Logan, UT Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Section 8.38.040(B) of the Logan Municipal Code targets contamination. A person not authorized by the responsible authority cannot dispose of, discard, place, put, or drop refuse or other materials into a container designated for recycled refuse or green waste, as shown by clear and appropriate labeling, container color, and similar markers, other than the material for which it is designated. Subsection (C) protects the contents: nobody can take or remove recyclable materials from containers so designated without permission from the responsible authority or the permitted owner of the container. Subsection (A) adds that no unauthorized person can put refuse into a container not designated for that person's use.

What counts as recyclable is set in § 8.32.010: recyclable refuse is refuse that can be recovered from or otherwise diverted from the waste stream for the purpose of recycling, such as metals, paper, cardboard, glass, and plastic. The responsible authority is the department or agency the mayor appoints to implement and enforce chapter 8.32.

Permitted collectors face a separate rule in § 8.32.050. A person who collects recyclable refuse from some source other than themselves under a permit, and then disposes of that material at a landfill or similar facility for permanent disposal, is in violation of the permit conditions. A reasonable and customary volume of contamination in recyclable refuse loads is not intended to constitute that violation. Permits issued under § 8.32.040 can be revoked as an administrative restriction under § 8.32.070(A). Container handling at the curb follows § 8.32.160, which requires refuse to sit in a container whose lid can reasonably be closed.