Salt Lake City Green

Compost collection resumes March 2nd! Help the City divert more organic waste from the landfill by using your brown cart for yard waste AND certain kitchen scraps like fruit and vegetables, coffee filters, and eggshells. Check out our website (link in bio) for more information!

Batteries are so critical to powering our daily lives, they’ve earned their own holiday.🔋🥁🐇⚡ But most require specialty recycling in order to keep harmful materials out of the environment. Check out our post and links in bio for more info!

Waste, recycling, and compost pick-up services will be operating as usual the week of February 16th! Collection schedules and information on curbside services can be found on our website at slc.gov/sustainability… (link in bio).

Give your hard-to-recycle items a chance to be recycled properly! Please drop off items listed below in our Household Electronics Recycling box, located at Sorenson Unity Center, and we’ll dispose of them sustainably! For more information, please check out link.slc.gov/e-waste-dropoff

Waste, recycling, and compost pick-up services will be operating as usual the week of January 19th! Collection schedules and information on curbside services can be found on our website at slc.gov/sustainability… (link in bio).

La ciudad de Salt Lake City está buscando la opinión del público sobre su solicitud de fondos de la Subvención de Limpieza de Sitios Contaminados (Brownfields) FY2026 de US EPA. Visite slc.gov/sustainability… para aprender más

Salt Lake City is seeking public comment for its grant application to the US EPA for a FY2026 Brownfield Cleanup Grant. Visit slc.gov/sustainability… to learn more

⏱️January 12–16 is the last week curbside compost will be collected this winter. Make sure to get any holiday trees (must be four-foot pieces or smaller) & accepted yard and food waste in your compost! 📅 Collection resumes March 2, weather permitting. ℹ️ slc.gov/sustainability…

The SLC Waste & Recycling team will be taking a well-deserved break on New Year's Day. Thursday and Friday collection will be bumped by one day. Please share this with your neighbors & have a safe and happy holiday!

Have Salt Lake City curbside services? We will collect trees left at the curb December 29, 2025 - January 16 , 2026. Holiday trees are composted! Here are 5 tips to make sure they are ready for pick up. Learn more at slc.gov/sustainability…. @SLCgov

This time of year brings an increase in shopping. 📦 Break down cardboard before putting in your curbside recycling. Overflowing carts may not be serviced. Now that rain & snow are in the mix, it's extra important the lids stay closed so the contents stay as dry as possible. ✔

The SLC Waste & Recycling team will be taking a well-deserved break on Christmas and New Year's Day. Thursday and Friday collection will be bumped by one day. Please share this with your neighbors & have a safe and happy holiday!

Is recycling real? It is in SLC! ♻️ Follow the journey of this aluminum can through Salt Lake City’s recycling system. Have recycling questions? Visit our website to check what goes in your curbside recycling at slc.gov/sustainability….

To make sure you're recycling right, make a list and check it twice! Here are some holiday tips: 🎁 Choose recyclable wrapping paper. 📦 Break down cardboard boxes before recycling them. 🎄 Holiday lights go in the trash (not recycling!) if they can't be donated.

The Waste & Recycling teams will be taking a well-deserved break Thanksgiving Day 🥧 Thurs & Fri collection will be bumped by one day. Please share this with your neighbors & have a safe and happy holiday! Collection maps & more information here: slc.gov/sustainability… @SLCgov

⚠️ Public Safety Reminder⚠️ Please slow down or stop when passing Waste & Recycling collection trucks! Our Waste & Recycling teams work hard every week to collect from 42,000 homes & businesses. Watch our quick video from SLCtv for etiquette & safety tips. @SLCgov

🎃 Help keep waste less scary by composting your pumpkins! Put them in your curbside compost if they're unpainted & free of other synthetic materials like glitter, wax & stickers. We love that these get to live a second life as compost for gardens & yards in the spring! 🌷

📅 Don't forget to put out your cans! Curbside collection schedules are not impacted by the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 1st. Collection schedules and information on curbside services can be found here slc.gov/sustainability…. @SLCgov @slcmayor @slcCouncil

SCAM ALERT: If you get a text saying you have a traffic ticket with a fake “Utah Motor Vehicle Code,” delete it. The Utah DMV and SLC Transportation will never text you for payment. Don’t click links. Don’t respond. Report scams here: reportfraud.ftc.gov

Waste, recycling, and compost pick-up services will be operating as usual the week of July 21st. Collection schedules and information on curbside services can be found on our website at slc.gov/sustainability…. @SLCgov @slcmayor @slcCouncil