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Curbside Recycling Coming June 1

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer
Monday, April 25th, 2011, 12:57pm
Curbside Recycling Coming June 1

Independence residents will have the option of curbside recycling starting June 1.

“It is our design to have curbside recycling be the norm,” Mayor Don Reimal said at a ceremony on Friday – Earth Day – for a new drop-off facility at Ted’s Trash Service on Truman Road near the Maywood area. Read more...

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Independence Takes Proactive Approach to Recycling

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011, 4:54pm
Independence Takes Proactive Approach to Recycling

As the Kansas City area landfills are anticipated to fill up within the next decade, Independence is taking a proactive approach while still encouraging free enterprise trash collection.

The city of Independence, under the Mid-America Regional Council umbrella, is encouraging the 80/23 plan, which sets a goal of recycling or reusing 80 percent of waste and trash by 2023. During the monthly Independence Ministerial Alliance meeting Thursday, Public Works Administrator Dan McGraw outlined the importance of recycling – or what the city refers to as “waste diversion” – and what efforts have taken place in Independence. Read more...

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Independence: Deposit Your Junk

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010, 3:13pm

Independence's City Drop-Off Depot is held the second Saturday each month from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through March to November.  The drop off location is 875 Vista Avenue, off Truman Road, east of M-291.

  • Trash: Cars, $10
  • Vehicles Larger Than Car, $15
  • Trailers 8 Feet or Longer, $25
  • Brush: Limbs, Firewood, Bushes Stumps (No Leaves or Grass): $10 per load
  • Major Appliances: $15 Each
  • Batteries & Lawnmowers: Free
  • Tires: Car, $1; Mounted Car, $3
  • Truck, $4; Mounted Truck, $10
  • Farm/Tractor, $15


Residential vehicles only, no commercial. No vehicles larger than a pick-up truck. Proof of residency required. For more information, call (816) 325-7623.

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Father, Son Trek Thousands of Miles for Clean Water Cause

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer
Monday, August 16th, 2010, 1:35pm

By the time they're finished, a father and son hiking duo from Independence will have trekked 2,178 miles. Steven Spydell, 56, and his son, Matt, 18, will finish hiking the Apalachian Trail in late August.

The duo said they're hiking to raise money for Water for People, a group that works to provide clean water to communities in developing countries.

Steven, former president of the Missouri Water Environment Association, is passionate about the cause. And his son apparently is too, choosing to graduate a semester early from William Chrisman High School to make the five-month hike with his father.

To learn more about the team's adventure, click here.

 

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