What Belongs in the Blue Bin?
Learn which materials are recyclable in Salt Lake City and which items do NOT belong in your blue bin.
Salt Lake City
Sustainability
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Highlights & Announcements
What Belongs in the Compost Can?
Click here to learn which materials can and cannot go into your curbside compost can.
Holiday Tree Disposal
Learn what to do with your tree when the decorations are ready to come down.
Need extra compost containers?
Request up to two extra brown cans for your fall leaves. Learn more here.
Air Quality
Click for tips and information about how you can help keep our air clean this winter.
Idle-Free Salt Lake City
Click here to learn more about Salt Lake City’s idle-free ordinance and how you can help keep our air clean!
A Better Neighborhood Cleanup Program
Click here for more information on the annual cleanup program, Call 2 Haul.
Recycling Changes: NO Plastic Bags
Salt Lake City is no longer accepting plastic bags or plastic film in the blue recycling containers.
SLCgreen Blog
2019 Local Food Microgrant is Now Open for Farmers
Click to learn more about one of SLCgreen’s Local Food programs aimed at helping achieve our goal of increasing overall access to fresh, healthy food for all members of the SLC community.
Join us at the Sixth Annual Clean Air Solutions Fair on January 19
Click through to learn more about the air fair and how you can be involved in keeping our air clean!
Should you use “compostable” disposables?
What you need to know about bioplastics.
What a Year!
The last few years have been incredible for us here at SLCgreen and this past year was no exception. Check out our 2018 Year in Review.
