Community Partnership | Tulsa, OK
Served by Tulsa Recycle & Transfer Inc., eight municipalities in the Tulsa metropolitan area with over 252,000 households can recycle hot and cold paper cups. The county’s recycling program also accepts other foodservice packaging items, such as plastic cups, containers, pizza and sandwich boxes, and paper bags.
With support from an FPI communications grant, county residents will see messaging through the Mr. Murph campaign reminding them that all recyclables should be clean and empty when placed in their recycling carts. Communication methods include a customized recycling video, social media, digital ads, an infographic on recycling take-out containers, and updates to their popular “Feed Mr. Murph” recycle right education game.
Once the paper cups enter the materials recovery facility, they will be baled with other paper to be converted into new paper products that consumers use every day, like paper towels, toilet paper, napkins and other paper products.
Foodservice Packaging Materials Accepted
Paper cups
Paper bags
Pizza boxes
Molded fiber food packaging
PET cups
PET clamshells/containers/trays
Polypropylene cups
Polypropylene tubs/containers/tray
