Oklahoma and recycling

[mrhaskellok]

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I agree CF, "Painful truth: make is easier or make it pay."

I also think towns are starting to think twice about this problem which may in turn be more "profitable" than the state addressing the issue.  Towns, especially in Oklahoma where retail competition is so fierce, are finding that cleaning up their community and keeping it clean is a big part in being "presentable" to would-be businesses.  I know it is a selfish motive but it is working in some places.   For example, I notice a ton less trash in the ROWs in Owasso than in Tulsa.  Reason?  Owasso is focused on retail attraction and Tulsa is focused on Arenas and downtown revitalization.  []

I would also like to see what can be done (short of a town suing) about upstream towns polluting downstream waters.  Are there laws in place that provide a clear path of litigation?

[dayzella]

As a newbie Tulsan, I am confused by some of the above posts.

I thought the City of Tulsa 2X a month recycling curbside pickup recycling program was available to everyone who has a city trash account, that it cost $2 a month for the pickup, and that the first bin to use was free.  

We signed up for the curbside pickup the week we moved here.  The only sorting required is putting paper separate from everything else.  The curbside recycling pickup is one thing Tulsa has that is a vast improvement over the city we left.

Is curbside recycling pick-up a pilot program and I didn't know that part?  Does it not go to all parts of the city, regardless of what the city website says?  Or is everyone in this thread who is talking about driving their recycling around not in the city limits or without a utility bill for waste services?  Here is the link: http://www.cityoftulsa.org/Environment/Recycling/CurbsideService.asp

Michael, I wish there was an established way to introduce office paper recycling.   Or maybe there is and I don't know about it?

[RecycleMichael]

Curbside recycling twice a month is available to all single family residences in Tulsa for two dollars a month. There is also a pilot program in a few midtown neighborhoods that is offering once a week recycling in exchange for one less trash day a week.

The pilot program is being debated at city council meetings in the next few weeks. I hope they extend the program to all the city.

[sgrizzle]

I do curbside as well as drop off to the met. Mainly because they pickup recycling one time for every 4 times they pickup trash. Psychologically that tells people that trash is more important and should be in much larger volume.

In two weeks I usually have a pretty good load of stuff. If I forget to put it out on the curb, I have no choice but to go to the met.

[dayzella]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

Curbside recycling twice a month is available to all single family residences in Tulsa for two dollars a month. There is also a pilot program in a few midtown neighborhoods that is offering once a week recycling in exchange for one less trash day a week.

The pilot program is being debated at city council meetings in the next few weeks. I hope they extend the program to all the city.

Thank you - I read about the pilot program this morning after writing the above post.  

Our neighborhood is a once a week trash pickup place.  I had no idea that some neighborhoods had twice a week service.

[tulsacyclist]

Michael, when will the Catoosa MET center open and where exactly will it be or has that been determined yet?

Thanks.

[RecycleMichael]

I don't know...

The reporter jumped the information. I have my first meeting with Catoosa City Council next week.

I will keep you informed.

[Conan71]

Thanks again RM, happy E.D.

[tulsacyclist]

Thanks RM.

[HoneySuckle]

What about paint disposal?  Or oil?  My neighbour was working on his car over the weekend and he dumped a bunch of stuff in the back drain.  Surely that's illegal, isn't it?

Where do you take batteries (household)?

[safetyguy]

quote:Originally posted by HoneySuckle

What about paint disposal?  Or oil?  My neighbour was working on his car over the weekend and he dumped a bunch of stuff in the back drain.  Surely that's illegal, isn't it?

Where do you take batteries (household)?

Household pollutantsYou just missed the big event at the fairgrounds. Will have to wait until November to properly dispose.

Where/What to recycle-check out info regarding recycling batteries

[custosnox]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

I don't know...

The reporter jumped the information. I have my first meeting with Catoosa City Council next week.

I will keep you informed.

Let me know what happens here. I work at the casino, and I'm sure I could convince enough of the right people here to get the casino to participate in this somehow.

[RecycleMichael]

I am presenting a proposal to the Catoosa City Council next Monday night.

I need some land to build it. Does your Casino have any extra parking lot near the road I could get rent-free?

I was the keynote speaker last year at the Inter-Tribal Environmental Conference, but the people I met were not part of the top administration of the tribe.

Who do I talk to about recycling help?

[mrhaskellok]

Hey,

When is Haskell going to get a MET?!?

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Love ya RM!

[tulsacyclist]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

I am presenting a proposal to the Catoosa City Council next Monday night.

I need some land to build it. Does your Casino have any extra parking lot near the road I could get rent-free?

I was the keynote speaker last year at the Inter-Tribal Environmental Conference, but the people I met were not part of the top administration of the tribe.

Who do I talk to about recycling help?

Casino might work or one of the two gas stations they bought and tore out would be perfect. Not sure what their plans are there though.

Or maybe at 193rd and Admiral in the Homeland parking lot. The only problem I see there is all the ghetto kids that run around and destroy stuff. I'd imagine they might put all kinds of crap in the wrong containers or catch it on fire or something exciting like that.

But.. I could be wrong. =]

edit- Maybe even the Reasors parking lot off of 66. That may be a better option than both of those.