Marisa Burger
★★★★★
Awesome job. Timely and efficient.I would recommend the bin wranglers for trash bin cleaning!
Everything We Do in Great Bend, Kansas
We run trash pickup from $27 a month, quarterly bin cleaning, junk removal at $40 a cubic yard and commercial dumpsters out of Great Bend. This is the only town we run the weekly route in.
Weekly Trash Pickup in Great Bend, KS
Trash pickup is $27 a month once a week, or $37 twice a week.
We bring you a 95-gallon bin and it stays yours while you're on service. On your day we come get it from where it sits, empty it, and put it back where it was, not out at the curb.
Extra bags beside the bin are free if it's less than a bin's worth. A full bin's worth on top is $5 and a big item like a desk or a mattress is $5. If you need a pickup between your regular days, that's $10, and we'll do it for people who aren't customers too.
No contract and no sign-up fee. Billing goes out on the 1st and is due by the 15th.
Tired of Smelly Garbage Cans in Great Bend?
We deep clean your bin 4 times a year, and it's in the $27 a month.
A trash bin sits beside the garage through a Kansas summer with whatever has been in it.
So we built the cleaning into the service. At the start of every quarter we clean the bin for every Great Bend pickup customer, and it's part of the $27.
We rinse it, scrub it with our own sanitizing blend, and pressure wash it clean, to get rid of 99.9% of the germs and bacteria. We take the dirty water to a waste treatment site.
Junk Removal in Great Bend, KS
$40 a cubic yard, $32 if it's already at the curb.
Most of our junk work is here. Garage cleanouts are the common one, and the other half is a family emptying a house out after somebody has died or moved into care. We've done offices and storage rooms too, the kind where a room gets carried out to bare carpet in an afternoon.
Scrap is free here because we're in town. If the load is all metal we can run it straight to the yard, so an old fridge, a length of pipe or a recliner costs you nothing to get rid of.
If you'd rather carry it out yourself, put it at the curb and you pay twenty percent less.
Rebecca Quigley
★★★★★
Bin Wranglers were so easy to work with! Easy to schedule and gave me a great deal on picking up my junk. I honestly wish I had reached out sooner.
Lloyd Holl
★★★★★
I was skeptical at first but my trash bin smells amazing now! Thanks bin wranglers! 10/10. Highly recommend!
About Great Bend, Barton County
Great Bend is home. It's the Barton County seat, about 14,700 people, at the junction of US 56 and US 281 on the north side of the Arkansas River, at the big bend in the river. The town's name is from that bend. Cheyenne Bottoms is six miles northeast, and you can see the grain elevators from well outside town.
Most of what we do happens here. Bins go out Monday through Friday depending on the street, we roll the bins ourselves, and the deep clean every three months is part of the price. We also do junk removal and commercial dumpsters in town, and we'll take scrap metal off your hands for free if the load is all metal.
We'll come get the bin from beside the house or behind it, empty it, and put it back where it was, and that's on every account. All we need is to be able to reach it, so if it sits behind a fence we need the gate open and the dogs in, and if it sits in the garage we need the garage open when we come by. If you put extra out beside the bin, anything under a bin's worth is free and a full bin's worth is $5.
Great Bend Houses and the Cleanouts We Do
Great Bend has a lot of rental housing: about 43% of homes are rented, and about 17% are vacant. We do move-out cleanouts between tenants, and we clear empty houses before they go up for sale.
Half the homes in town were built before 1960, and the median home has 5.7 rooms. A house that age often has a basement and a detached garage, and we carry things up the stairs and out of the garage ourselves.
Figures: U.S. Census ACS 2019–2023.
Recent Movers and Downsizing in Great Bend
Of the seven towns we have pages for, Great Bend has the most recent movers: about 39% of households moved into their home in 2018 or later. A move is a common time to clear out a garage or a basement. If you're working toward a closing date, tell us when you call, since we're usually booked about a month out.
