Avoid Stacking Limbs Over Water Meters And Other Guidelines For Setting Out Limb And Tree Debris In Oklahoma City

Press release from the City of Oklahoma City:

November 7, 2020

Oklahoma City officials are days away from awarding agreements with contractors to pick up trees and limbs from residential properties after a devastating ice storm ripped across the metro.

The City will announce an official start date when the contract is in place. It will take several months to remove storm debris from neighborhoods.

Tree debris removal is available to all residential trash service customers in Oklahoma City. Commercial properties – including apartment complexes, homeowners’ and neighborhood association common areas, schools, and churches – are responsible for removing their own debris.

Tree debris set out guidelines:

• Avoid stacking limbs on water meters. If crews can’t access the home’s water meter they will have to estimate water usage for that month.
• Cut tree limbs and logs into sections 10 feet long or shorter.
• Separate your limbs from regular bulky waste like furniture, carpeting or appliances. Tree debris that’s mixed with bulky waste won’t be collected.
• Avoid stacking debris near poles, mailboxes and trees.
• Keep limbs out of the street. It causes safety issues for drivers.
• Residential trash customers can take tree and limb debris to one of four participating Oklahoma City landfills from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday through Jan. 2. Read more here.
• Leaves can be bagged and put into your Big Blue trash carts for weekly pick-up.
• Rural residents may burn tree debris with a burn permit from the Fire Marshal’s Office. Read more here.
• It’s illegal to dump limbs in City parks. Read more here.

Visit okc.gov/ice for the latest on ice storm recovery.

Commercial properties

Commercial properties – including businesses, churches, schools, nonprofits, homeowners’ and neighborhood association common areas, and other organizations – are not eligible for storm debris pickup by the City and are responsible for their own debris removal.

This press release was produced by the City of Oklahoma City. The views expressed here are the author’s own.