Salt Lake City Recycling and Waste
Services
Salt Lake City currently
recycles or composts 33% of the waste collected from
residents. Our goal is to recycle 50% of the residential waste
by 2015. We have structured our Recycling and Waste Services
to meet this goal.
All of Salt Lake City's
Recycling and Waste Services are available for single family,
duplex, and triplex residential units within Salt Lake City
boundaries. The monthly Recycling and Waste Service fee
is based on the size of garbage container, and includes all of
the following services:
Weekly Garbage Collection
Weekly Recycling Service
Weekly
Yard Waste Recycling (AND Christmas Tree Collection)
Annual Neighborhood Cleanup
Glass Drop Off
Recycling
Fees (effective October 1, 2010)
| Type
of Container |
Monthly Fee per container |
| 90-gallon Garbage |
$17.25 |
| 60-gallon Garbage |
$15.00 |
| 40-gallon Garbage |
$13.75 |
| 90-gallon Yard
Waste (tan) |
Included |
| 90-gallon Curbside Recycling
(blue) |
Included |
Holidays
Weekly garbage collection, curbside recycling,
and yard waste collection are provided on all holidays EXCEPT:
New Year's Day, January 1
Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday of November
Christmas Day, December 25
Collection will be delayed by one day
following holidays listed above, for the remainder of that
week. The collection schedule will not be affected by holidays
that fall on a weekend.
Lost or Stolen Container
If your container (garbage, recycling or yard waste) has
been lost or stolen, call the Salt Lake City Police Department at
801-799-3000. They will give you a case number. You can call the Streets
and Sanitation office at 801-535-6999 with the case number to request a
replacement container.
Broken Container
If your container is broken, call the Streets and
Sanitation office directly at 801-535-6999 to request a replacement.
If you are a resident who has not received a yard
waste or recycling container, call 801-535-6999.
To make CHANGES to your service (container size,
opting out, terminating or suspending service,
click here.)
To report a missed pickup
Garbage (green container) or
Yard Waste (tan container):
Streets Customer Service,
801-535-6999
Curbside Recycling (blue container):
Allied Waste, 801-972-4234
