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How Do I Know What To Recycle And What's Waste?
Service FAQs
Your recycling container is picked up on the same day you set your waste container out.
Your recycling container has a yellow lid. On the lid is a label that shows what recyclables are acceptable and what not to place in your recycle container
Email your question and photo of item to: BixbyRecycles@AWCOK.com
To get a second cart please contact us at (918) 582-1147
Other Recycling FAQ’s
No – Styrofoam is not acceptable.
No – Plastic bags or film plastics such as bread bags or dry cleaner bags are not acceptable in the recycle container. Please return plastic bags to retailer or grocer. Go to PlasticFilmRecycling.org to find a drop off location near you
No – All electronic waste (if it has a cord, runs on batteries or winds up) is not acceptable in your recycle container. You can recycle your electronics at the following locations:
- Natural Evolution – (918) 836-2995 / www.NaturalEvolution.com
- the M.e.t. – (918) 584-0584 / www.MetRecycle.com (call to find out which recycling depots accept electronic waste)
No – Due to the design and purpose of a furnace filter, it is not recyclable
Several items in the bathroom can be placed in your recycle container
- Shampoo and conditioner containers
- Toothpaste box
- Toilet tissue roll
- Air freshener or hair product aerosol cans
- Mouthwash container
- Empty medication containers
It would take approximately three minutes for your recyclables to be separated by our automated equipment. Recyclables are processed at rates between 36,000 to 40,000 thousand pounds per hour. For this reason, it is important that only acceptable recyclables listed on the lid of your recycle container or refrigerator magnet are placed in the recycle container