The Resident Food Equity Advisors program is currently accepting applications for the 2022-23 program! Click here for more information and to learn how to apply.

Click here for a variety of tools for residents and businesses interested in learning more about Salt Lake City’s anti-idling ordinance.

Fees are going up across all three sizes. Click here to learn more.

Learn which materials are recyclable in Salt Lake City and which items do NOT belong in your blue bin.

Information about materials that belong in your brown curbside compost can.

Click here to learn about the Community Renewable Energy Act and how Salt Lake City is working towards a Climate Positive future.

Learn more about the designs on our waste and recycling truck wraps!

As we enter the thick of summer and all the fun outdoor activities that come with it, let’s break down a major summertime pollutant – ground level ozone. Ozone gas is naturally occurring in our atmosphere, helping to protect us from harmful UV radiation. However, ozone is not found naturally at ground level. Rather, the […]

If you’ve been looking for the sign to finally make the change, now is the perfect time to drop those pesky single-use plastics once and for all – Plastic Free July is here! Plastic Free July began as a small project based in Australia but has turned into a global movement of people who are committed to […]

Salt Lake City has been a leader on climate initiatives for nearly two decades, taking on progressively more ambitious projects. In 2016, the City passed a joint resolution establishing our “Climate Positive” goals, which include powering the entire Salt Lake City community with net-100% renewable electricity by 2032. This date was moved up to 2030 in a resolution […]

One of the most common, and most dangerous, components of air pollution is particulate matter (PM). Particulate matter can be composed of many different materials such as smoke, dust, soot, or even drops of liquid. Some particulate matter, like smoke, is large and dark enough that we can see it in the air, but others […]