Tulsa operates municipal Refuse Collection under TRO Title 23 with weekly trash and biweekly recycling pickup. Unincorporated Tulsa County residents contract privately with American Waste Control, Waste Management, or Republic Services.
The City of Tulsa provides weekly solid waste collection through the Tulsa Authority for Recovery of Energy (TARE) under TRO Title 23. Residents receive a 96-gallon black trash cart (weekly pickup) and a 96-gallon blue recycling cart (biweekly pickup). Green yard waste carts available seasonally April-November for additional fee. Bins must be curbside by 6 AM on pickup day, handles toward the house, spaced 3 feet apart. Holiday schedule shifts pickup one day when holiday falls Monday-Friday (New Year's, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas). Contact 311 or Tulsa Customer Care for missed pickups within 24 hours. Unincorporated Tulsa County has NO county-operated trash service — residents must contract privately with haulers like American Waste Control (largest local hauler), Waste Management, or Republic Services. Illegal dumping on unincorporated county roads is enforced by TCSO under 27A OK Stat §2-10-401.
Late bin placement: bin skipped until next cycle. Overloaded/overweight bins: tagged and left. Repeat violations (bins blocking streets, left out past 24 hours): $50 to $200 under TRO §23-120. Illegal dumping on county roads: $500 to $5,000 under 27A OK Stat §2-10-401.
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