Provo, UT Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Recycling pickup frequency
- At least every other week, Section 11.02.030(2)(c)
- Monthly fee
- $8.25 per month, charged regardless of use
- Accepted materials
- Paper, cardboard, cans, plastics #1-7 (11.01.020)
- Container source
- Must be obtained from Provo City
Summary
Provo collects household recyclables curbside at least every other week under City Code 11.02.030(2)(c), a slower cycle than weekly garbage pickup. Section 11.02.030(2)(d) bills the regular monthly recycling fee on the Consolidated Fee Schedule to every customer with a recycling container, whether or not they set it out that cycle.
(c) The City or its designee shall at reasonable times and places, but not less than once every other week, collect and dispose of an accumulation of household recyclable materials from each structure. (d) For each household recycling container possessed by a customer, the customer shall pay the regular monthly fee as shown on the Consolidated Fee Schedule adopted by the Municipal Council nothwithstanding whether or not the customer uses the container for household recycling on a regular basis.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-17, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
015. Subsection (2)(c) requires that 'the City or its designee shall at reasonable times and places, but not less than once every other week, collect and dispose of an accumulation of household recyclable materials from each structure,' meaning recycling runs on a biweekly cycle rather than the weekly schedule used for garbage. 25 per month as a separate line item from garbage service. 020 to include newspaper, corrugated cardboard, paperboard, magazines, office paper, aluminum, steel and tin cans, plastic-coated cartons, plastic grocery bags, and plastic containers marked with recycling symbols 1 through 7. 030(4) and (6).
Violations & Fines
Section 11.02.030 makes violation of any of its residential collection regulations, including the recycling collection and billing rules, a Class B misdemeanor. The Director may also enforce unpaid recycling fees under Section 11.02.030(10) by repossessing containers, terminating service, or pursuing legal action to recover unpaid charges and collection costs.
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