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 portal-access@awcok.com 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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Recycling Questions

Common Recycling Quesitons

What Can I Recycle?
What Not to Recycle

Mr. Murph bins are NOT the home for batteries. Please recycle and return them to The M.e.t. , Batteries Plus Bulbs, or Interstate All Battery Center. Please DO NOT put batteries in any Mr. Murph bins or in your curbside recycling carts.

We accept steel and aluminum cans. We also accept Aerosol cans generated from the kitchen and bathroom only. NO other type of metal is allowed.

There’s no need to remove labels, cut off bottom lids, or flatten cans. Please rinse out cans if the product is thick like pudding.

Please DO NOT place plastic bags, film/wrap plastics or styrofoam (cups, cartons, trays or packaging) of any kind in any Mr. Murph bins or in your recycle cart.

We accept mixed papers; flattened cardboard; containers from your kitchen, laundry, and bathroom; cleaned aluminum and steel cans; cleaned food and beverage containers; and cleaned bottles and jars.

Please DO NOT recycle styrofoam cartons, cups, trays, or packaging. The home for these items is in your curbside trash cart.

Please DO NOT place any pet food bags in the Feed Mr. Murph bins or in your curbside recycling. Place these items in your curbside trash cart.

You can place plastic containers from your kitchen, laundry, or bathroom in our Feed Mr. Murph bins or in your curbside recycling containers. Just empty, cap, and recycle!

Mr. Murph bins are NOT the home for plastic bags. You can reuse your plastic bags or return them to your grocer or retailer.

Please DO NOT place any electronics or Christmas lights in the Mr. Murph drop-off bins or in your curbside recycling carts. These items ARE NOT recyclable.

You can take these items to Natural Evolution, Inc. or The M.e.t for recycling.

Please DO NOT place live or artificial Christmas trees in the Mr. Murph recycling bin or in your curbside recycle cart. These items ARE NOT recyclable.

Please DO NOT place old electronics in any Feed Mr. Murph bins or in your curbside recycling containers. Resources, such as Natural Evolution, Inc., are great for recycling these old electronics.

Please DO NOT recycle shiny/glittery wrapping paper, bows, ribbons, or bags in your curbside recycling cart or in the Mr. Murph drop-off bins. You can place these items is in your curbside trash cart.

Our Mr. Murph bins ARE NOT the home for glass or ceramic items. Please place these items in your curbside trash cart.

No, these items ARE NOT recyclable. Aluminum foil products are lighter gauge aluminum with a lower flash point than aluminum cans. Because this, there is no useable material when melted if mixed with aluminum cans. Aluminum cooking foils, pans, and trays also contain food waste, which can’t be recycle. Please place these items in your curbside trash cart.

What Can I Recycle?

Mixed Paper, Newspaper, & Magazines

Flatten Cardboard

Kitchen, Laundry, Bath: Containers empty & replace cap

Aluminum and Steel Cans empty and rinse

Food and Beverage Cartons empty and replace cap

Fast Food & Take Out Packaging

Clean and Empty

Household Pollutants
What not to recycle

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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.

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