If you want to help the environment and hold down landfill costs, or just save room in your big Big Blue, you'll like our weekly curbside recycling service. Just put your recyclables into your Little Blue and place it at the curb by 6 a.m. on the same day as your regular trash service.
If you need a Little Blue call 405 297-2833.
We'll sort your recyclables for you.
Accepted Recyclable Items
Plastics 1-7
(Be sure to empty and rinse all plastic containers.)
- Milk, juice, pop and water bottles
- Yogurt, dairy and margarine tubs
- Shampoo and conditioner bottles
- Detergent and fabric softener bottles
- Prescription vials
- Rigid plastic cups or plates (no Styrofoam or polystyrene)
- Clean garden pots or flats
- Rigid packaging material (with recycle symbol)
Mixed Paper and Newspaper
- Shredded paper
- Newspaper and advertising inserts
- Junk mail and envelopes
- Paper-back books
- Magazines, catalogues, and phone books
Aluminum and Tin Cans
(Be sure to empty and rinse all plastic containers. You do not need to remove labels.)
- No need to remove labels.
- Aluminum cans
- Steel or tin cans
- Clean aluminum foil and foil trays
Glass bottle and jars
(Be sure to rinse and remove lids from jars and bottles. You do not need to remove labels.)
- Glass bottle and jars – any color
- Mason jars
We do not take
Plastics
- Plastics containing food residue
- Styrofoam containers, trays, cups or plates (even those with recycle symbol 6)
- Styrofoam blocks or packing peanuts
- Blister packs or bubble wrap
- Plastic film shopping bags or dry cleaner bags
- Plastic stretch wrap
- 5-gallon bottles
- * Toxic containers (motor oil, etc.)
- * Automotive plastics
- Household or storage containers
- Hoses or lawn furniture
Mixed Paper and Newspaper
- Soiled or wet newspaper
- Bathroom tissue
- Food-soiled paper (pizza or fast food boxes)
- Disposable diapers or rags
- Ribbons or wrapping paper
- Hardback books
- Frozen-food boxes
- Coated containers (juice boxes or milk cartons)
Cardboard
- Cardboard
- Wax or plastic coated cardboard
- Cereal boxes
Glass
- Mirrors
- Window glass
- Caps or lids
- Ceramics or dishes
- Broken glass
- Light bulbs
Metals
- * Aerosol cans or paint cans
- Hangers
- * Oil containers
- Scrap metal
- Pots or pans
* Take these items to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility at S.W. 15th and Portland. For more information, call 405 682-7038.
Recycling plastic
There are many different kinds of plastic. We pick up seven kinds identified as type 1 through type 7. Look for these markings like these (numbered 1-7) on plastic containers:
Sometimes these marks are extremely small, so look carefully.
Please put small, loose items in paper sacks and place heavier items on top. Anything not on the "accepted" list will be left in the bin.
Items not accepted for curbside recycling such as cardboard boxes and computer equipment can be dropped off at a local recycling center.
