Lawton, OK Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency
- Once monthly for 1- and 2-family homes
- Free volume cap
- 4 cubic yards
- Max extra volume
- 8 cubic yards (fee applies)
- Curb setback
- Within 10 ft of curb, 5 ft clear of obstacles
- Set-out window
- Up to 3 days early, by 7:00 a.m. on collection day
Summary
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 to eight cubic yards. Items must sit within ten feet of the curb, five feet clear of hydrants, meters, and poles, and go out no more than three days early and no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day.
Bulky waste collection services will be provided to one- and two-family residential utility account customers once monthly. Each of the collections shall be limited to a maximum volume of four (4) cubic yards...Fees shall be assessed for any additional residential bulky waste set out beyond four (4) cubic yards up to a maximum of eight (8) cubic yards at the rates established in the fee schedule...All bulky waste items shall be set within ten (10) feet of the street curb or edge of pavement, in the street right-of-way, but outside of the street pavement, on the frontage of the property being served, at least five (5) feet away from obstacles such as mailboxes, fences, water and gas meters, parked cars, power poles, guy wires, fire hydrants, and signs to allow for mechanized pickup...Bulky waste materials shall be placed at curbside not later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of and no sooner than three (3) days prior to the designated collection date.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 22-4-1-410 runs the monthly bulky waste program. One- and two-family residential accounts get one free collection a month, capped at four cubic yards measured at each item's greatest dimension; anything from four up to eight cubic yards is collected for an added fee set in the fee schedule, and loads over eight cubic yards are pulled off the regular route and rescheduled at the City's convenience under the pricier special collection rate. Non-residential and multifamily accounts, plus single- and two-family customers wanting collection outside their regular date, can request the same special collection for its own fee.
Every bulky item has to sit within ten feet of the curb or pavement edge, in the right-of-way but off the pavement itself, and at least five feet from mailboxes, fences, water and gas meters, parked cars, power poles, guy wires, hydrants, and signs so the mechanized truck can reach it; anything under a tree, power line, or other overhead obstacle risks the same special-collection diversion, at the waste crew's on-site discretion. Materials eligible for bulky pickup are listed in the Solid Waste Set Out Guide, and the City assumes no responsibility for lawn or landscaping damage during pickup. Even abandoned shopping carts declared a nuisance are treated as bulky waste and billed a collection fee.
Violations & Fines
Setting bulky waste out earlier than three days before the collection date, later than 7:00 a.m. on the day itself, or in a spot that blocks mechanized access does not draw a citation directly; it converts the pickup into a special collection billed at the higher special-collection rate in the fee schedule. Beyond that, Article 22-4-1 violations carry the general penalty of Section 1-1-119(A)(5): up to $750 or 60 days in jail, each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
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