The Sewer Utility has 69 miles of collection lines and seven lift stations. The Wastewater plant is planning a major capital improvement in the near future to meet new federal EPA standards under the Clean Water Act. The City owns and operates it's own sanitation and landfill. Chanute was the first City to complete requirements for the new Subtitle D landfill, which opens in October and has a forty year life expectancy. Presently the landfill is operating at a deficit, due to the expense involved in meeting this regulation.
City offers a free composting and recycling program.