在美国，大家都知道不可以随便丢弃如家具等的大型垃圾。往往扔个大型废弃垃圾得打电话预约垃圾回收公司，让他们上门搬走，有时会被要求缴纳一定费用。

但是在很多城市，也会有固定时间，政府提供免费上门回收大型垃圾的服务。Overland Park市在十月份就会分地区分批回收居民大型垃圾。今年回收区域是Antioch街以西区域（2017年回收的是Antioch街以东）。今年回收垃圾的具体日期和地块划分是：

被接受回收的大型垃圾（最多五件）有：

• Furniture.

• Mattresses, which will be recycled. （此项目需网上填表，网址见下）

• White goods such as appliances like refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and clothes dryers. Only one refrigerator per household will be accepted.

• Electronic items, such as televisions, computers, or monitors.

• Lawnmowers, which must be empty of any fuel or oil.

• Carpeting, up to four-foot-long rolls that are securely tied, less than 50 pounds in weight. Two rolls count as one item.

不被接受回收的大型垃圾有：

• Hazardous waste including flammable, explosive/reactive, corrosive/caustic, toxic/poisonous, radioactive or biologically active.

• Automotive battery, engine oil or fuel tank.

• Tires.

• Compressed gas cylinders.

• Glass panels where any dimension exceeds four feet.

• Wood fencing and decking materials.

• Yard waste.

• Latex or oil-based paint.

• Fertilizer, pesticide, solvent.

• Liquid waste.

• Solid waste and recycling material that are collected as part of regular curbside service.

• Any waste or material that is prohibited from being received, managed or disposed of at a landfill.

• Riding lawnmowers.

以下的建筑垃圾：

• Wood fencing

• Concrete building material, rocks and soil

• Construction or demolition materials including drywall, lumber and roofing material

• Rigid items exceeding four foot in length

 可带至Dennis Garrett Public Works facility（11300 W. 91st St.）from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. 丢弃

具体细则及区域地图请见官网：

https://www.opkansas.org/resident-resources/trash-and-recycling/bulky-item-pickup/

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