Midwest City, OK Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Set-out window
- 7 p.m. before to 7 a.m. day-of
- Return deadline
- 7 p.m. collection day
- Storage spot
- Within 5 ft of house
- Call-back fee
- $20
- Governing section
- § 18-25(c)
Summary
Midwest City requires trash and recycling carts at the curbline no earlier than 7 p.m. the day before collection and no later than 7 a.m. collection day, then returned to storage by 7 p.m. that evening.
Carts shall be placed for collection no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled collection and no later than 7:00 a.m. the day of scheduled collection... The resident is required to return the carts to their regular storage place within five (5) feet of the residential structure or behind the front building line of the property by no later than 7:00 p.m. the day of scheduled collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
Under Midwest City Code § 18-25(c), residential carts for garbage and recycling must sit at the curbline, unobstructed by parked cars or hedges, no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the evening before the scheduled collection day and no later than 7:00 a.m. that day. After collection, the resident must roll the cart back to its storage spot, within five feet of the house or behind the front building line, by 7:00 p.m. the same day. Missing that return deadline can draw a fine under § 1-15, and a cart left uncollected because it wasn't at the curb by 7:00 a.m. triggers a $20 call-back fee.
Violations & Fines
Late set-out, blocking the cart from view, or failing to return it by 7:00 p.m. the collection day can draw a fine under § 1-15; a missed curbline cart brings a $20 call-back fee.
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