Empty steel reel returns
Okonite reel return program
Okonite takes back its steel reels: report each reel number from the red ID tag through its online form or by phone.
Source: Okonite: Empty Steel Return Instructions. Last verified .
- Run by
- The Okonite Company
- Reels accepted
- Okonite steel reels, identified by the reel number on the red Okonite steel reel tag.
- Material rules
- Steel reels.
- Minimum load
- Not stated.
- Cost
- Not stated. Not stated on the return page. Ask Okonite what applies to your reels.
- Service area
- Not stated.
Condition rules
- Find and record the reel number on every reel before you report it.
How to schedule
Report the reel numbers through Okonite's online steel reel return form or by phone. The form asks whether scrap cable remains on each reel.
- Online form: okonite.com/steel-reel-return-form
- Phone: 800-631-7188
Notes
The page shows where the red ID tag sits and how tags looked before March 2005.
Before you call
Empty every reel
Programs want empty reels. Leftover cable can cost a fee or get the reel refused.
Count Okonite reels only
Other brands don't count toward the minimum. Check the count against the minimum above. Yard math shows how much of a truck it fills.
Inspect against the condition rules
Set aside reels that fail. They go to a buyer or a recycler instead.
Reels Okonite won't take?
Other brands, short loads, plywood and reels that fail inspection can all go in one pickup.