Oklahoma Recycling Association - OKRA

10/13/2026

OCASA is proud to announce that the 12th Annual Oklahoma Compost Conference will be a low-waste event! Here’s how:
🥗Scraps Community Composting will be composting the food waste
🍽️Fertile Ground Cooperative will compost our compostable tableware from eco products
♻️Chandler Park Community Center will handle the recycling
🔗The agenda is digital this year
☕️Attendees are encouraged to bring their own cups for coffee and water

Conference Deets!:
📍Chandler Park Community Center at 6500 W. 21st St. Tulsa, OK
🗓️Thursday, November 5, 2026
🕗8:00-5:00 p.m.

Along with being low waste, the conference theme is “Celebrating the Crossroads of Compost in Oklahoma” so it’ll be the perfect time to network and connect with other folks in the Oklahoma compost world 🤝 swipe left to see our various keynote speakers and breakout sessions!

Head to the link below to register today! Spots are filling up quickly and are limited so don’t delay! You won’t want to miss this epic conference!
https://ocasa.wildapricot.org/conference

See you at the compost crossroads 🙌

10/12/2026

♻️ Big news, Oklahoma! The 3rd Annual Oklahoma Recycling Festival is back, and bigger than ever. Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 14, 2026 (the eve of America Recycles Day) and head out to the Canadian County Expo and Event Center at 3001 Jensen Rd E, El Reno, OK 73036. This free family friendly community event welcomes everyone, regardless of what city you live in!

Got old tires sitting around, taking up space, and collecting rainwater? We got you! For the first time ever, we are hosting a free tire collection! Bring your tires to the festival for recycling. Thanks to Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality for sponsoring this collection.

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Oklahoma Recycling Association - OKRA Canadian County 4-H City of Chickasha CDR Global

10/12/2026

Join us at the National Zero Waste Conference, hosted by Zero Waste USA! OKRA is a proud partner with Zero Waste USA. 😁

This two-day, online educational and networking event brings together industry experts who share their Zero Waste case studies, expertise, and insights.
Every session is recorded and available to all who register.

📅Oct 21: Zero Waste Businesses and Institutions
📅Oct 22: Zero Waste Communities
🌻General Admission Ticket $200; Zero Waste USA/ZWIA Affiliate $100
🧑‍🎓Student $50
👉Register Here: https://events.humanitix.com/nzwc2026

Do you have a group of employees or organizational members who want to attend? Group discounts are available.

Sponsorships are available, too. Sponsorships help us create conference scholarships. Email [email protected] about group discounts, sponsorships, and questions. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

10/12/2026

We love our composting friends! Can’t wait for this conference! 🤩🪱

10/10/2026

Keep these monsters out of your recycling bins! 😨

Meet Bagzilla, this baggy, filmy monster loves to put plastic bags, wraps and films into the recycling bin causing jams, shut downs and contamination at the recycling facility. Recycle plastic bags, films and wraps at your local store drop-off.

10/09/2026

We can’t wait for this event! Mark your calendars and gather those hard to recycle items and meet us in El Reno on Nov 14th. More details about recycling collection to come! 🤩♻️

10/09/2026

Early bird special ends TOMORROW Oct 10th for OCASA's Annual Conference! 😱

If you like to compost, want to learn more about composting, or consider yourself a sustainable person- this conference is for you! This is a zero-waste event with a packed conference agenda featuring emerging compost technologies, a mushroom inoculation workshop, local success stories, and a climate justice discussion.

Register today and get your discounted rate! https://ocasa.wildapricot.org/conference

🤗🌍🪱

10/08/2026

Remember to recycle your e-waste! ♻💚

E-waste disposal can be a problem if you don’t know how to dispose of it properly. Luckily, there are tons of places throughout our state that accept e-waste recycling- like us here at Natural Evolution, Inc!

Here's a list of E-waste we accept:
Computers/Laptops/Servers/Tablets Network Equipment
Cell Phones
LCD Monitors
** CRT Monitors
Printers/Scanners/ Fax Machines Copiers
POS Scanners & Equipment
Small household appliances (Toasters, Irons, Coffee Pots, etc) Peripherals
Telephone/Telecommunications equipment
Phone Systems Security equipment
Industrial equipment UPS Systems
Industrial Control Panels
Radios/Stereo Equipment/Receivers/DVD/VCR/Setup Box/Cable Modems etc, Keyboards/Mice
Lead Acid Batteries
** TVs (All types & sizes)
**Alkaline Batteries
** Lithium Non-Rechargeable
**Ni-MH

Items with an asterisk have a recycling fee.

Thank you to our friends at Oklahoma Recycling Association - OKRA for this informational graphic! ♻😁

10/08/2026

Congratulations to the Solid Waste and Recycling division of the City of Broken Arrow for national attention on their gold lid program! 🤩

Recently, the City of Broken Arrow received recognition from Waste Advantage Magazine for their innovative program to award recyclers for Recycling Right! The gold lid is given to customers who consistently recycle correctly. The gold lid not only serves as a reward, but it encourages others to do the same.

Congratulations City of Broken Arrow for your efforts to reduce contamination in your recycling with such a unique program! View the full story by clicking here- https://www.kjrh.com/ne-ws/local-news/broken-arrow/gold-lid-bins-best-recyclers-sept-3-2026

The City of Broken Arrow is a proud OKRA member. ♻💚

10/07/2026

MARK YOUR CALENDAR | Fall Recycling Event

It’s time to start setting aside those hard-to-recycle items! The City of Glenpool’s Fall Recycling Event is coming up on Saturday, November 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Residents can bring a variety of accepted items, including:

Plastic bags
Batteries
E-waste
Fire extinguishers
Tires
Cardboard
🎃 Old pumpkins from Halloween

📍 1122 E. 156th St. S., Glenpool, OK 74033

Start gathering your items now, and we’ll see you in November!