West Valley City, UT Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum frequency
- Weekly, for all waste types
- Set-out window
- Evening before, out by 7 a.m.
- Empty cans
- Removed same day emptied
- Bulky items
- Max 75 lbs or 5 feet
- Fee liability
- Property owner, even if billed elsewhere
- Abatement
- 100% for qualifying low-income residents
Summary
West Valley City requires weekly residential solid waste and recycling pickup under Municipal Code §§ 24-2-113(1) and 24-2-114(3)(a); every single-family and duplex owner is liable for the fee. Containers cannot go to the curb before the evening prior to collection and must be out by 7 a.m. on pickup day, per § 24-2-114(4), with empty cans removed the same day.
(1) Residential solid waste and recycling collection fees. The owner of every single-family dwelling property and duplex property shall be responsible and liable for the monthly charges enumerated in the Consolidated Fee Schedule for residential solid waste collection services and recycling collection services... (3) Frequency of collection. a. Solid waste, except bulky waste, shall be removed from the storage containers on residential premises and disposed at least once a week. ... (4) Placement of containers for collection. The Department may designate the time and place of solid waste collected and hauled by a governmental entity or a waste contractor. Containers of solid waste shall not be set out upon the street prior to the evening of the day before scheduled collection and shall be set out before 7 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. All empty containers shall be removed from the street the same day they are emptied.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-30, passed June 23, 2026).
Full Breakdown
West Valley City requires every single-family and duplex property owner to pay for weekly solid waste and recycling pickup; Section 24-2-113(1) makes the fee a debt of the property owner even when an alternate party is billed under a signed billing agreement, which itself requires a deposit of $50 or two months' charges. Owners who qualify may apply for a 100 percent annual fee abatement under Section 24-2-113(5) by filing an income affidavit and living in the home at least 10 months of the year; a denial can be appealed to the City Manager within 10 business days and then to the City Council.
Collection itself is governed by Section 24-2-114. Regular household waste must be collected from containers at least once a week, and Section 24-2-114(3)(b) requires all other waste, commercial, industrial, institutional or recreational, to be collected at least weekly as well to prevent overfilling, rodents, fire hazards or nuisance conditions. on collection day; empty cans must come back off the street the same day they're emptied, under Section 24-2-114(4). Loose paper, yard trimmings or other uncontained waste cannot be set at the curb; it must be bagged, baled or tied first.
Bulky waste has its own rules: items cannot exceed 75 pounds or five feet in any dimension, cannot go out more than one day before the scheduled bulky pickup, and construction debris, tires, car bodies, batteries, rocks and broken concrete are barred from curbside placement entirely. The City may also revoke recycling service, after a warning, from any address that repeatedly contaminates the recycling stream, with an appeal available under Section 24-2-119.
Violations & Fines
Violating the collection schedule, whether by early set-out, leaving empty cans at the curb, placing uncontained waste, or exceeding bulky-waste limits, is enforced as a violation of these solid waste regulations under Section 24-2-120: a class B misdemeanor for a first offense and a class A misdemeanor for a repeat within two years, with each day of noncompliance a separate violation. Unpaid collection fees become a debt collectible through civil action and reasonable legal fees under Section 24-2-113(3)(b), and delinquent accounts beyond 90 days can lose can service until paid.
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