Recycling Day
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Recycling Day

Event Date:
11/17/2022 at All Day


Oklahoma City offers single-stream, curbside recycling for eligible households.

Remember to: 

  • Place all materials loose in your bin or cart, no plastic bags. (Shredded paper can go in paper sacks).
  • Place your cart at the curbside no later than 6 a.m. 
  • Rinse cans, jars, and bottles with water before placing them in the cart (a quick rinse should do for most items. Items such as peanut butter or other sticky substances may need a more thorough cleaning).
  • Leave labels on.
  • Break down and flatten cardboard boxes (for green cart recycling beginning in July).
  • DO NOT use your recycle bins (or carts) for regular trash, yard waste, or construction trash.
  • DO NOT put recyclable goods in plastic bags and put plastic bags in bin or cart. Plastic bags can clog machines and slow down the separation process.
  • DO NOT recycle cardboard or other items that are wet or greasy (i.e. greasy pizza boxes).

PAPER
Regular household or office paper.
Staples and paper clips are okay. Please remove binder clips.

  • Magazines, newspaper, direct mail, coupons
  • Office paper, stationery, spiral notebooks, notepads
  • Shredded paper (can put inside paper sacks)
  • Phone books, paperback books
Do not recycle: Paper towels, toilet paper, disposable diapers, paper napkins, paper coffee cups, or any paper that is wet or has been contaminated with food, household toxins, human waste, oil, or grease.

PLASTICS
Food and bathroom bottles and containers.
Empty, rinse, and drain as possible. Replace lids before putting them in the cart. 

  • Milk, juice, soda, and water bottles (emptied and drained)
  • Picnic cups and plates (rinse off food)
  • Yogurt, dairy, and margarine tubs (rinse out)
  • Shampoo and conditioner bottles
  • Detergent, fabric softener bottles
  • Prescription vials – emptied
  • Clean garden pots or flats
  • Packaging materials such as clamshells, or semi-rigid plastics
  • Spray bottles with regular household cleaners (not hazardous waste)
Do not recycle: Plastic grocery bags, bread or newspaper bags, kitchen wrap or shipping/packaging wrap, chip, cereal, pet food or other flexible bags, bubble wrap, plastic drinking straws, Styrofoam, household storage containers, hoses or lawn furniture, bottles that contain household poisons or automotive fluids, CDs, CD or cassette cases or hard plastics.

GLASS BOTTLES AND JARSEmpty, rinse, and drain bottles. All colors of glass accepted. Do not need to remove labels.

  • Glass water, wine, beer, and spirit bottles
  • Food and mason jars
Do not recycle: Window glass, mirrors, automotive glass, heat-resistant kitchen glass, ceramic dish wear, terra cotta, or light bulbs.

Aluminum and Steel cans and kitchen productsRemove food residue. Empty and rinse. Throw lids in separately.

  • Aluminum cans: soda, beer, and other beverage cans
  • Aluminum foil and bakeware
  • Soup, fruit and vegetable, coffee, and pet food cans.
Do not recycle: Automotive parts, scrap metal, garage door panels, propane tanks, hangers, pots, and pans

Cardboard Clean cardboard, flattened and free from food residue and grease. Remove liners from cardboard boxes and put them in Big Blue. 

  • Cereal, cracker, and other food boxes (throw away liners)
  • Shipping and delivery boxes (break down and flatten).
  • Pizza boxes – no food or greasy residue. Recycle the top only if there is grease on the bottom.
Do not recycle: Wet cardboard that is wet, contains melted-on food debris or automotive grease.

Paperboard CartonsEmpty, rinse, and drain

  • Dairy milk, nut milk, and juice cartons
  • Coated and non-coated frozen food boxes

Last modified: March 4, 2022

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