Shawnee County Landfill

Landfill

Topeka, KS

This landfill is closed (closed 1989).

Facility details

Address
9500 SW 21st Street
Topeka, KS 66618
Facility type
Landfill
Operator
Municipal
County
Shawnee County
EPA Region
7
Data sources
EPA LMOP Sep 2024
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA LMOP landfill data

Status
Closed
Opened / Closed
1976 / 1989
Ownership
Public · Shawnee County, KS
Landfill gas collection
No

Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024

About this facility

A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.

Nearby facilities

Nearest other landfill: McPherson Landfill Inc, Topeka — 11.0 mi

Area served

Serves Topeka, Auburn, Silver Lake, Rossville, Maple Hill, Wakarusa.

County context

One of 3 landfills in Shawnee County, KS.

ZIP 66618 population 10,113.

Kansas solid-waste agency: Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE)