Curbside
Recycling Program General Info
535-6999
About Salt Lake City's Curbside Recycling Program
Salt Lake City contracts with
Allied Waste to collect recyclables
from an
estimated 6,800 residential homes per day, five days a week. An average of 850 tons of
material are recycled each month.
Recyclables are collected
weekly
from 90-gallon, blue recycling
containers on the same day as garbage collection.
To find out your collection day or other information call 535-6999,
or click here to see the Route Map.
Recycling Instructions
DO
-
Put
all your recyclables in ONE container!
-
Wheel
your recycling container out on the same day as garbage collection before
7:00 AM.
-
Place
your recycling container at least 3 feet from your garbage container and
other obstructions.
-
Set
your recycling container out only when it is at least 3/4 full.
Please Do Not
-
Do
not put the following items in your curbside recycling container:
-
Glass
-
Clothing
-
Napkins, paper towels, toilet paper
-
Food
and food wrappings
-
Small
appliances
-
Yard
waste
-
Hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, other chemicals)
-
Do
not set recyclables on the side of the recycling container or use any
container other than the 90-gallon, City-issued, blue recycling container.
Fees and Services
- No fees will be charged for residents on the
City garbage collection program.
- A fee
of $3.75 per container per month will be charged on the Public Utility billing
for non-garbage customers. (Click here for more information on how
business and multi-family owners/managers can subscribe to the City's
curbside recycling program.)
If
your garbage and/or recycling container(s) are stolen, call the Police
Department at 799-3000 to report the incident.
The Police Department’s representative will issue you a case
number.
Call
the Salt
Lake
City Streets and Sanitation
Office at 535-6999. A new
container will be issued at no additional charge when you provide the case
number.
If
your garbage or recycling container is damaged as a result of your neglect
or misuse, the City will replace the container and assess the replacement
costs on your monthly water bill. The
cost of a replacement container is $55.00 plus an $11.00 delivery fee.
Special Services
Allied Waste will provide a yard service (a special
recycling collection service) for both handicapped and the elderly citizens in
Salt Lake City. The operator will enter the citizen's yard and roll the
recycling container to the curb where it can be dumped. After the container has
been emptied, the operator will return it to the original location in the
citizen's yard.
To receive this special collection service, you must
call the Salt Lake City Streets and Sanitation office at 535-6999, explaining why you require the
service. The Sanitation Manager will assess each request to determine
eligibility.
Violations
Placing non-acceptable items in the recycling
container increases the City's cost to provide the program. The City may
discontinue providing recycling services for those who do not comply with the
rules of the recycling program.
Salt Lake City wins "Cans For Cash" national contest for the second
consecutive year!
Salt
Lake City developed the most innovative idea to promote aluminum can
recycling. We hosted a contest for school children to write scripts
for a commercial promoting aluminum can recycling.
Girl
Scouts from Beacon Heights Elementary School wrote the winning
script and worked with KUTV Channel 2 to have the commercial produced.
It is currently being aired on Channel 2.
Click
here to see the commercial.
See also
Neighborhood
Cleanup Program
Garbage
Collection Program
Household Hazardous
Waste
|
