Johnson County Landfill
Johnson County Landfill has served businesses and municipalities throughout the Kansas City metro area since 1967. Located at Interstate 435 and Holiday Drive in Shawnee, Kansas, Johnson County Landfill provides safe and environmentally responsible waste disposal services to a growing region.
The landfill's total property consists of approximately 850 acres, of which approximately 500 acres is permitted for waste disposal. The landfill also includes a separate 27-acre facility for processing yard waste. The landfill is engineered with environmental protection systems that compiles the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for municipal solid waste landfills, including, but not limited to, the following systems: engineered liners and covers, leachate collection and removal, landfill gas collection and control.
In addition, Johnson County Landfill contains an on-site gas recovery facility that converts landfill gas, a natural by-product of waste decomposition, into natural gas that is then used to heat and cool more than 5,000 area homes every day thereby providing a locally created renewable source of energy.
If you have any questions about Johnson County Landfill, contact us at: contactjcl@wm.com..