City Announces Free Electronic Waste Recycling Events
SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City Green announces a series of Saturday electronic waste (e-waste) recycling events that will be held each month, from May through August. The events are sponsored by Samsung and will accept a wide variety of electronics from city and county residents. Business waste will not be accepted.
SALT LAKE CITY – Mayor Ralph Becker, Councilman Stan Penfold and the City’s Division of Sustainability and Environment will launch the 2013 SmartTrips program for the Fairpark neighborhood at a media event on Friday, April 12 at 11 a.m. at Utah State Fairpark, 155 N. 1000 West near the south entrance.
New Recycling Facility to Boost Local Glass Processing Capacity
SALT LAKE CITY – Community leaders will gather at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 11 for the grand opening of the new Momentum Recycling clean glass recycling facility at 658 S. 4050 West. The new facility will dramatically increase the glass recycling capacity in Salt Lake City and help reduce landfill waste.
SALT LAKE CITY – In a continued effort to enhance the long-term vitality of the City, Salt Lake City Green, the outreach arm of Salt Lake City’s Sustainability Division, has made strides to enhance community engagement by offering new resources and services to residents.
February 10, 2013
Contact: Art Raymond
801-547-2659
Mayor Joins Sustainability Leader for Preview of CNU 21 Event in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY – Mayor Ralph Becker will join Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) President John Norquist at a media event on Monday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room, Room 306 of the Salt Lake City & County Building, 451 S. State Street to preview and discuss the upcoming CNU 21 conference in Salt Lake City.
January 7, 2013
Contact: Kate Lilja Lohnes
801-535-7755
City Offers Tools to Help Residents "Drive Less, Drive Smarter" Campaign includes text alerts, videos and more to aid in reducing winter inversion impacts
Mayor’s Office Releases July Newsletter For a Sustainable Future
Our community’s spectacular setting in the Wasatch Mountains is a constant reminder of the necessity to make the right decisions now to ensure our precious and fragile natural resources are a vibrant part of future generations. Learn what Salt Lake City is doing to plan for a sustainable future in Mayor Becker’s July newsletter.
