Trash & Recycling in Oklahoma (2026)

Broken Arrow leaves collection frequency to the city manager and city council, while private haulers under contract…

Lawton's refuse crews must handle every cart carefully and re-secure any lid they open, and subscribers must keep their…

Midwest City requires all garbage and rubbish set out for collection to be in enclosed containers, and gives residents…

Norman collects municipal solid waste once a week in City-supplied roll-out carts, one cart per pickup unless the…

Oklahoma City requires curbside trash and recycling carts to be set out no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the evening before…

Tulsa requires trash and recycling carts to sit curbside from 5 p.m. the day before pickup until 6 a.m. on collection…

Broken Arrow requires trash and recycling carts to sit in one accessible curbside spot, clear of cars, mailboxes, and…

Lawton requires the City-owned 95-gallon cart to sit at the curb with handles facing away from the street, set out no…

Midwest City requires trash and recycling carts at the curbline no earlier than 7 p.m. the day before collection and no…

Norman requires roll-out solid waste carts to sit within two feet of the curb or alleyside, with two feet of clearance…

Oklahoma City residents must set trash and recycling carts at the curb no earlier than 7 p.m. the night before…

Tulsa residents must place solid waste and recycling carts curbside no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before collection…

The Oklahoma Solid Waste Management Act under Title 27A O.S. Sections 2-10-101 through 2-10-901 universally governs…

Broken Arrow's trash service covers normal household and yard waste at the standard rate, but bulky items like…

Lawton picks up bulky waste from one- and two-family homes once a month, free up to four cubic yards and for a fee up…

Norman schedules bulk item pickup separately from regular trash: cardboard must be flattened and bundled, other refuse…

OKC collects bulky waste curbside up to 4 cubic yards free; extra yardage costs $14.59 per yard, and items must be set…

Tulsa residents must call the city to schedule bulky waste pickup, which is capped at eight cubic yards and carries a…

Oklahoma charges a statewide used tire recycling fee on every tire sold or registered, $2.90 for a standard automobile…

Broken Arrow requires residents to place recyclables in the city-issued cart for collection on their assigned service…

Lawton has no citywide curbside recycling collection ordinance; instead, anyone who places a recycling bin outdoors in…

Midwest City requires a separate recycling cart for every residence, with mandatory curbside participation and fines up…

Norman requires every residential property in the urban service area to recycle using containers the City or its…

Oklahoma City limits curbside recycling to urban collection residences: recyclables go in the City-issued cart, kept…

Tulsa's voluntary residential recycling program requires materials to go loosely into the authority-issued recycling…

Edmond doesn't mandate recycling, but once you put recyclables at the curb or in a city bin, they become city property…

Lawton suspends refuse pickup for commercial and industrial utility accounts on City holidays, but residential and…

Oklahoma City observes nearly every public holiday for trash collection, but crews still run on the day after…

Dumping trash or hazardous waste on another person's property without permission is unlawful in Midwest City…

Dumping manure, garbage, rubbish, debris, or junk on public or private land in Edmond, or within a half mile of city…

Dumping trash, junk or debris on public or private property in Oklahoma City is a criminal offense, fined up to $1,200…

Broken Arrow bans dumping garbage, trash, or refuse on streets, alleys, sidewalks, or private property unless it's…

Lawton makes it a misdemeanor to dump more than four cubic feet of garbage, trash or debris on public property, on…

Norman bars anyone from pulling waste out of garbage receptacles or hauling refuse through city streets except to a…

Tulsa makes it unlawful to dump garbage, trash, or debris on public property or someone else's private property without…

Broken Arrow residents must bag yard waste in clear 30-gallon bags and bundle brush into four-foot sections at the…

Lawton defines yard waste as grass, weed, and leaf trimmings and garden waste from single-family and duplex yards, not…

Midwest City residents get four free special brush and yard-waste pickups per calendar year at $55 per half hour; a…

Norman collects bagged or canned yard waste once a week, placed within seven feet of the curb, with limits of 35…

Oklahoma City requires small yard waste bagged in your City cart, while tree limbs and branches go out separately in…

Tulsa collects curbside yard waste weekly alongside regular trash, but grass, weeds and leaves must be bagged and brush…

Broken Arrow requires refuse dumpsters at commercial, mixed-use and multi-family properties to sit inside a 6- to…

Commercial and multi-family refuse enclosures in Edmond must be screened on all four sides, sized at least 12 by 12…

Lawton requires every dumpster or refuse container to sit on a 6-inch concrete pad inside a fence or wall at least 6…

Midwest City requires every commercial establishment to keep an approved, city-furnished sanitation container in a…

Norman limits roll-off and portable storage containers to 30 days without a building permit and 14 days on a…

OKC zoning bans dumpsters in front yards citywide and requires 3-sided opaque screening plus a 25-foot setback from…

Tulsa's zoning code restricts where dumpsters can sit on commercial property: no sidewalk, parking, hydrant, or setback…

Broken Arrow requires every single-family and two-family household to sign up for the city's garbage and trash…

Every occupied property in Edmond must sign up for the city's trash service, and pickup frequency and the schedule…

Every occupant in Lawton must notify the City and request refuse pickup service, and service is effectively mandatory…

Every owner or occupant of property in Midwest City must sign up for city garbage service and pay the monthly charge; a…

Norman requires every owner or occupant to use City-supplied roll-out carts and collects municipal solid waste once a…

Oklahoma City collects bagged waste from City-issued carts on your assigned weekly route day. Every public holiday…

Tulsa residents choose curbside, backyard, or extended backyard pickup with once- or twice-weekly collection, using…

Beyond the licensing step, Lawton sets exact siting rules for recycling bins: none in an R-1 or R-2 zoning district or…

Midwest City requires every residential customer to use a separate recycling cart alongside their trash cart, and…

Norman residents in the urban area must use City-supplied recycling containers for a defined list of materials…

Oklahoma City gives one City-issued recycling cart to each urban residence; recyclables must be set out separately from…

Tulsa requires recyclables loose in the city-issued cart with the lid fully closed; anything outside the cart or any…