Recycling
Contributing to a Greener Future Sunflower Diversified Services is located in Great Bend, Kansas. Sunflower Diversified Services has been serving adults & children with disabilities in the Barton, Pawnee, Rice, Rush and Stafford counties for over 54 years. Its mission is to advocate for, support and teach clients with developmental delays and/or disabilities to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as they desire. Their award-winning recycling operation sets the standard for Central and Western Kansas recyclers and provides a variety of employment opportunities for the
people they serve and the community. They offer regular pickups from area counties and businesses, as well as a convenient drop-off location at 5605 10th Street (Old Pro-Tint building) Great Bend. The material processing plant is located at 8823 4th Street in Great Bend where they sort and process all the recyclables into 1000lb to 2000lb bales. The bales are then picked up by Sonoco and sold and processed back into a finished item. In 2019 Sunflower processed 2 million pounds of recyclables and in 2020 processed a staggering 4 million pounds.
5605 10th St. - Great Bend 620-792-1321
Plastics Plastic Pop & Juice Bottles Plastic Milk Bottles (Rinse & Remove Lids) Plastic Grocery Bags
Glass Glass Jars & Bottles (Rinse & Remove Lids)
ITEMS ACCEPTED Paper Pastel Paper, Envelopes, Mailings, File Folders, Carbonless Forms Shredded Office Paper Typing & Copy Paper Adding Machine Tape Computer Paper Orange Bar, White Form Feed Green Bar, Blue Bar Construction Paper, Dark Paper Paper Board Boxes Gift Wrap (no foil) Paperbacks, Egg Cartons Paper Tubes, Phone Books, Brown Envelopes TV Guides, Digests
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Metals Aluminum Cans (Purchased or Donated) Pie Plates, Clean Foil, Misc. Steel or Tin Cans (Rinse) Misc. Metal
NOT ACCEPTED Magazines All Slick Paper Mailings Newspapers Corrugated Cardboard Brown Paper Bags Hard Backed Books
Carbon Paper Wax Paper Foil Coated Paper Plastic Food Containers Colored Plastic Containers Plastic Food Wrap Paper Towels
Photographs Motor Oil Containers Chemical Containers Window Glass Batteries HHW Containers Styrofoam