In the Spotlight

This part of our new website will be dedicated to featuring businesses or individuals who follow good environmental practices.  If you would like to see your business featured here, or if you would like to honor an individual for their best environmental efforts who give back to this community, please send information to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Metal Scrappers

The following individuals will come to your house to pick up all metal free of charge:

Kathy & Ronnie  354-1810

Blanche--640-5944   All appliances and metal, small charge for basements and inside pick ups. 

Bobby Harris  233-0104

Bernie Bower   235-5205

Best Buy, 1600 SW Wanamaker, 272-1353

Hours:   M-Thu., 10am-9pm, F-Sat., 10am-10pm, Sun., 10am-7pm Ni-Cd Batteries, nickel metal hydride batteries, lithium ion batteries, small sealed lead batteries (>2 lbs), rechargeable batteries, telephones, ink cartridges, televisions and computers with a $10 fee, but you receive a $10 gift card to the store.  

K-State Research and Extension Office 

1740 SW Western Avenue

Topeka, KS  66604-3095

785-232-0062  

K-State Research and Extension Office has free compost bins available.  They are for Shawnee County residents only and are available through their office, one per household ( not for resale ).  The Shawnee County Recycling Department supplies our participating nurseries with the compost bins.  Shawnee County residents come into our office between the hours of 8 to 5, Monday through Friday and fill out a sheet for the bin, take a copy of that to their participating nurseries.  

Soil tests - They also have a grant from the Shawnee County Conservation District that covers one lawn or garden routine soil test per fiscal year as long as the land is in Shawnee County and as long as the grant lasts.