Curbside recycling is voluntary and city-run. Wasatch carts take empty cans, empty plastic bottles/containers (caps off), and flattened paper and cardboard only. No glass, food, liquid, bags, batteries, clothing or electronics. Utah law fines recycling-bin misuse up to $750.
The Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District accepts, in curbside recycling carts, food and beverage aluminum and steel cans (empty), plastic bottles and containers (empty, caps removed), and mixed paper, newspaper, cardboard and boxes (empty and flattened). It excludes glass, food or liquid, plastic bags and other tanglers, clothing, batteries and electronics, and recyclables must not be bagged. Residents without a cart can drop recyclables free at the Davis Landfill Reuse Center. Statewide, Utah Code 76-9-1807 makes putting prohibited items in a posted public recycling bin an infraction punishable by a maximum fine of $750.
Misusing a properly posted public recycling bin is an infraction under Utah Code 76-9-1807, punishable by a maximum fine of $750; contaminated curbside loads may be landfilled.
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