- Recycling saves natural resources. Recycling one ton of paper saves: 17 trees, 6,953 gallons of water, 463 gallons of oil, and 3 cubic yards of landfill space
- Americans go through 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour, only a small percentage is currently being recycled
- Recycling conserves landfill space
- American consumers & industry throw away enough aluminum to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet EVERY THREE MONTHS
- Americans throw away enough office & writing paper annually to create a wall 12 feet high stretching from Los Angeles to New York!
- Recycling makes economic sense
- Recycling creates jobs and saves money on disposal costs
- Recycling provides useful products
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2008 Recycling Schedule

Just by recycling your newspapers, you will have:
- Improved the environment
- Decreased the landfill
- Used less energy
- Created jobs
- Saved money
Call 483-6000 if you have questions!
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Recycling is easy!
- Download the form below or call our office at 483-6000 and we will send you a form by mail.
- Complete the form and return with the correct payment to:
City of South Salt Lake
Attention: Utility Billing
220 East Morris Ave, Suite 200
South Salt Lake City, UT 84115-3200
- We will deliver a gray, 95-gallon roll-out container and will send you a collection schedule and a list of guidelines to follow
- Pick up is every other week, on the same day as your regular garbage pickup
- The best part….recyclables can be mixed together in one container!!!
- For the mere cost of 19¢ a day, you have made the world a better place!
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