Nearly one in five people here is 65 or older, and in about 14% of households someone that age lives alone. When a parent moves into care or into a smaller place, we clear the house and do all the lifting.
Figures: U.S. Census ACS 2019–2023.
Trash Service Rules and the Barton County Landfill
Great Bend doesn't run a city trash service. The city licenses private garbage and refuse collectors, publishes the list every year, and residents pick a hauler off it. The 2025 to 2026 list has eight companies on it. We're one of them.
The self-haul option is the Barton County Landfill at 350 NE 30 Road, a mile east of the college. It's open Monday through Friday 8 to 5 and Saturday 8 to 4, and it's closed on holidays and severe-windy days. Loads have to be covered and tied down on the drive out. That's Kansas law, K.S.A. 8-1906, and you'll pay an extra 50 percent at the landfill for any load that isn't secured.
| The load | Hauling it yourself | On our end |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly household trash | To haul it yourself, you cover the load, go during gate hours and wait in the scale line. | Picked up every week. We roll the bin out and put it back. |
| A garage cleanout | You load it, tarp it and unload it at the landfill, and make as many trips as you need. | We carry it out and it goes in one trip. |
| Furniture and mattresses | Accepted at the landfill if you can get them there. | Part of a normal junk load. |
The hauler list is on the City of Great Bend site. Landfill hours and the accepted-items list are at Barton County Solid Waste.
Great Bend Census Figures
| Measure | Great Bend | In practice |
|---|---|---|
| Median year built | 1959 | Houses from the 1950s often have a basement, a detached garage, or both, and we start cleanouts in those. |
| Median home value | $118,700 | The work here is hauling and cleanouts. |
| Housing units | 7,198 | There are enough streets for a route five days a week. |
Great Bend's ZIP code is 67530.
Figures: U.S. Census ACS 2019–2023.
Towns Near Great Bend We Also Cover
We cover about 50 miles out of Great Bend. See every town we serve.
Great Bend Questions, Answered
How much is trash pickup in Great Bend?
$27 a month for once a week and $37 for twice a week. The 95-gallon bin, us bringing it up and putting it back, and the deep clean every three months are all in that price.
Do you come get the bin from the house in Great Bend?
Yes, on every account. Leave it where it normally sits. We need to be able to reach it, so an unlocked gate and the dogs in if it's fenced, or the garage open if you keep it in there.
How often do you clean the bins in Great Bend?
Every three months, at the start of each quarter, and it's included with pickup.
Can I get a dumpster for a job at my business in Great Bend?
Yes. We have commercial dumpsters in 1.5, 2 and 3 yard sizes and we'll empty them anywhere from once a week to every day. We run them for restaurants, apartments, churches, a couple of animal hospitals and an economic development center around town.
Do you do office and commercial cleanouts in Great Bend?
We do. A packed storage room or office can usually be cleared and swept in a day. Call and describe the room and we'll tell you the price.
Do you charge for scrap metal in Great Bend?
Not in town. If the load is all metal we'll come get it for nothing, because we recycle it. That includes fridges, pipe, sheet metal, metal siding, even a recliner.
Do I have to pick a licensed hauler in Great Bend?
The city licenses garbage and refuse collectors and keeps a current list, eight companies for 2025 to 2026. We're on it. Any licensed hauler can take your trash. Ours includes rolling the bin from the house and putting it back.
Can I take my own trash to the Barton County Landfill?
You can. It's at 350 NE 30 Road, open weekdays 8 to 5 and Saturday 8 to 4, closed holidays and severe-windy days. Tarp the load, or you'll pay an extra 50 percent.
Do you clear a house in Great Bend after a death in the family?
Yes. About 29% of Great Bend households include someone 65 or older, and clearing a house after a death or a move into care is a big part of our junk work. We sort it as we go and take usable furniture to Golden Belt Thrift Store or the Salvation Army.
Every price is on the pricing page. More answers are on the FAQ.
Need us in Great Bend?
Call (620) 314-8908 and tell us what you've got. You'll have a price on the phone.
