Recycling/Waste Reduction/Reuse

Many businesses, educators, students, individuals, and civic leaders realize the importance of recycling. According to the EPA and the National Recycling Coalition, if U.S. recycling levels can reach 75%, it will be equivalent to the environmental benefit of removing 50 million cars from the road each year and will generate 1.5 million new jobs. Improving and increasing recycling is good for our economy as well as for our environment and our natural resources.

Although recycling is important, the most effective way to reduce waste is to not create it in the first place or to plan to reuse a material or product in a new way.

• Potential for Recovering, Processing, and Remanufacturing Recyclables Within the State of Utah

Household Wastes

Household Hazardous Waste

• HHW is anything in and around your home that is poisonous, flammable, corrosive, or toxic. Products such as paints, cleaners, yard care chemicals, used oil, fuels, batteries, and pesticides that contain potentially hazardous ingredients require special care when you dispose of them. Refer to Recycling Information for Households for HHW collection events in Utah.
• Recycling Electronics Responsibly
  Are you wondering what to do with your old electronics?

Non-Recyclables

• N/A

Waste Reduction and Reuse

• Waste Reduction/Reuse
  Learn about how you can reduce, reuse, and recycle materials to decrease household waste.

Donations

Instead of sending good quality appliances, tools, or clothing to the landfill, consider selling or donating them.

• Deseret Industries
• Easter Seals Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain
• Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity ReStore
• Savers Thrift Stores

Business Wastes

• DEQ’s Environmental Best Management Practices for Automotive Salvage Yards:
  • Screen version (1.2 MB)
  • Print and fold brochure version (3.2 MB)

Forms

• Notification of Regulated Waste Activity Form

Hazardous Waste

• Hazardous Waste Management Program for Very Small Quantity Generator, Small Quantity Generator, and Large Quantity Generator
  Web page includes guidelines for handling hazardous waste and hazardous waste generator regulations, forms, reports, and the rule-making process including making comments during public comment periods.
• Waste Determination
  • DEQ’s Checklist for Small Business (2 MB)
  • EPA’s Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses
  • Hazardous Waste Permitting and Compliance

Solid Non-Hazardous Waste Program

• Solid Non-Hazardous Waste Program

Scrap Metal

• Scrap Metal Recyclers

Solvents

• Managing Your Hazardous Waste, A guide for Small Business

Universal Waste

• R315-273. Standards for Universal Waste Management
  R315-273 is designed to encourage the recycling and proper disposal of common hazardous wastes, such as batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing equipment, and mercury-containing lamps, and reduce the regulatory burden for businesses that generate such wastes.

Used Oil

• Used Oil Program

Waste Reduction and Reuse

• DEQ’s Adopting a Recycling Program
• DEQ’s Environmental Best Management Practices for Automotive Salvage Yards (3 MB)
• EPA’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Web Page
  Learn about how your office can reduce waste and purchase green products through an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program.
  • Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity ReStore
    Instead of sending good quality building materials, tools, or furniture to the landfill, consider selling or donating them.
  • Wastechange: A Waste Exchange Network
    Wastechange.com is an online waste exchange network that facilitates waste diversion. Wastechange.com serves as an online information exchange that matches waste generators and recyclers.
• EPA’s E3: Economy-Energy-Environment Program
  EPA’s E3 program can help manufacturers and supply chains reduce waste and operate more efficiently.