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Recycling At Your Business (105k pdf)

Ways to be a more efficient business:

  1. Reduce the amount of material required in the production of your goods and services.
  2. Reduce the amount of energy required in the production and delivery of your goods and services.

    3. "Waste is a symptom of
    business inefficiency"

  3. Reduce toxic emissions.
  4. Design your products to be recyclable.
  5. Maximize the use of renewable resources in the production and delivery of your products and services.
  6. Design products that are durable and easier to repair.
  7. Design products that serve multiple purposes.
Step One - Reduce
  • Minimize consumption of materials by controlling materials.
Step Two - Plan a Recycling Program
  • Organize a Recycling Committee
  • Learn about the Recycling market
  • Anticipate and meet recycling needs in employment agreements and contracts.
  • Use an accounting system that captures savings from reduced waste disposal costs to help fund recycling efforts.
  • Education and Training
  • Set clear objectives and goals of the recycling program
Step Three - Assessing Types & Quantities
  • The quantity of items being recycled at your facility will depend on a number of factors.
Step Four Analysis Cost and Benefit
Step Five Identify Recycling Markets
Step Six Educating and Training Staff

Salt Lake Valley Recycling Resource List
Call for recycling services and drop-off programs

Salt Lake City Businesses – 535-6999

International Paper

2590 West 1500 South
Contact: Chris Bell at 973-2082 for more information.
For businesses only, pick up is available (No residential or apartment complex pick-up)

List of items to be recycled:

  • Office paper
  • Newspaper
Green Fiber

3061 South 3600 West
Contact: Burt at 910-2838 for more information.

List of items to be recycled:

  • Newspaper
  • Phone books
  • Cardboard
  • Magazines
  • All paper products
Waste Management

8652 South 4000 West
280-8200

List of items to be recycled:

  • Plastics: #1 and #2 containers
    • soda and water bottles
    • milk and water jugs
  • Paper
    • corrugated cardboard
    • newspaper
    • office paper
    • phone books
    • shredded paper (bagged up)
    • brochures
    • magazines
  • Metals
    • aluminum cans
    • plates and pans
    • steel and tin cans
    • small appliances
    • cookware and utensils
    • scrap copper
    • brass and aluminum
Electronic Recycling
  • West Haven
    2433 S. 2050 W., West Haven, UT
    Hours of operation: M - F - 9am - 3:30 pm
    801-731-5542
  • Orem
    1177 S. 1580 W., Orem, UT
    Hours of operation: M - F - 9am - 3:30 pm
    Phone: 801-226-6215
  • West Jordan
    8652 S. 4000 W., West Jordan, UT
    Hours or operation: M-F - 8am - 4pm and Sat 8am - 3pm
    Phone: 801-282-8271
  • Cost for NON Sony items are:
    • $5.00 - small Appliances, cell phones, keyboards
    • $10.00 - small TV's and monitors less than 22$10.00 - small TV's and monitors less than 22"
    • $15.00 - large appliances, monitors and TV's larger than 22"
    • $15.00 - large appliances, monitors and TV's larger than 22"
  • We cannot accept any wood consoles or cabinets and the total weight of any item must be less than 50 lbs. to be accepted.
  • Checks or credit cards only will be accepted at the sites
Allied Waste (formerly BFI)

675 South Gladiola Drive
– Contact: Jerry Reed 972-4234
List of items to be recycled:

  • Newspapers
  • Corrugated cardboard
Rocky Mountain Recycling

2950 West 900 South
972-0220
Drop-off Location - 3110 South 900 West

Businesses need to set up an account (for pick-up service) and acquire recyclable material in tons. No services to individual residential homes.

List of items to be recycled:

  • Newspaper
  • Metal - Aluminum cans, Aluminum, Brass and Copper
  • Plastic 1, 2
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • White ledger paper
  • Computer paper
Glass Recycle Group Inc.

Contact: Mr. Leonard 521-9287 Cell: 520-9768

List of items to be recycled:

  • Glass
Guaranteed Recycling Xperts (GRX)

Freeport Center Building E-16
Clearfield, UT 84106
801-386-2533

List of items to be recycled:

  • Any type of Electronic Equipment - computers, televisions, toasters, radios, monitors, central processing units (CPU).
Lucency Corp.

1532 South Industrial Road (1900 West)
801-364-4733

List of items to be recycled:

  • Computers
Stone Castle Recycling

Contact: Tony 801-825-2422

List of items to be recycled:

  • All Electronic Equipment

Reusable Computers from businesses only, call "Computer for Kids". 801-738-1381.

Paper and Document Destruction Recycling Services

Certified Shred

972-4748

Shred it

886-0622

Shred Pro

977-0922