Embarking on a yard or household improvement project, or just getting rid of some large household items? Worried that those tree limbs and old mattress won’t fit inside your city-provided curbside trash receptacle? Well, there’s good news for OKC residents in this regard – there’s a monthly “big trash day,” more formally known as “bulky waste collection.” You’ve basically got four cubic yards (about the size of two refrigerators) worth of stuff you can get rid of as part of your monthly trash collection fees – this includes fencing, DIY project and landscape waste, large and small household appliances and more (including refrigerators - please note that if it still contains refrigerant, you need to make sure to call 405-297-2833 prior to collection to make appropriate arrangements so that coolant doesn’t go up into the atmosphere).
When is your monthly collection day? Click here to find out. You want to have your stuff on the curb no earlier than three days before your pickup day, and before 6 a.m. on that date. Watch that you don’t place your items closer than five feet to any potential obstacles (mailboxes, trees, etc.) and don’t cover your water meter or any nearby storm drains. You don’t want to get fined for putting out too much, putting things out too early or putting things out in an improper spot. Most other area municipalities with trash service have a similar day in place, so check your locale’s website or call for particulars.
But wait, you say, what about my leftover paints from that remodeling project, antifreeze from when I flushed my radiator, and all those dead remote control batteries from all that pandemic-induced TV watching? That stuff doesn’t go in your Big Blue nor out with big trash – again, you don’t want to get fined by putting out improper stuff. Take that to the City’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 1621 S. Portland Ave, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays. If you have trash service through another municipality, you may be able to drop stuff off at the HHWF, but then you may be charged through your city – check with your particular location’s local government/waste collection page for info.
Now, they can’t take a few types of items at the good old HHWF. This includes things like ammunition, explosives, biomedical waste, refrigerant (like we mentioned above), and (this really shouldn’t have to be said, but) radioactive waste, if you happen to somehow have it. They also don’t take tires (that’s what the parking lot in Wheeler Park is for, apparently…kidding, kidding! Please don’t leave them there either, north-side Oklahoma River Trail users thank you) nor computer equipment, though the Oklahoma DEQ has both a used tire recycling program and a computer equipment recycling program. Make sure you don’t harm the environment and waste time and money with unsafe and/or unlawful waste practices!
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