Trash & Recycling in Utah (2026)

Only haulers authorized and approved by Sandy City may collect, remove, or dispose of garbage or newspaper within city…

Davis County Code chapter 8.16 requires every hauler, including private trash collectors, to deliver all processible…

Eagle Mountain residents may not set trash containers at the curb before the evening before collection day, and…

Layton's collection rules require garbage to stay in a securely closed container at all times, and they bar mixing hot…

Lehi makes it unlawful for a property owner or occupant to dispose of solid waste or recycling material any way other…

Orem limits when solid waste contractors can run pickups: containers may be emptied only between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00…

Every occupied dwelling in Provo must have residential refuse service under City Code 11.02.010; curbside collection…

Salt Lake City limits when you can set automated refuse and recycling containers out and requires empty carts pulled…

Every property owner, lessee or occupant in Salt Lake County must supply approved garbage and trade-waste receptacles…

South Jordan residents must set curbside carts out no earlier than the evening before and by 6:30 AM on pickup day…

St. George sets residential solid waste pickup at weekly intervals and curbside recycling every other week, with…

Residential trash pickup in unincorporated Washington County runs exclusively through Special Service District No. 1…

West Jordan's collection crews only empty solid waste that is entirely inside the City-issued container, wheels facing…

West Valley City requires weekly trash collection and limits when residents can put containers at the curb: no earlier…

Davis County sets no countywide trash-can storage rule. Each city contracts its own hauler, and residents separate…

Eagle Mountain requires solid waste containers to sit at least three feet from a neighboring property line under EMMC…

Layton requires garbage carts to be set out for pickup only on the City-designated collection day, and every empty…

Lehi treats a garbage can left at the curb more than 24 hours after collection day as a nuisance, and every solid…

Orem residents must set receptacles out in the gutter or at the curb, never earlier than the evening before pickup, and…

Provo requires curbside containers to sit at the edge of the street for automated truck pickup, not blocking sidewalks…

City-issued carts can hit the curb only the evening before pickup and must be out by 7:00 AM on collection day, spaced…

Salt Lake County Code §9.52.160 makes it unlawful to place garbage, market waste, trade waste, or other refuse…

Sandy City Code requires every garbage receptacle to have a tightfitting lid and sit where crews can reach it, never in…

South Jordan treats a garbage can left in the street more than 24 hours after collection day as a nuisance the city can…

St. George requires residential trash and recycling containers to be set curbside, within three feet of the curb, under…

Every owner, lessee, or occupant of a building or business in unincorporated Utah County must keep tight-lidded metal…

Weber County requires every licensed short-term rental to keep trash containers stored behind the property's front…

West Jordan tells residents exactly where and when a solid waste container can sit on the street. City Code section…

West Valley City residents can't set trash carts out until the evening before pickup, must have them at the curb by 7…

Washington County requires residential trash carts to be set out by 6:00 a.m. on collection day, within three feet of…

Eagle Mountain lets residents set out bulky waste like limbs and large appliances only up to one day before the…

West Jordan's regular curbside service will not take large appliances or furniture: City Code section 5-5-3(B)(1)(a)…

Take bulky items to the Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District landfill in Layton, which accepts all large items…

Orem's Chapter 15 treats bulky items like furniture and appliances as waste too large for a standard receptacle, while…

Salt Lake City runs bulky item pickup only through occasional special collection events the city schedules at its own…

Sandy runs scheduled Bulk Waste Clean-Up events, announced online and by postcard at least 30 days ahead, where…

South Jordan does not collect couches, appliances or other bulk items in weekly curbside carts: residents must request…

Weber County's landfill charges flat per-item fees for bulky waste instead of weighing it: refrigerators and furnace or…

West Valley City caps bulky-item collection at 75 pounds or five feet per piece, bars curbside placement more than a…

In Utah, throwing a lead acid battery in the trash is illegal. Utah Code 19-6-602 bans disposing of any lead acid…

Anyone who wants to place a collection trailer or container for recyclables anywhere in Orem needs sign-off from the…

Curbside recycling is voluntary and city-run. Wasatch carts take empty cans, empty plastic bottles/containers (caps…

Every residential property in Lehi must be enrolled in the city's solid waste and recycling removal service, and every…

Provo automatically enrolls every curbside refuse customer in household recycling under City Code 11.02.015(1); there…

Every Salt Lake City residence with city refuse service is automatically issued at least one recycling container at no…

Recyclables set at the curb in South Jordan stay legally yours until the City empties the bin: anyone else who…

St. George requires curbside recycling for all residences once the city rolls out the program citywide, collected…

In West Jordan, recyclable materials cannot be picked up curbside on your own arrangement: City Code section 5-5-2(A)…

Every Salt Lake City residence with a refuse container is automatically issued a green waste bin for yard trimmings and…

Orem does not guarantee trash pickup on holidays: Section 15-1-13 lets the Public Works Director or the City's solid…

Dumping, discarding, or sweeping solid waste or litter onto any public place, street, alley, ditch, or private property…

Layton makes it unlawful to drop or dump ashes, garbage, rubbish, tree trimmings, dirt, or filth of any kind on any…

