The city has two recycling drop off centers:

• 11921 Hardy
• 80th and Metcalf (behind O'Neill Honda)

The 80th Street location will be open until Dec. 31, 2008. It will be operated by Community Living Opportunities.

Overland Park is talking with other northeast Johnson County cities about a joint drop off facility after the CLO site closes in December.

11921 Hardy

Initially this center will accept:

• Newspaper - in brown paper grocery sacks, if possible; no plastic bags please!
• Magazines - catalogs, too!
• Junk mail - the paper stuff; no plastic bags please!
• Phone books
• Office paper - staples and paper clips are Ok.
• Glass food and beverage containers - no caps please; labels are Ok. Don't break your bottles as you'll need to sort them by color at the center.
• Aluminum and steel food and beverage cans - please rinse lightly. Labels are Ok.
• PETE No. 1 plastic bottles - such as those used for soft drinks, liquor, water, sports drinks, salad dressing, cooking oils, shampoo, window cleaner, mouthwash, etc; no caps please!
• HDPE No. 2 plastic containers with a neck - such as milk, juice, detergent and bleach bottles; no caps please.
• Corrugated cardboard - please break boxes down.
• Paperboard boxes - such as cereal and cake mix boxes; please break boxes down
• Scrap metal
• Compact fluorescent lightbulbs
• Aluminum foil
• Rechargeable batteries
• Toner/inkjet cartridges

Center DOES NOT accept: yogurt containers; margarine tubs; automotive product bottles, such as those from motor oil and gas treatments; or bottles that contained hazardous materials, such as pesticides or herbicides.

For a complete list of what can/can't be recycled, visit Bridging the Gap, a non-profit group who operates the center.

Volunteer and paid staff are available at the center to answer any questions or to help you with your recycling. To volunteer at the center, call 816/561-1090.

80th and Metcalf

The CLO facility will accept:

• Cans - steel and aluminum
• Corrugated cardboard - please break boxes down.
• Glass food and beverage containers - no caps please; labels are Ok. Don't break your bottles as you'll need to sort them by color at the center.
• Magazines - catalogs, too!
• Newspaper - in brown paper grocery sacks, if possible; no plastic bags please!
• Office paper - staples and paper clips are Ok.
• Paperboard boxes - such as cereal and cake mix boxes; please break boxes down
• Phonebooks
• PETE No. 1 plastic bottles - such as those used for soft drinks, liquor, water, sports drinks, salad dressing, cooking oils, shampoo, window cleaner, mouthwash, etc; no caps please!
• HDPE No. 2 plastic containers with a neck - such as milk, juice, detergent and bleach bottles; no caps please.

For more information, call 913/895-6273 or e-mail health@opkansas.org.