You're invited to SLCgreen and YouthCity's first ever pumpkin smash and compost event! All ages are welcome. We will provide all the materials you need to safely smash; you bring your pumpkins! 🎃 For more information visit the 🔗 in our bio 👉 Free Recycling Events

Waste & Recycling has hosted over 50 free collection and recycling education events, helping to divert over 12,000 tons of material away from the landfill. Now we need your help! Take this short survey.

Check out: link.slc.gov/recycle-dropoff

Survey open now until November 8th!

Another month of events coming right up! Our team has been hard at work setting up free fix-it clinics and pop-up events for hard to recycle items! We’ll have accepted items and other details on our website. For more information, check out link.slc.gov/recycle-dropoff (link in bio).

¡Se acerca otro mes lleno de eventos! Nuestro equipo ha estado trabajando arduamente para organizar talleres gratuitos de reparación y eventos temporales de recolección de artículos difíciles de reciclar. Para más información, visiten link.slc.gov/recycle-dropoff (enlace en la bio).

Salt Lake City’s Waste & Recycling Division needs your help! Take this short survey to tell us what kinds of recycling events you'd like to see in the future. Check out: link.slc.gov/recycle-event. Survey open now until November 8th!

This year, Salt Lake City staff really showed up for sustainability at our City employee luncheon! Overall, staff recycled about 63% of waste (thanks to our pals at @momentumrecycling)! For more information about our recycling initiatives, check out link.slc.gov/recycle-dropoff.

Join us for our CHaRM event happening September 19th from 9 am - 12 pm. This is a free community recycling event that helps resident divert materials away from the landfill by partnering with local specialty recycling businesses. ♻️🌎💚 To learn more, check our link in the bio!

Waste, recycling, and compost pick-up services will be operating as usual the week of the Labor Day! Collection schedules and information on curbside services can be found on our website at link.slc.gov/Holidaypickupsc… (link in bio).

Save the date! Our Waste & Recycling team will have free workshops and learn about commonly littered items and the recycling process, while making jewelry or buttons out of bottle caps. For more information please check out our website at link.slc.gov/recycle-dropoff.

We will be joining @slcmoves & the #WEconnect project team at 2 block parties this month, to learn all about the community guided solutions for the West-East divide and to see what comes next. 👀

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because @plasticfreejuly is just the beginning 🥲 Huge shout out to our partners at @urazerowaste, @nwsaltlake, @sorensonmcc, and @roseparknc for such a successful collection. Thank you to everyone who contributed and supporting a #ZeroWasteUtah

In the US parents spend on average over 600 dollars per child on back-to-school shopping. 😮 Reusing, repurposing, and thrifting gear secondhand is a great way to cut back on those costs! How will you be more sustainable this fall semester? ✏️

Reduce. Reuse. ...Craft-cycle! 🤓 We encourage you to rethink the things you have lying around! Need ideas? Head to @CraftLakeCity this weekend (August 7-9th at the Utah State Fairpark) and come see us at the SLCgreen booth. We love to talk about all things sustainability!

Another month of events coming right up! Our Waste & Recycling team has been hard at work setting up free fix-it clinics and pop-up events for hard to recycle items! We'll have accepted items and other details for each event on our website. Save these dates in your calendar!