About Us

Providing reliable collection and substantial services to the community, the City of Tahlequah Solid Waste Department provides residential and commercial trash collection services. 

All residential refuse is placed in city-owned containers, collected by automated trucks once a week and transported to the Waste Management Landfill in Muskogee, Oklahoma. 

Look at our Trash Collection Routes to see what day your trash is collected.   

Solid Waste City Ordinance 

Read the City of Tahlequah's ordinance regarding Solid Waste Department establishment, and collection and disposal of solid waste. 

Set Up Collection Services 

To set up refuse collection services, contact Solid Waste Department at 918-456-8332. Citizens are billed through Tahlequah Public Works Authority.

Online Payments

Payments for Scale Accounts or Dumpster Rentals can be made online by clicking on the Xpress Bill Pay icon below.