NOTICE TO CONSUMERS Resource Recovery Compost is a wastewater biosolids (sludge) product of the City of Midwest City Water Utility which has COMPOST OPTIONS been processed in a manner that meets $20 plus tax per yard (approximately all the current U.S. EPA and Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) one pick-up truck load) requirements for Class A Resource Recovery •BioSolid Compost Unscreened Compost. Please follow the same general •BioSolid Compost Screened (1/2 safety precautions you use for handling any to 3/8 inch for gardens and lawns) compost or manure such as hand washing, wearing gloves, and cleaning tools. FREE •Wood chips Hours of Operation No appointment necessary We are open to the public for drop-off from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday We are open for compost pick up from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday We are closed Sundays and all City holidays

LOCATION Yard waste drop-off and compost pickup are at the Northside Water Resources Recovery Facility at 7420 NE 36th Street. Nourish CONTACT US Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Your Soil (405) 889-1329 • (405) 739-1530 Enhance Your Plants IS THE COMPOST SAFE? YARD WASTE The compost is pathogen-free and Did you know our compost facility accepts biologically stable. Biosolids are an organic yard waste? Bring your proof of residency recycled product that every state applies (an I.D. and MWC utility bill) and you can to land. The EPA has specific process and drop off: WHAT IS COMPOST? testing requirements for all composted • Brush, limbs (if less than 20 inches in diameter) Compost is decomposed organic matter. biosolids products and considers them • Grass clippings It feeds the soil, as opposed to fertilizer safe. We properly treat, carefully monitor • Leaves and test to ensure that our compost that feeds the plants. Compost provides We can only accept paper bags (available at meets government safety standards. The many nutrients that plants need in small your local home improvement stores). Our process we use generates enough heat to amounts, and it helps your soil hold yard waste and brush is mixed with compost essentially pasteurize the product. moisture. Compost can work together with so we cannot accept plastic bags. your fertilizer, too. Please note: When using biosolids for gardening, follow the same general safety Please note: The yard waste and brush Compost is a soil amendment, which is precautions you use for handling any anything that is added and mixed into the must be free of any trash because it is used compost or manure such as hand washing, for compost. The yard waste drop off is at soil. It contains beneficial elements such as wearing gloves, and cleaning tools. carbon and nitrogen, as well as potassium, the Northside Water Resources Recovery Facility at 7420 NE 36th Street. calcium and iron to improve the soil. It helps PURCHASING COMPOST create open spaces that allow air and water We accept checks, credit Please note: ITEMS OTHER THAN YARD WASTE to circulate through the soil and it helps the cards and debit cards. We are not able We are a compost facility. We cannot accept soil retain water and nutrients. to accept cash. One yard of compost appliances, batteries, or non-biodegradable (approximately one pick-up truck load) is HOW IS COMPOST MADE? items. $20 plus tax. Biosolids is an organic matter made from Our ordinances prohibit leaving any kind wastewater solids. These materials are Pick up compost at the Northside Water of trash at our facility. Those who dispose broken down by micro-organisms. Excess Resources Recovery Facility at 7420 NE of trash at our compost facility can be water is removed and the material that 36th Street. remains is blended with relatively dry, prosecuted so please dispose of these Delivery is available within 25 square miles coarse woody materials. The blend of items properly. You can contact our Public of our facility. The delivery fee is $150 and materials is turned regularly for 20 to 40 Works office for disposal options by calling is not taxable. (405) 739-1066. days and heated (to 131°F) in accordance with FDA recommendations to make sure 99% or more of pathogens (germs) and other toxins are removed.