Oklahoma City Utilities provides weekly trash + biweekly recycling (§40-2). Edmond and suburbs run similar schedules. Unincorporated county residents contract private haulers.
Oklahoma City Utilities Department (405-297-2833) handles solid waste collection for OKC residents under Municipal Code Chapter 40. Standard service: weekly 96-gallon Big Blue trash cart pickup, biweekly 96-gallon Little Blue recycling cart, weekly Big Green yard-waste cart (April-November). Bins must be curbside by 7 AM on pickup day, placed 3 feet apart with handles toward the house. Holiday delays shift collection one day (closed for New Year's, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas). Edmond contracts with Waste Management (§15-8). Midwest City, Del City, and Bethany run municipal services. Unincorporated Oklahoma County residents contract private haulers (WM, Republic, American Waste Control). Contaminated recycling: tagged and skipped. Oversize bins or overweight (250 lb) bins will not be lifted by automated trucks.
Repeat bin misuse: $50 to $200 citation (OKC §40-22). Overweight bins: pickup refused. Illegal dumping under 21 O.S. §1753.1: $500 to $2,500 + cleanup costs.
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Midwest City, OK
Midwest City prohibits keeping animals that produce frequent or prolonged noise disturbing neighbors. Four animals (dogs/cats) maximum per household.
Midwest City, OK
Construction noise that disturbs the peace is prohibited under Ch. 26. No Midwest City–specific permitted hours ordinance found; construction disturbances ar...
Midwest City, OK
Midwest City regulates amplified music under the general noise ordinance. Sound amplification permits available for events. 21 O.S. §1289 applies.
Midwest City, OK
Midwest City prohibits unreasonable noise under Chapter 26. Quiet hours typically enforced 10 p.m.–7 a.m. in residential areas.
Midwest City, OK
Midwest City is adjacent to Tinker Air Force Base. Military and commercial aircraft noise is federally preempted; no local aircraft noise ordinance applies.
Midwest City, OK
Inoperable and abandoned vehicles are a priority code violation in Midwest City. Includes wrecked, dismantled, flat-tire, or untagged vehicles anywhere on pr...
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