It is unlawful to dump, bury or place solid waste, or any other offensive substance, on any lot, street, alley or…

Orem City Code 15-2-9 makes it unlawful to place, deposit, bury or dump solid waste on any lot, street, alley, or into…

Dumping solid waste anywhere in Provo other than an approved solid waste facility is a Class B misdemeanor under City…

Dumping solid or liquid waste on any street, alley, lot, or premises in Salt Lake City without Salt Lake Valley Health…

Salt Lake County Code section 9.52.180 makes it unlawful to dump or dispose of refuse or garbage anywhere in the…

Sandy City Code Section 19-5-1 makes it unlawful to deposit, store, or collect junk, junk vehicles, or rubbish anywhere…

Utah County makes it a crime to sweep garbage into any gutter or ditch, drain petroleum products or chemical waste into…

South Jordan bans dumping solid waste anywhere in the city, even on your own property with permission, unless it goes…

Washington County bars private and commercial haulers from dumping commercial or construction waste anywhere but the…

Utah Code section 76-9-1802 makes it a class C misdemeanor to drop, throw, deposit or discard litter, including trash…

St. George bans dumping scrap metal, junk, garbage, rubbish, ashes, slag or industrial waste on land in every zone…

Weber County Land Use Code § 108-7-7.010 makes it unlawful to place or deposit garbage, junk, weeds, an inoperable or…

Dumping solid waste or litter on any public or private property, street, alley, canal, ditch or vacant lot in West…

Lehi City runs a separate green waste collection service for grass, brush, branches, leaves and small trees under…

Provo collects yard waste at least once a week from March through December, but only if you opt in: household recycling…

Every residence with city refuse service gets at least one automated green waste container for yard trimmings and grass…

Weber County charges $5.00 per load to drop off clean grass and leaves under the Green Waste Tipping Fee in County Code…

West Jordan defines green waste narrowly: compostable tree and plant trimmings, grass cuttings, dead plants, leaves…

Placing a dumpster, roll-off box, or other obstruction in the public way in Salt Lake City requires a City Engineer…

Eagle Mountain requires commercial storage zone businesses to keep dumpsters out of view of the street. EMMC…

Lehi requires dumpsters and other refuse storage areas to be visually screened by an enclosure built of the same…

In Orem, a dumpster or trash container of one and one-half cubic yards or more can't sit inside a building, within 5…

Provo requires trash storage containers of two cubic yards or larger to be screened and set back under City Code…

Planned unit developments in unincorporated Salt Lake County must keep refuse dumpster enclosures at least ten feet…

Sandy City requires every dumpster serving a commercial or industrial site to sit inside a solid masonry enclosure with…

South Jordan bans placing a solid waste container on sidewalks, roadways, alleyways or parking lots where it blocks…

St. George requires every project using dumpster collection to keep the collection area easy for trucks to reach and…

Washington County requires every commercial, manufacturing, warehouse or retail project in the unincorporated area to…

Weber County requires every trash dumpster on commercial and multi-family sites to sit on an approved site plan…

West Jordan requires every dumpster to be screened citywide under City Code section 13-14-3(C), which sits in the…

West Valley City requires trash dumpsters at multi-unit residential developments to be fully screened and set back 20…

South Jordan requires every occupied home to sign up for city curbside refuse and recycling collection instead of…

Eagle Mountain requires solid waste to be collected at least once a week under EMMC 8.05.420, with more frequent…

Layton requires every single-family home and small multi-family building of ten units or fewer to have its garbage…

Lehi requires solid waste and green waste to be removed from every private residence at least once a week, and twice a…

Orem's solid waste system is not opt-in: City Code 15-1-2 makes the City responsible for ensuring every residential…

Every occupied dwelling in Provo must have refuse service, and the city collects at least once a week from curbside…

Salt Lake City automatically bills every residence for weekly refuse collection unless the owner cancels…

Salt Lake County Code section 9.56.040 requires every resident of the unincorporated county to comply with the rules…

Sandy City requires solid waste service to remove garbage and rubbish from subscriber premises at least once every…

St. George requires every residence to use the county district's exclusive weekly trash and biweekly recycling…

Every residential property in unincorporated Washington County is billed for solid waste collection whether or not the…

Weber County doesn't run its own trash trucks: unincorporated residents are billed through franchised haulers under…

West Jordan's contracted hauler collects household solid waste, green waste, and recyclables only under an executed…

West Valley City requires weekly residential solid waste and recycling pickup under Municipal Code §§ 24-2-113(1) and…

Lehi limits recycling carts to specific materials: newsprint, aluminum, tin and other metal cans, plastics, mixed paper…

Provo collects household recyclables curbside at least every other week under City Code 11.02.030(2)(c), a slower cycle…

Salt Lake City requires recyclables to be separated from refuse and green waste, with only city-approved items allowed…

West Jordan defines recyclables by contract, not by a fixed list in the code: City Code section 5-5-1 covers "discarded…

Orem lets the City or a licensed solid waste contractor run recyclables collection outside the regular receptacle or…