Tulsa, OK Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Weekly item cap
- 15 bags/bundles combined
- Bag weight limit
- 40 lbs, clear, tied
- Bundle size limit
- 4 ft x 2 ft, 40 lbs
- Backyard pickup
- not offered for yard waste
- Max fine
- $500 + up to 90 days
Summary
Tulsa collects curbside yard waste weekly alongside regular trash, but grass, weeds and leaves must be bagged and brush bundled to strict size and weight limits.
Curbside yard waste may be placed in the solid waste cart only when it fits in the primary solid waste cart, on the primary service day, with the lid closed and does not impede the free flow of materials from the cart when it is being emptied. Grass clippings, weeds and leaves must be placed in a bag before being placed in the solid waste cart. All other curbside yard waste may be placed loosely in the solid waste cart. Curbside yard waste shall not be placed in the recycling cart. Curbside yard waste placed for collection at a residential service unit shall consist only of curbside yard waste generated at the location of such residential service unit.B.Curbside yard waste bags or bundles shall be placed for collection curbside under the following circumstances:1.Bags are clear and are securely tied. The bag and contents of the bag must weigh no more than forty (40) pounds.2.Each bundle must not exceed four (4) feet in length by two (2) feet in diameter and must be securely tied with twine or string. Each bundle must weigh no more than forty (40) pounds.3.A maximum of fifteen (15) items placed outside the cart(s) shall be set out for collection each week. The collection limit applies to any combination of bags affixed with an extra refuse sticker, clear bags containing curbside yard waste and/or bundles of curbside yard waste. (Ord. No. 24035, § 1, 11-7-2018)
Full Breakdown
Under Title 11-B, Chapter 2 of the Tulsa Revised Ordinances, curbside yard waste that fits in the solid waste cart with the lid closed goes in the cart on the primary service day; grass clippings, weeds and leaves must be bagged first. Yard waste that doesn't fit in the cart must go out in clear, securely tied bags weighing no more than 40 pounds, or in bundles no larger than 4 feet long by 2 feet in diameter, also capped at 40 pounds and tied with twine or string. Only a combined total of 15 bagged or bundled items (yard waste plus extra-refuse-sticker trash bags) may be set out per week, and yard waste can't go in the recycling cart or be generated off-site and hauled in. Backyard and extended-backyard service customers must still bring bagged or bundled yard waste out to within 4 feet of the curb themselves: it isn't collected from the backyard.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the solid waste title carry a fine up to $500 plus costs and/or up to 90 days in City jail; each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense, per Title 11-B § 700.
Frequently Asked Questions
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