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Landfill
LOCATION
The Ellsworth County C & D
Landfill is located
at 1415 Ave I outside Ellsworth. The hours are Monday-Wednesday and
Friday 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Closed Thursdays and Sundays.
PRICING
Please see the
PRICE LIST
on this website for landfill prices.
NEWS
Recycling can be dropped off
at the Landfill anytime during regular business hours.
Yard waste, limbs, and used oil are all taken FREE OF CHARGE at the
landfill.
Household
Hazardous Waste Disposal
The Ellsworth County
Landfill does not accept household hazardous waste. Ellsworth
County residents can dispose of their household waste (HHW) at the Salina
Hazardous Waste Facility; located at 315 E. Elm St. in Salina. You can drop
off a maximum of 5 gal. per week and the waste must be from individuals, no
businesses.
Hours:
Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. And, the 1st. Saturday of the month
from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
Phone: (785)
309-5750
Website:
http://www.salina-ks.gov/content/126/198/820/default.aspx (This
website is very helpful when determining if a product is considered
hazardous waste or not).
Residents of the
cities of Kanopolis, Holyrood and Wilson can only dispose of their HHW at
the Barton County Landfill located at: NE 30 Rd. in Great Bend. Please call
them for more information.
Hours: M-F
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. And, Sat. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phone: (620)
793-1898
Another helpful
website is:
http://www.kdheks.gov/kdsi/main_pg9.html
COMPOSTING
There is an easy way to enrich your soil and make you
vegetable and flower gardens grow. Compost.
Compost is decomposing organic materials such as
leaves, grass clippings, and fruit and vegetable scraps.
Minerals found in compost are valuable plant nutrients
that will help enrich the soil and promote your plant growth.
If you would like to make your own compost it could
save you time and money. No more trips to the landfill with leaves and grass
clippings and it is much cheaper than buying chemical fertilizers.
Items that make good compost:
- Grass clippings
- Leaves
- Flowers and weeds (avoid weeds that spread by
runners, such as bindweed or bermuda grass)
- Old plants and potting soil
- Twigs, wood scraps, and sawdust
- Vegetable and fruit scraps (bury deep in the pile
to deter animals)
- Bread and grains
- Coffee filters, coffee grounds, and used tea bags
- Egg shells and nuts
Items that DO NOT make good compost:
- Meat, fish and dairy products
- Cooking oil or oily food scraps
- Insect-infested plants
- Pet feces
- Large tree branches
- Pressure treated, painted or preserved lumber
Compost can also be used for mulch. It will reduce
water, reduce weeds, and keep the soil at the proper temperature.
If your compost starts to smell bad, turn it over.
Click on the link below for more information about
composting.
http://www.kdheks.gov/kdsi/compost.html
If you are interested in a more environmentally
friendly approach to gardening, but you don’t want to make your own compost,
just bring a bucket out to the landfill and pick up some compost from our
compost pile.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions
please direct them to either the Landfill at
472-4794 or the Noxious Weed Department at 472-3132.
Noxious Weed
LOCATION
The Noxious Weed Department
is located at
501 W. 13th St. Ellsworth Ks, 67439.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Director - Teresa Shute
Secretary - Tisha
Wacker
Helper - Jim Vanek
Phone # :
(785)-472-3132.
Fax # : (785)-472-3008
Email:
ewweed_08@sbcglobal.net
NEWS
Chemicals are being sold for
noxious weeds to the general public.
We are now cost sharing on
chemical prices.
Online access to chemical
labels can be found at:
http://www.cdms.net/manuf/manuf.asp
This site is very easy to navigate, just enter the
chemical name in the search box and click SEARCH. You click on Label and you
can view all of the safety information, the rates at which to use the
chemical, and any restrictions for grazing and slaughter animals. This is a
large database that includes many chemicals.
Private and Commercial Pesticide Applicators
Kansas Law requires that applicators of Restricted Use
Pesticides keep proper records of the chemicals being used, the chemical EPA
#, location where chemical is being applied and weather conditions.
Recordkeeping forms can be picked up in our office or
found online at:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/science/prb/prbforms.htm
WEED IDENTIFICATION
  
Our office also provides Weed
Identification.
Just bring in a live specimen
and we will do our best to identify it for you.
KSU Research and Extension
has a terrific website for viewing the following:
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/weedmanagement/weedid.asp
WEED CONTROL AND
SPRAYING
The Noxious Weed Dept. sprays
240 miles of county roads every year for noxious weeds.
Townships are sprayed on a
first come first serve basis. So if your township would like to be sprayed,
please come in early and sign up to get to the top of the list for 2007.
*** Please note we already
have a few Townships signed up at this time.
Townships may contact us to
spray their roads for the price of the chemicals
used and labor for the truck. Please call: 785-472-3132 for further information.
Helpfull information
A little Q & A
Q: How do I kill Bindweed, Dandelions and
Henbit on my lawn without hurting the grass?
A: Use a mix of 1-1.5 oz. 2,4-D Amine per 1
gallon of water. *Please use caution near flower or vegetable gardens, this
chemical can harm them!
Q: What chemical can I use to keep weeds and
grass out of sidewalk cracks?
A: 1 oz. of Roundup diluted in 1 gallon of
water will work, but don't forget that Roundup is a contact killer. This
means that it will kill anything that it touches, so please be careful !!
Q: Can I use 2,4-D LV in town?
A: Absolutely not!!! This chemical drifts
and will cause damage to yours and your neighbor's yards. 2,4-D Amine is a
much safer choice for in-town use.
*** Please send us your questions and we
will do our best to answer them and post them on our webpage.
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