Contact our office at (913) 715-6900 for an appointment or schedule
on-line
here. Visit
Household Hazardous Materials to learn more about the program.
Where is the Hazardous Materials Collection Facility located?
The dropoff site is located in northeast Mission off 1-35 and Lamar. Directions to the
facility will be given when an appointment is made.
Is there someone on your staff who could help me with a question regarding mold?
Please visit the
mold section on our Air Quality page first. There is information there regarding
health effects, clean up, and consulting services for abatement. Mold is not regulated and all our
department can do is provide advice. If it is an issue with property damage from something like a
broken pipe, leaking roof or flooding basement, contact your landlord or your city's Codes Officers.
Can your department do anything about a horrible odor coming from the business next door?
You will need to speak to Mike Boothe, our Air Quality Program Manager, regarding this matter.
Please call (913) 715-6939.
Where can I get rid of Styrofoam, paperboard, magazines, glass, etc?
If you participate in a recycling program through your trash pickup, you can put the magazines and
glass in your recycling bin. If not, you can take the magazines, glass, and paperboard to
Overland Park Community Recycling Center, 11921 Hardy in OP.
See their
brochure. Large pieces of Styrofoam and the Styrofoam peanuts can be disposed
of at all Johnson County Mail Boxes, Etc. (913-492-8588). Please call to check on times.
Where are you located and how do I get to your office?
Our office is located at 11811 S. Sunset Drive. Sunset Drive is off
Ridgeview and is just north of the intersection of 119th and Ridgeview
in Olathe. Click here for more
complete directions and a map.
What do I have to do to obtain a septic permit? Cost?
First, you will need to speak to one of our staff members and then arrange for a soil profile to be
done. A completed application, along with the $330 fee, must be submitted before the analysis can be
scheduled. A soil profile analysis is performed to determine the suitability of the soil for absorption
and treatment of the effluent. A permit to install a private sewage disposal system is issued after a
plan review has been completed. The permit applicant will be contacted when the permit is ready. A permit
fee of $280 must be paid at the time the permit is issued. Visit
Commercial and Residential On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems to learn more about our program.
Can your department help me with a rat/roach problem?
Actually, the Environmental Department has no enforcement authority to address this problem.
We suggest that you contact either your landlord, city (ask for the codes enforcement officer),
or call an exterminator.
Do we have to make an appointment just to dump trash at the Hazardous Materials Collection Facility?
Why do I have to make an appointment?
The Household Hazardous Materials Facility does not take regular trash -- call your waste hauler for
that information. The facility now has a security gate at the entrance; unless your name is listed, you
will not be allowed to enter. Also, appointments at the Hazardous Materials Collection Facility are
made to control the amount of hazardous materials brought to the facility.
Sewage is surfacing in my neighbor's yard and creating a bad odor. What can I do?
You will need to contact Janet Wooton, Registered Environmental Health Specialist, at the Environmental
Department. All complaints are kept confidential. Please call
(913) 715-6900.
Can anyone in your department help me with a sewer smell in my house?
You will need to speak to Roger Harmon regarding this matter. Please call (913) 715-6900.
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