Sustainability

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Brown compost cart

The compost program diverts yard and selected food waste from the city’s landfill.

There is no additional fee for this service. The cost is included in your monthly garbage fee.

Here’s what your brown compost cart looks like:

brown waste can

You can put this material in your brown compost cart:

  • Weeds
  • Lawn clippings
  • Leaves
  • Tree branches
  • Tea bags
  • Coffee grounds
  • Fruit and vegetable scraps
  • Eggshells

Items not accepted in the brown cart include:

  • Meat/Dairy
  • Biodegradable/compostable packaging (which cannot be processed at this time)
  • Paper plates
  • Construction wood
  • Sawdust
  • Sod
  • Dirt
  • Rocks
  • Concrete
  • Animal waste
  • Flower pots
  • Plastic bags
  • Recylables
  • Paper
  • Paper bags
  • Napkins

The waste is processed at Salt Lake City’s compost facility and turned into compost, which is then available for purchase at the Salt Lake Valley Landfill, 6030 W. California Ave. (1300 South).

The compost is certified for quality by the US Composting Council. Compost is available for purchase year-round. 

For more information contact the landfill at 385-468-6370.

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Request additional compost cart
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Contact

  • 801 535-6999
  • mySLC online, scroll down and click on Waste & Recycling
  • For up-to-date info visit SLC Green on X (formerly Twitter) https://x.com/SLCgreen
  • 2010 W 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104
  • Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.