may be put in the paper products bin as long as they are bagged separately or bound together.
Driver’s license The Finney County driver’s license office, 2506 Johns St., can be reached at 276-8411. The office is open 7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Anyone who has never been licensed must complete the following requirements: • Present acceptable proof of identity, proof of citizenship and proof of residency (list of acceptable documents is available at www.ksrevenue.org or at the local license bureau) • Have no canceled, suspended or revoked licenses in other states • Pass a vision examination • Pass all written exams • Pass a driving exam (vehicle provided by the applicant) • Pay applicable fees ($8 for photo, $3 for exams and an additional $12 to $24 depending on license class and length) Drivers who already have a valid out-of-state license must present proof of identity and residency; not be canceled, suspended, or revoked in any state; pass a vision exam and pay applicable fees, but if the license still is current, they do not have to pass written or driving exams. If an out-of-state license expired one year ago or less, applicants also must pass a written exam, and if it expired more than a year ago, they also must pass a driving exam. No one transferring a license may have canceled, suspended or revoked licenses in
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Kenny Wilms moves a container full of paper past a pit at the Garden City Recycling Center, 125 J.C. St. The pit is used as part of a dumping station with a conveyer belt system to the baling machine at the facility.
Recycling locations Aluminum cans: • Eastside Iron - 276-3189 • Garden City Recycle Center (donations only) - 276-1260 Appliances: • Garden City Iron & Metal - 277-0227 Grocery Bags: • Community Day Care (plastic) - 275-5757 • Emmaus House (plastic and paper) - 275-2008 • Walmart (plastic only) - 275-0775 Lead/Acid Batteries: • Eastside Iron - 276-3189 • Walmart (with purchase of new battery) - 275-0775 • Garden City Iron and Metal - 277-0227 Motor Oil • Oil Alley - 275-4046 Old Clothing and Shoes: • United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries - 275-1766 • Methodist Church Clothing Center - 275-6039 • Goodwill Industries - 275-1007 • Salvation Army Thrift Store - 276-4027 Plastic Containers (Clean): • Community Day Care (any kind of plastic container) - 275-5757 • Emmaus House (containers with lids i.e. butter tubs, Cool Whip tubs) - 275-2008 Scrap Metal: • Eastside Iron - 276-3189 • Garden City Iron & Metal - 277-0227 any other state. The Finney County treasurer can renew and replace most types of Kansas driver’s licenses at the Finney County Administrative Center, 311 N. Ninth St. The office can be reached at 276-3527. For more information about
obtaining a Kansas driver’s license, go to the local license office or the Kansas Department of Revenue website at www. ksrevenue.org. Questions can be emailed to driver_license@kdor. state.ks.us. See Services, Page 19
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