Scrap Metal Recycling in Norman, OK
Norman residents can leave most scrap metal at the self-serve scrap area next to the City's Transfer Station on Chautauqua Avenue.
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Before you go
- Ask whether items must be mostly metal and free of refrigerant, fuel or oil.
- Check whether the operator pays for metal or charges a fee.
Oklahoma rules
- Oklahoma scrap metal dealers must record a copy of the seller's photo ID for any amount of scrap metal bought. Source: Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act (revised 2023) (opens in new tab)
- Dealers may not pay more than $1,000 in cash for certain listed scrap metals, except to exempted sellers. Source: Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act (revised 2023) (opens in new tab)
More Oklahoma rules (4)
- Oklahoma's solid waste rules define household hazardous waste as corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive household waste, including freon-containing appliances, liquid paints and lead-acid batteries. Source: OAC 252:515, Management of Solid Waste (DEQ rules) (opens in new tab)
- DEQ says several Oklahoma communities have household hazardous waste facilities or collection programs, and services may be free with proof of residency such as a water bill. Source: Oklahoma DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (Did You Know? fact sheet) (opens in new tab)
- DEQ lists HHW facilities in Norman, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Midwest City, all free with proof of residency and taking items from surrounding communities for a small fee. Source: Oklahoma DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (Did You Know? fact sheet) (opens in new tab)
- DEQ's HHW fact sheet lists the Midwest City Household Pollutant Collection Facility among the state's HHW facilities. Source: Oklahoma DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (Did You Know? fact sheet) (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (10)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · City of Norman
- Residential rate (current Norman utility bill required): $40 per ton or $13 up to 600 pounds; covers household trash, furniture and appliances with Freon removed. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Standard rate for non-resident or commercial waste: $92 per ton or $80 up to 600 pounds. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Scrap Metal & White Goods (HHWF) (opens in new tab) · City of Norman
- A self-serve area between the HHWF and the Transfer Station takes scrap metal and white goods from Norman residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Most scrap metal is accepted except aluminum items, refrigerators, fence materials, freezers, hot water tanks, dishwashers and A/C units. Checked October 26, 2026.
- OAC 252:515, Management of Solid Waste (DEQ rules) (opens in new tab) · Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
- Oklahoma's solid waste rules define household hazardous waste as corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive household waste, including freon-containing appliances, liquid paints and lead-acid batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Oklahoma DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (Did You Know? fact sheet) (opens in new tab) · Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
- DEQ says several Oklahoma communities have household hazardous waste facilities or collection programs, and services may be free with proof of residency such as a water bill. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ lists HHW facilities in Norman, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Midwest City, all free with proof of residency and taking items from surrounding communities for a small fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ's HHW fact sheet lists the Midwest City Household Pollutant Collection Facility among the state's HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act (revised 2023) (opens in new tab) · Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
- Oklahoma scrap metal dealers must record a copy of the seller's photo ID for any amount of scrap metal bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Dealers may not pay more than $1,000 in cash for certain listed scrap metals, except to exempted sellers. Checked October 26, 2026.
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