Oklahoma City offering 3 free landfill days for OKC trash customers
07/20/2021
The Utilities Department is offering three free landfill days to Oklahoma City solid waste services customers with extra junk or landscape debris.
Participating landfills will be open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. one Saturday per month through September: July 31, Aug. 21 and Sept. 11.
The landfills are:
Customers must present an original, current Oklahoma City trash bill or copy of an e-bill as proof of eligibility. Each residential household may drop off one load of household waste using a passenger vehicle or truck (up to 1-ton) and one trailer (up to 16 feet long). Commercial waste haulers are not allowed.
The City’s regular bulky waste rules apply. Landfills will not accept household hazardous waste, tires, oil, car batteries, propane tanks, pool chemicals, electronic waste or any appliances containing Freon or other refrigerants.
The City is offering a third free landfill day this year instead of the usual two because of delays in monthly bulky waste collection. Crews are working extra hours to help catch up, with delays attributed to an estimated 12,000 additional pickups above normal over the last three months. Residents continue to slowly clear out trees, shrubs and other plants killed by the winter’s extreme cold.
The Utilities Department is hiring more crewmembers for solid waste collection and other positions. City careers come with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits. Visit okc.gov/careers for openings throughout our organization.
“We’ve seen a significant increase in our bulky waste set-out, said Solid Waste Superintendent Jim Linn. “We’re hoping these free landfill days will help provide an option for our customers who have excess bulky waste.”
Call Utilities Customer Service at (405) 297-2833 or visit okc.gov/utilities for more information on free landfill days.
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Media Contact: Malarie Gotcher, (405) 297-2833, malarie.gotcher@okc.gov
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