Heads up Oklahoma City residents: If you're accustomed to rolling your trash and recycle bins to the curb today, you’ll need to adjust your schedule this week. The City of Oklahoma City announced a small hiccup in their trash collection services causing a delay, necessitating some quick changes for those who typically see their refuse spirited away at week’s end. Today's collections have been pushed to tomorrow, giving you a one-day reprieve — but make sure those carts are curbside by 6 a.m., or you might be stuck holding onto your leftovers a bit longer than anticipated.

As reported on the City of Oklahoma City - Government Facebook page, the city informed residents of the postponement which seems to have been attributed to an undefined snag affecting collection crews that day; these snafus have the potential to ripple through our routines reminding us of the tenuous nature of municipal services we often take for granted. If your trash or recycling remains uncollected, the crews will work to clear the backlog by 5 p.m. tomorrow – unless, of course, you prefer your driveway doubling as a minor landfill. There’s a silver lining for some: bulky waste collection should be business as usual with all routes already cleared for the week.

Fret not if you're waiting on new carts or repairs to your old ones, though you'll be playing the waiting game a bit longer, Oklahoma City’s statement assures these services will resume priority in the coming week. Patience, as they say, is a virtue – even when your eco-friendly recycling routine gets derailed or your bins are battered and begging for a fix.

Moving to what can’t be overlooked, its commendable the storm-struck regions within Oklahoma City are seeing a return to some semblance of normalcy after the November 3 tornadoes; crews have wrapped up the monumental task of collecting the remnants of that tempestuous day.