Media release
(Cushing, Okla) — The City of Cushing has received its collection and burn site permit from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ). The debris collection process will begin this Monday, November 16, 2020, and is expected to take at least a month.
Quad Collection: We will be collecting debris from quadrants, using Broadway Street and Little Avenue as the divider. We will begin in the Southeast quadrant followed by the Northeast quadrant, then the Northwest quadrant, and lastly the Southwest quadrant.
Collection Site: The collection site (located just east of Core Civic) will be open to the public two consecutive weekends beginning this Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The collection site will also be open Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. until the recovery has been completed (See Collection Site Map). If you are hauling to the collection site, please make sure your load is secure. The collection site only is open to all.
There will be an attendant onsite but not available to help remove debris from vehicles, trailers, etc. The attendant will account for the debris. Again, the collection site is open to all.
• I live outside the city limits so can I dump at the collection site? Absolutely.
• I live outside the city limits and am a utility customer. Will the City collect my debris if I have placed it at the roadside? Unfortunately, no.
• I have limbs in the alley. Will the City collect those too? Unfortunately, no. Limbs must be at the curb or roadside.
Expectations for Collection: To enhance our efficiency when collection begins, please remember:
•Do not place near or next to a gas meter.
•Do not place near, next to or atop your water meter.
•Do not place near or next to your mailbox.
•Debris should be near roadway or curb edge (utility easement). We will not drive machinery into yards beyond the easement to collect debris.
•Ensure that your trash cart will still be accessible to Republic at the curb or roadside.
•Do not place anything at the curb or roadside other than broken tree limbs or stumps. Please, no exceptions.
•Bagged limbs, leaves, or other rubbish will not be collected at the roadside or collection site.
•Tree limbs need to be cut into 6′ sections if possible.
•Do not place debris in the street.
•Please be mindful of parking in the street during the day while collection is ongoing in a quadrant.
