Sanitation crews will be working Tuesday, Dec. 31, so Tuesday trash routes will be collected as normally scheduled. Wednesday commercial routes will be serviced the next day, on Thursday, Jan. 2. The recycling center will be open on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1.
Solid waste/Sanitation collection
The City of Bartlesville provides waste collection service to both residential and commercial customers providing once a week service to residents and a maximum of six pickups a week for commercial customers.
Automated trucks are used to lift polycarts, which are issued to each customer when service is established. Additional polycarts are available for a small fee.
Yard waste is collected but excess waste must be appropriately tagged/sticker.
–Dispose of bulky waste at the Osage Landfill
Days of service vary depending on the area, and can be determined by viewing the City’s sanitation routes map.
Residential and commercial rates depend on the services provided, and may be upgraded at any time.
Recycling
The City of Bartlesville has provided a recycle center at 10th Street and Virginia Avenue. The site is open 6:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 6:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The center is closed on Sundays and holidays.
Accepted recyclables
Plastics
Plastics No. 1 and No. 2
Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard only. Cardboard boxes must be flattened to fit inside the container/cart or cut into 3X3 pieces.
Paper and newspapers
Newsprint, magazines, officer paper, cereal boxes and other paperboard boxes, brown and white paper bags
Aluminum cans
Containers
Jar lids, steel and spiral
Wound paperboard containers
Not permitted
- Glass
- Commercial business
- Styrofoam
- Plastics No. 3 or No. 7
- Oil or antifreeze containers
- Window glass
- Ceramic plates
- Glass bottles and jars
- Mirror glass
- Paper towels, facial tissue or toilet tissue
- Ceramic mugs
- Drinking glasses
- Light bulbs
- Fluorescent bulbs
- Paper, plastic and Styrofoam serving items
- Plastic bags and packaging
- Food and wet waste
- Plastic 6-pack rings
Flammable, toxic or hazardous items are not permitted.
Medical waste, including those inside containers, is not permitted.
Contact
For more information, call 918-338-4131.
