Aug 20, 2024

Great Bend dealing with trash, dead animals dumped at compost

Posted Aug 20, 2024 12:27 AM

Great Bend Post

Issues at the compost site caused the City of Great Bend to release a press release Monday on the proper usage of the site south of town. Permitted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the compost site is only permitted to take trees, tree limbs, grass and leaves.

City Administrator Logan Burns said the compost site has been receiving banned material such as construction material, processed lumber, tires, household trash and even dead animals.

"Just a friendly reminder that only grass and tree limbs go out to that site," said Burns. "We do have cameras out there. They have already taken care of the illegal dumping issue that happened yesterday."

KDHE does make inspections to the city’s site and can fine or revoke the city’s permit for violations outside their permitted use.

The City of Great Bend has an ordinance that prohibits dumping materials at the compost site with fines associated with the violation. The city turns any information over to the Great Bend Police Department.