Volume 40 - Issue 52 - December 30, 2021
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Public Notice
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has reviewed an application to establish an e-waste reclamation and recycling facility sent by Adams Cable Equipment. The proposed facility would be located at 9700 Widmer Rd., Lenexa, Kansas. Adams Cable Equipment proposes to accept end of life e-waste for processing into raw materials by shredding, separation, and sorting. No more than 1,000,000 pounds of scrap and 250,000 pounds of processed material will be stored on-site at any given time. It is estimated the facility will process up to 12 million pounds of material each year with up to 90% being refurbished, tested, and sold for reuse. The remaining 10% of material is considered end of life and will be processed or sent downstream to an approved vendor for commodity recovery. Adams Cable Equipment will collect telecom equipment including modems, routers, set top boxes, DTAs, line gear, and remotes, and information technology hardware including computers, laptops, servers, monitors, network switches, and printers. Adams Cable Equipment will accept, but not process, end of life products including CRT monitors, LED/LCD/Plasma displays, laptops, batteries, toner/ink cartridges, phones and tablets with integrated batteries, UPS backup systems, printers, cables and wiring, power supplies, and audio/video equipment.
The Johnson County Commissioners have certified that the application described herein is consistent with the county’s solid waste management plan. The City of Lenexa has certified that the application is consistent with local land use and restrictions and zoning. KDHE has reviewed the application and found it to be in conformance with state solid waste statutes and regulations.
KDHE is providing public notice of its intent to issue a permit to Adams Cable Equipment for the proposed e-waste reclamation and recycling center described herein. A copy of the administrative record, which includes the draft permit and all information regarding this permit action, is available for public review until January 30, 2022, during normal business hours at the following location:
Lenexa Public Library, City Center
8778 Penrose Ln.
Lenexa, KS 66219
Additionally, the application form with primary permit information is available for public viewing at http://www.kdheks.gov/waste/p_pubnot_sw.html. Anyone wishing to comment on the draft permit information should submit written statements no later than January 30, 2022 to Cody Nichols, Environmental Specialist, Solid Waste Processing Unit at Cody.Nichols2@ks.gov. After consideration of all comments received, the director of the Division of Environment will make a final decision to issue the permit. Notice of the decision will be given to anyone who submitted written comments during the comment period and to those who requested notice of the final permit decision.
Janet Stanek
Acting Secretary
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