Weather Update: January 2026.
Due to weather conditions, Saturday twice-a-week refuse and recycling service will not occur.
Refuse collection for Monday is postponed. Residents with Monday service should place their carts at the curb, as haulers will resume trash collection on Tuesday. Please leave your gray cart at the curb until it can safely be serviced. Crews will continue working through service days as conditions allow. We appreciate your patience as crews work to restore normal collection schedules. For those who have backyard service, please make sure that the haulers can access your gate. They will make every effort to collect everything while keeping crews safe.
Recycling collection is suspended for the week of January 26-30. Due to the continued impact on collection routes, crews will focus on trash collection to help restore regular service levels and ensure crew safety. to allow crews to focus on trash collection to a planned outage for the recycling plant on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please place any extra recycling in a recyclable container next to your recycling cart for collection next week.
If you have additional questions, please feel free to email Tulsa 311 and include your service address and a description of the issue.
Tulsa's trash program offers several options to meet your refuse and recycling needs:
Households may request a change in cart size at any time for a $13.92 fee. To change your cart size please email Tulsa311@cityoftulsa.org or call 311 during regular business hours. You will need your utility account number.
Reminder, if you have curbside service, you must place your carts within four feet of the curb.
To dispose of trash that does not fit inside the refuse cart: