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Current Recycling Information
Curbside Recycling
Provo City has contracted with Waste Management to provide a curbside recycling program for plastics, cardboard, papers, aluminum and metal cans for only $5 per month. This program is optional and the charge for a blue can is added on to your Provo City utility bill. If you are interested in participating, please call the Sanitation Division at 801-852-6714 or the City’s help desk at 801-852-6000 .
Recycling Schedule
Blue recycle cans are emptied every other week on the same day as your black garbage can. Please have cans out on the curb by 6 a.m.
Current Curbside Recycling Schedule
Recycling Discount
Provo City offers a "Triple Play Program" to encourage recycling. This program includes yard waste recycling as well as recycling of plastics, papers and metals.
Recycling Facts and News You Can Use!
Did you know that much of what you throw away could be recycled? The following items can be deposited in the blue recycling containers for processing into usable products: newspapers, magazines, junk mail, glossy ads, phone books, plastics #1 & #2 (soda pop and water bottles, milk jugs, cleaning and laundry detergent containers, etc.), tin and aluminum cans, small appliances, i.e., irons, toasters, pots and pans, corrugated cardboard, cereal and food boxes, paper towel and toilet paper rolls.
These items do not need to be sorted. They can be put directly into the can.
Prevent Identity Theft
Shred anything with your name or confidential information. Rather than dumping loose shredded paper into the blue container, put it in a clear garbage bag tied up. It will be easily identified at the processing facility and put in the paper bin for recycling.
Recycling Do's
- Do your part and make a difference by recycling everything you can that's recyclable.
- Do collect plastic grocery bags in a single bag and tie it before putting it in the blue can. Loose plastic grocery bags and metal clothes hangars clog up the processing machinery, causing costly downtime. Similarly, tie several clothes hangers together in a bundle. These items will be easily identified by line-sorter personnel and put in a bin for recycling.
Recycling Dont's
- Don't separate or sort different types of materials into plastic bags. Just put all the recyclables in the recycling container loose for user and processing convenience. (Except for plastic grocery bags.)
- Don't bother to remove lables or rinse out plastic containers and metal cans. Also, there is no need to replace the lids on bottles. Just empty containers of all contents and toss them in the blue container.
- Don't place any items in the containers that are stained or soiled with food material, i.e., pizza boxes, aluminum foil, etc. These items contaminate the other clean materials and reduce commodity value.
- Don't put glass or styrofoam in the blue container. These items are not acceptable at this time.
- Don't put wood or green waste in blue container. These items are unacceptable materials.
Provo's Alternate Recycling Program
Drop-off Recycling (at compost station)
Provo now has another option for those who would like to recycle but prefer not to have the curbside recycling container at your house. You can now take plastics #1 & #2, cardboard, newspapers, junk mail, phone books, aluminum and tin cans, etc. to the drop-off bin located at the compost station, 1625 South Industrial Parkway, Provo UT.
- Compost station hours are: Spring/Summer/Fall: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Saturdays 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Winter: December 2009 - Open Fridays and Saturdays only - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; January 2010 - Open Jan. 5 - 9 (Tuesday - Saturday of first week of January only) 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Closed January 10 - February 28, 2010.
- There is no charge to drop items off at this bin. The bin is separated into sections for plastics, paper/cardboard, and metals.
- Please do not bring non-recyclable garbage to the drop-off bin.
Other Recycling Options
For a "What to do with?" list, go to the South Utah Valley Solid Waste District's website at suvswd.org .
For items that are not accepted at the recycling bin at the compost station, individual recycling drop-off locations in the Provo area are available as follows:
| Category | Organization | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antifreeze | SUVSWD Transfer Station | 2450 W 400 S, Springville | 801-489-3027 |
| Car Batteries | Sears Auto MCR Recycling Checker Auto | 1200 S Towne Center, Provo 550 N Geneva Rd, Orem 197 N 500 W, Provo | 801-852-2528 801-225-0001 801-275-3963 |
Cardboard (most be cut in 12 x 12 pieces) | Rocky Mountain Recycling North Point Solid Waste Provo Compost Station | 2950 W 900 S, Salt Lake City 2000 W 200 S, Lindon 1625 S Industrial Pkwy, Provo | 801-973-0333 801-225-8170 801-489-3027 |
| Computers, TV's | SUVSWD Transfer Station | 2450 W 400 S, Springville | 801-489-3027 |
Furniture and household items (no mattresses) | Deseret Industries | 740 W Columbia Ln, Provo | 801-373-7920 |
| Glass | Rocky Mountain Recycling | 2950 W 900 S, Salt Lake City | 801-973-0333 |
Metals (no pig iron or manganese) | Western Metals MCR Recycling | 685 S Freedom Blvd, Provo 550 N Geneva Rd, Orem | 801-373-4224 801-225-0001 |
Motor Oil (5 gal. maximum per day per customer) | Checker Auto Auto Zone | 197 N 500 W, Provo 355 S 600 E, Provo | 801-375-3963 801-374-6655 |
| *Organic Materials | Provo Compost Station | 1625 S Industrial Pkwy, Provo | 801-489-3027 |
| Phone Books | Provo Compost Station | 1625 S Industrial Pkwy, Provo | 801-489-3027 |
| Plastic Bags | Albertson's Albertson's | 560 W Center, Provo 2255 N University Pkwy, Provo | 801-374-1558 801-374-8125 |
Paper (Magazines, newspapers any paper) | Provo Compost Station | 1625 S Industrial Pkwy, Provo | 801-489-3027 |
| Tires | Sears Auto TDS Big O Tires Transfer Station | 1200 S Towne Center, Provo ($2 per tire disposal charge) 461 W 300 S, Provo ($1.50 per tire disposal charge) 1595 N Freedom Blvd, Provo ($2.50 per tire disposal charge) 2450 W 400 S, Springville ($3.50 on the rim - .50 off rim) | 801-852-2528 801-374-2800 801-374-1177 801-489-3027 |
| Transmission Fluid | Auto Zone Checker Auto | 355 S 600 E, Provo 197 N 500 W, Provo | 801-374-6655 801-375-3963 |
| *There are 2 ways to dispose of yard waste. You may take it directly to the compost station at 1625 S Industrial Pkwy, Provo, at no charge for Provo residents; or you may call the Sanitation Department at 801-852-6714 and order a yard waste can. There is a monthly charge of $5 for the yard waste can, which is picked up curbside on the same day as your black can, once a week, March - November. | |||
