Compost Your Food Waste in Lee’s Summit

Drop-Off Household Food Waste

We’re excited to announce a new way to compost your household food waste with Kansas City Composting – Lee’s Summit!

Bring your food waste in 3–5 gallon buckets to the Lee’s Summit Resource Recovery Park and drop it off for just $2 per bucket. This program offers a simple and sustainable way to keep food waste out of landfills and turn it into nutrient-rich compost.

Here’s what you need to know:

Participants are responsible for bringing their food waste to the drop-off site.
Drop off your waste Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Direct to compost – your food waste goes straight to the compost pile, keeping the process efficient and low-waste.
Know what to toss – check out our compostables list to learn what items are compost-friendly and what to leave out.

Let’s work together to reduce waste and create a greener Lee’s Summit!

COMPOSTABLES

The general rule of thumb is, IF IT GROWS, IT GOES. This includes all fruit and vegetable waste. Please remove any stickers that might be on your produce.

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are great for composting—just remember to remove produce stickers, rubber bands, and twist ties before tossing them in.

Dairy and Egg Shells

Dairy and egg shells can be composted. Egg shells do not need to be rinsed, just throw them in your tote.

Pasta, Grains, Bread

Pasta, grains, and bread are compostable—even cooked or leftover portions.

Coffee Grounds, Filters & Tea Bags

Coffee grinds and tea bags are fine to go into your tote. You can even include your coffee filters and no need to break up your tea bags, you can put those in bag, string, tag and all.

Table Scraps & Plate Scraping

Table scraps are welcome, but skip meats and don’t pour in oil or grease—a little oil on cooked food is fine, just avoid large amounts. When in doubt, toss it out to keep the compost clean and effective.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED

Recyclable Items

Anything that can be recycled—like plastic, glass, metal, or clean cardboard—should never go in the compost. This includes coated paper products like milk cartons or anything with heavy inks.

Glass, Styrofoam, Plastic, Metal

Glass, Styrofoam, plastic, and metal do not break down in compost.

Produce Bags, Produce Stickers

Remove produce bags, stickers, rubber bands, twist ties, bread tags, and produce netting before composting.

Grease, Oil, Meat

No grease, meat, bones, or seafood.
A little oil left on cooked veggies or pasta is okay.

Hazardous Waste

Hazardous waste, including pet waste, chemicals, and anything toxic, should never be composted.

Kansas City Composting—Lee's Summit

LEE'S SUMMIT

Kansas City Composting

2101 SE Hamblen Road
Lee’s Summit, MO 64082

(816) 761-3046

HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday Closed

ACCEPTANCE

Accepts clean vegetative yard waste, tree chips, brush and logs, unpainted and untreated pallets. Tip fees apply.

Now accepting residential food scraps for drop-off.