Lehi, UT Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Accepted materials
- Newsprint, cans, plastics, paper, cardboard
- Excluded materials
- Hazardous and dangerous waste
- Cart rule
- Recycling cart for recyclables only
- Receptacle condition
- Kept clean, covered, sanitary
- Violation penalty
- Class C misdemeanor, up to $750
Summary
Lehi limits recycling carts to specific materials: newsprint, aluminum, tin and other metal cans, plastics, mixed paper and cardboard. Hazardous waste, dangerous waste and anything meant for landfill or incinerator disposal is excluded, and Lehi City Code § 5-1-7 bars using the cart for anything else.
RECYCLING MATERIAL: Waste materials capable of reuse, including, but not limited to, newsprint, aluminum, ferrous and nonferrous cans, plastic materials, mixed paper, and cardboard. This term excludes all dangerous wastes and hazardous wastes, as well as solid wastes intended for disposal in a land fill, incinerator or solid waste disposal facility. ... Recycling receptacles may only be used for approved recycling material.
Full Breakdown
' That definition sets the outer limit of what belongs in the blue recycling container the city issues to every serviced residence. Section 5-1-7 enforces the split between carts directly: 'Recycling receptacles may only be used for approved recycling material,' just as solid waste must go in the solid waste receptacle and green waste in the green waste container. Mixing categories, such as bagging household garbage inside the recycling cart to get an extra pickup, is itself noncompliant with the receptacle rule even though the material might otherwise be collected as trash.
All receptacles, including recycling carts, must be kept clean and sanitary and covered except while being filled or emptied (§ 5-1-6), and it remains unlawful for hauling contractors to let any of the load, recyclable or not, fall onto city streets while it is being transported (§ 5-1-8).
Violations & Fines
Contaminating a recycling receptacle with unapproved material, or otherwise violating the receptacle rules of Chapter 5-1, carries the chapter's general penalty at § 5-1-14: a class C misdemeanor with a fine of up to $750.00 for an individual or $1,000.00 for a corporation, imposed under the sentencing schedule at § 1-4-1.
Frequently Asked Questions
What materials can go in my Lehi recycling cart?
Can I put bagged trash in the recycling cart if my garbage can is full?
Does hazardous waste count as recyclable in Lehi?
Do I have to keep my recycling cart covered?
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