Junk removal costs in Kansas City

Kansas City is a two-state metro, so the first question for a cleanout is which side of the state line you're on.

On the Missouri side, the City of Kansas City runs a bulky item pickup by appointment for single-family homes and buildings of six units or fewer. Book it online or through 311. One appointment covers up to 15 items, and no single item can weigh more than 500 pounds. List every piece when you book, because anything not on the appointment won't be collected. Items go within 3 feet of the curb, no earlier than 3 p.m. the day before and no later than 7 a.m. on pickup day. Set something out the wrong way and it can earn a violation notice and stay at the curb. If the crew misses you, report it within one business day.

Across the line in Johnson County, Kansas, household hazardous waste goes to the county's facility on Mastin Street in Overland Park. It's by appointment, for county residents only, and you stay in your car while staff unload the paint and chemicals. It doesn't take electronics, though Olathe takes them from its own residents at its own facility.

The Missouri city's bulky pickup won't come to a Kansas address, so on that side, start with your own city's trash rules.