Trash & Salvage

Trash Burning

EPA law prohibit burning household trash where garbage service is available. These laws are to help prevent pollution of the air we breath because of dangerous contaminates created by burning plastics and other man-made materials.

Burning of natural substances such as wood (construction material is not included in this statement), grass and brush are permitted.

What is solid waste?

Paper, Styrofoam, bottles and cans
Garbage, trash, tree trimmings, leaves, lawn clippings and dead animals
Appliances, furniture, tires, carpet
Roofing material, wallboard, lumber, construction and demolition debris

The law is broken when:

Dumping trash anywhere except in a legal landfill or transfer station
Junking old cars, tires, appliances or furniture by rolling them into a ditch, roadside, or creek
Throwing anything on the ground or out of your car window
Hauling trash for profit and dumping it on any land that is not a legal landfill
Allowing someone else to dump waste on private property, regardless of financial gain
Hauling anything that is able to fall off or blow out of a truck bed
Pouring used motor oil or restaurant grease into streams, rivers, lakes, or into storm drains and down manholes

Litter & Illegal Dumps Are Hazardous

Trash is not only an eyes sore, it threatens our health and safety as well

Dumps are breeding grounds for mosquitoes, rats, and skunks that spread disease
Rainwater run-off from illegal dumps can pollute our drinking water
Near homes, illegal dumps are safety hazards for children and pets.
Trash can disturb or destroy wildlife habitats
Litter blowing off truck beds can cause accidents.

Trash Services available in the area

GFL
405-495-0800 - Residential Service

Wildplum Sanitation
405-872-8701
Located out of Slaughterville

Country Trash Service
405-287-5193

Veteran Waste Solutions Inc
405-235-8387
www.vetwasteok.com