Winter Weather Service Update – Monday, January 26, 2026

Due to winter weather, American Waste Control will adjust operations to prioritize safety.

  • Office Closed: Monday, January 26 (planning to reopen Tuesday, January 27)
  • Residential Service: Delayed one service day and will run through Saturday
    • Monday → Tuesday
    • Tuesday → Wednesday
    • Wednesday → Thursday
    • Thursday → Friday
    • Friday → Saturday

Please leave carts at the curb. Any additional bagged household trash placed beside the cart will be collected at no additional charge, as conditions allow. Some areas may be inaccessible due to weather and road conditions. If we are unable to safely access your location, service may be delayed until your next scheduled service day next week.

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

  • Commercial & Roll-Off: Select routes will operate on Monday based on safety.

Thank you for your patience as our teams work safely during winter weather.

If you need first-time access to your ePortal, please email [email protected] with your service address, account name, and contact phone number, and we will issue an invitation. If you experience any other issues, please log into your ePortal and use the “Account Request” feature. We appreciate your business.

🚨 Service Update – Saturday Clean-Up Efforts 🚨

We appreciate your patience as we continue working through this challenging week. Our crews are doing everything possible to catch up, and we want to provide an update:

    •    Residential Cleanup: We will be running additional routes on Saturday to service any missed customers. If your cart has not yet been collected, please leave it curbside, and we will do our best to service it.

    •    Commercial Cleanup: All commercial routes will also be running on Saturday as we work to get caught up.

If your residential service is still missed—whether due to road conditions or another factor—please set your cart out on your regular service day next week, including any extra bags outside the cart. We will collect everything at no additional charge.

Thank you for your patience and support. We know this has been a chaotic and difficult week, and we truly appreciate your understanding as we work to get everything back on track.

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Jenks Recycling

The Convenience of Adding Curbside Recycling to Your Home!

Your participation will reduce the amount of waste being landfilled. You will make a difference by reducing our dependency on natural resources and energy it takes to manufacture new products by recycling. The paper and containers we dispose of every day can be given another life when recycled. Please help us make Jenks and Oklahoma a cleaner, greener place to live! For more details refer to our Jenks Recycling FAQs section.

Paper

Mixed Paper, Newspaper, & Magazines

Cardboard

Flatten Cardboard

Plastic

Kitchen, Laundry, Bath: Containers empty & replace cap

Steel Cans

Aluminum and Steel Cans empty and rinse

Food Cartons

Food and Beverage Cartons empty and replace cap

Fast Food Take Out Packaging

Fast Food & Take Out Packaging

Clean and Empty

What Not to Recycle

Please DO NOT recycle any of the following items.

Do Not Bag Recyclables

DO NOT Bag Recyclables

No Containers

NO Containers or Items from the Garage Shed or Yard.

No Plastic Bags

NO Plastic Bags

Return plastic bags to retail store.

No Styrofoam

NO Styrofoam

NO Styrofoam cartons, cups, trays or packaging.

No Batteries

NO Batteries

NO batteries or electronics.

No Tanglers or Cords

NO Tanglers or Cords

NO hoses, wires, chains or electronics.

No Clothing or Linen

NO Clothing or Linens

Use donation programs.

No Food or Liquid

NO Food or Liquid

Empty all containers.

No Electronics

NO Electronics

Where to recycle electronics: NaturalEvolution.com

No Medical Waste

NO Medical Waste

Please visit: SafeNeedleDisposal.org

No Light Bulbs

NO Light Bulbs

No Compressed Cylinder

NO Compressed Gas Cylinders

No Home Improvement Debris

NO Home Improvement Debris

No Green Waste

NO Green Waste

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Recycling faqs

Can I recycle Styrofoam cups, cartons, trays or packaging?

No, Styrofoam of any kind is not acceptable.

No. Plastic bags or film plastics, such as bread bags or dry cleaner bags, are not accepted in your recycle container. Please return plastic bags to your retailer or grocer. Go to PlasticFilmRecycling.org to find a drop off location near you.

Yes, much of the packaging you receive from fast food restaurants is recyclable, including clean and empty paper and plastic cups and containers, pizza and sandwich boxes, and paper bags. 

Please DO NOT place these fast food items in your recycle container:

  1. Styrofoam cups or take-out cartons
  2. Straws
  3. Soiled napkins
  4. Plastic utensils (forks, spoons, knives)
  5. Burger/sandwich/taco wrappers
  6. Heavily soiled burger or sandwich boxes

No. Please DO NOT recycle any electronic waste. If it has a cord, runs on batteries or winds up, please DO NOT place it in your recycle container. You can recycle your electronics at the following locations:

  1. Natural Evolution – (918) 836-2995 / www.NaturalEvolution.com
  2. the M.e.t. – (918) 584-0584 / www.MetRecycle.com  (call to find out which recycling depots accept electronic waste)
Is my furnace filter recyclable?

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:

  1. Shampoo and conditioner containers
  2. Toothpaste boxes
  3. Toilet tissue rolls
  4. Air fresheners or hair product aerosol cans
  5. Mouthwash containers
  6. Empty medication containers

It would take approximately three minutes for your recyclables to be separated by our automated equipment. Recyclables are processed at rates of 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.

Jenks Recycling Questions & Answers

What if I don’t want to participate in the recycling program?

You can opt-out of receiving a recycle container two ways:

  1. Check the red box on the mailer you receive (Before August 1st, 2019) if you DO NOT want a recycle container delivered to your home, detach the postcard and drop it in the mail.
  2. Call (918) 582-1147 to speak with a customer service representative

Your recycling container is picked up on the same day you set your waste container out

Educational material outlining what recyclables to place in the recycle container and items that should not be placed in the recycle container will be delivered by mail prior to and after the delivery of your recycle container.

What if I don’t want to participate in the recycling program?

Email your question and photo (optional) of the item to [email protected]

Call (918) 582-1147 and ask a Customer Service Representative you would like an additional recycle container. There is a $35.00 administrative/delivery charge to deliver the second recycle container. Your service charge will increase by $5.00 per month for the second recycle container

Yes – There are Mr. Murph recycling bins located throughout Jenks. No need to separate your recyclables! Place your recyclables mixed together loose in the recycle bin. Please, do not bag your recyclables or place plastic bags of any type in the recycle bin. For a recycle bin near you, go to FeedMrMurph.com/locations

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