Johnson County cities grow frustrated with trash pickup delays — sometimes lasting weeks

Republic Services is back in the hot seat with Overland Park, Shawnee, Lenexa and Prairie Village residents, with some residents going without trash pickup for weeks. Two of the cities have fined the waste management company, but none so far have severed their contracts.
Johnson Countians are once again experiencing trash pickup delays.

Less than a year after widespread Republic Services delays, some residents in Johnson County’s biggest cities are still seeing trash sit on curbs for weeks on end.

Republic Services is back in the hot seat with Overland Park, Shawnee, Lenexa and Prairie Village residents.

“We acknowledge that these areas have experienced delays and are working with our customers to remedy the situation,” Republic Services Media Relations said in a statement to the Post. “We are committed to our customers and to ensuring uninterrupted service moving forward.”

Here’s what the trash pickup delay issue looks like in Johnson County.