West Jordan, UT Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 5-5-3(B)(1)(a)
- Banned items
- Stoves, refrigerators, water tanks, washers, furniture
- Weight cap
- 250 lbs total per container, § 5-5-3(B)(1)(g)
- Placement ban
- Unlawful to load banned items into City container
- No curbside bulk program
- Not covered by regular chapter 5-5 service
Summary
West Jordan's regular curbside service will not take large appliances or furniture: City Code section 5-5-3(B)(1)(a) bans collection of "bulky waste," meaning stoves, refrigerators, water tanks, washing machines, furniture, and similar items too heavy or bulky for the standard solid waste container. Placing them in the City-issued container is unlawful.
Prohibited Collection And Disposal: 1. The collection and disposal of the following items is prohibited: a. Bulky Waste: Stoves, refrigerators, water tanks, washing machines, furniture and other similar waste materials with weights or volumes greater than those allowed for solid waste containers.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-38: Code current through: Ord. 26-33, passed 6-23-2026).
Full Breakdown
" The same subsection also bars dead animals of ten pounds or more, hazardous waste as defined by the EPA or state agencies, "stable matter" such as manure and livestock waste, construction debris from remodeling or demolition, and hot ashes still warm to the touch. " That is a separate violation from simply having oversized trash; the code specifically targets stuffing a banned item into the City's own container and setting it out. There is also a hard weight ceiling tied to bulky items: subsection B1g caps any container and its contents at "two hundred fifty (250) pounds" total, so even ordinary household refuse that pushes a container past that limit falls into the same prohibited category.
Because the chapter offers no separate bulky-item pickup program of its own, residents with an old appliance or a broken-down couch have to arrange disposal outside the standard weekly route, whether through a private hauler, a landfill drop-off, or another City program administered outside this chapter.
Violations & Fines
Placing bulky waste, a large dead animal, hazardous material, stable matter, construction debris, or hot ashes into a City container is unlawful under section 5-5-3(B)(2), separate from any weight-limit violation once the container exceeds 250 pounds under subsection B1g. Title 5 violations without a stated penalty default to a Class B misdemeanor under section 1-14B-1.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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