Moore, OK Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Brush bundle limit
- 2 feet long, 12 inches diameter max
- Yard waste weight cap
- 200 lbs per polycart
- Curb placement
- within 3 feet of curb by 7 a.m.
- Carry-out service
- container within 75 ft, doctor's certificate required
- Maximum fine
- $500 per offense (Sec 1-108)
- Enforcing department
- City of Moore Public Works Department
Summary
Moore, Oklahoma caps residential polycarts at 200 pounds of yard waste, refuse and garbage combined and accepts brush for scheduled bulk pickup only when bundled no longer than two feet long and no more than 12 inches in diameter, set at curbside on the day Public Works schedules the route. Dumping garbage on streets or private property outside an approved container violates the sanitation code.
Yard waste must be placed in a polycart inside tightly-tied plastic bags. Total yard waste, refuse and other garbage placed inside a polycart should not weigh more than 200 pounds. ... Brush will be accepted for scheduled bulk pickup provided the bundles of brush are no longer than two feet and no more than 12 inches in diameter and placed at curbside as scheduled through public works. It is unlawful for any person to deposit for collection, on any street, parking or any private property in the city, any garbage, refuse or rubbish without placing it in enclosed containers meeting the requirements of this section.
Full Breakdown
Under section 17-202 of the Moore Code of Ordinances, the city issues one polycart per household as the primary means of disposing of garbage; additional carts cost extra under the city fee schedule. Yard waste must go inside the polycart in tightly-tied plastic bags, and the combined weight of yard waste, refuse and other garbage in a cart cannot exceed 200 pounds. Containers must sit within three feet of the curb, except carry-out service for residents who are physically unable to move a cart, which may be placed within 75 feet of the front curbline; residents place carts out by 7:00 a.m. on the designated pickup day and must pull them back in the same day.
Brush is collected only through scheduled bulk pickup, and only if bundled no longer than two feet and no more than 12 inches in diameter, set at curbside on the Public Works-scheduled date; oversized or loose brush piles fall outside this allowance. Section 17-205 separately lets the city charge for removing large accumulations of trash under its fee schedule and policy. Depositing garbage, refuse or rubbish for collection on any street, parking area or private property without placing it in an enclosed container meeting these requirements is a stand-alone violation, independent of the weight and bundling limits.
Violations & Fines
Violating the container, weight or brush-bundling requirements of section 17-202, or dumping refuse outside an approved container, is punishable in municipal court under section 17-210, which applies the general penalty of section 1-108: a fine of up to $500.00 for each offense. Because most sanitation violations are continuing conditions, section 1-109 treats each day the violation continues as a separate offense, so unresolved illegal dumping or oversized brush piles can compound daily fines.
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