Utah Mayor Sets High Recycling Goal

Salt Lake City, Utah Mayor Ben McAdams is urging residents and businesses residing in the capital region to start recycling more. A recently release report shows that more than Sixty-five percent of the waste materials deposited in state landfills in considered recyclable.

With a total population of close to one million residents, the Salt Lake City area is home to both state government operations and tourists attracted to the skiing and outdoor sports the area is known for.

The city’s new awareness building campaign, “How much of it is yours?” is aimed at boosting the city’s low sixteen percent recycling rate. The city has set a goal of doubling that rate to thirty six percent over the next two years. If the city can increase its waste materials recycling to even twenty five percent, it will save the city close to sixty five thousand dollars per day in costs that would be associated with garbage removal and securing space in landfills. Every bit of extra recycling prolongs the space available in the city landfills for items that cannot easily be recycled.

The city has offered curbside recycling collection for over ten years but participation has been low. Becuase of this, the city will also launch a new, educational effort for residents to take greater advantage of services that the city already provides to them.

WasteCare Wants You to Remember: Even if your present recycling rate is low, there’s no better time than the present to get to work on improving it! Take a look at what you have in place and if it’s effective for your employees or customers. When you set obtaining goals and make your plans well known, you’ll be on track for saving money and keeping recyclables out of your landfill!