Salt Lake City Green

Salt Lake City's Department of Sustainability (aka SLCgreen) -environmental programs that ensure a healthy, sustainable future for our community.

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

Our Waste & Recycling teams have been hard at work setting up free drop-offs and pop-up events for hard to recycle items! We’ll have accepted items and other details for each event on our website (https://t.co/aczY4EKxok) soon, but you can save these dates in your calendar.

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

The Sustainability Department is looking for an energetic and innovative Waste & Recycling Division Director to join our team. This position will be instrumental in aligning the Department’s strategic direction with City goals as well as moving the City towards Zero Waste.

[WM @WasteManagement]

Nobody panic but... summer cookouts are just around the corner. 🌭🌽🍓

What are your go-to hosting tips?

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

It’s Bike Month, so it’s a great time to talk about bike lanes on trash day!  

For more detailed tips, check out our blog post (link in bio). Thanks for your cooperation accommodating the multiple uses on our streets!

[SLC Transportation, Engineering, & Streets @slcmoves]

Plus, the Strut Your Stuff ride ends at Neighborhood House with free tacos for participants! Check the full month's lineup and register at https://t.co/8IVh55BbsW. Remember to tag your ride photos with #bikeSLC! (4/4)

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

Waste and recycling pick-up services will be operating as usual the week of May 25! 👍 Collection schedules and information on curbside services can be found on our website at https://t.co/dgaodH0abv (link in bio).

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

Are you headed to @kilbyblockparty this weekend? Here are some ways you can make more sustainable choices:

🚲 Take public transit, ride bikes, or carpool.
🚰 Bring a reusable water bottle.
♻️ Recycle right.

Thanks for helping keep our concerts sustainable!

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

This week is International Compost Awareness Week.🥑 🥕 🍎 🪱 Composting is nature’s way of recycling. You can turn fruit, vegetables, and yard waste into dark, crumbly soil amendment. Visit https://t.co/cXutHWehz2 to learn more info and get started on your composting journey!

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

This Earth Month, we want to give your hard-to-recycle items a chance to be recycled properly! Please drop off items at NeighborWorks, and we’ll dispose of them sustainably! Dropoff is free, open to all residents. For more information, see https://t.co/d7VHNzPNmB (link in bio).

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

Compost collection resumes March 2nd! Help the City divert more organic waste from the landfill by using your brown cart for yard waste AND certain kitchen scraps like fruit and vegetables, coffee filters, and eggshells. Check out our website (link in bio) for more information!

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

Batteries are so critical to powering our daily lives, they’ve earned their own holiday.🔋🥁🐇⚡ But most require specialty recycling in order to keep harmful materials out of the environment. Check out our post and links in bio for more info!

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

Waste, recycling, and compost pick-up services will be operating as usual the week of February 16th! Collection schedules and information on curbside services can be found on our website at https://t.co/2UezNddxaA (link in bio).

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

Give your hard-to-recycle items a chance to be recycled properly! Please drop off items listed below in our Household Electronics Recycling box, located at Sorenson Unity Center, and we’ll dispose of them sustainably! For more information, please check out https://t.co/d7VHNzPNmB

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

Waste, recycling, and compost pick-up services will be operating as usual the week of January 19th! Collection schedules and information on curbside services can be found on our website at https://t.co/RnBwHtadM3 (link in bio).

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

La ciudad de Salt Lake City está buscando la opinión del público sobre su solicitud de fondos de la Subvención de Limpieza de Sitios Contaminados (Brownfields) FY2026 de US EPA.

Visite https://t.co/JUXt853kWN para aprender más

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

Salt Lake City is seeking public comment for its grant application to the US EPA for a FY2026 Brownfield Cleanup Grant.

Visit https://t.co/JUXt853kWN to learn more

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

⏱️January 12–16 is the last week curbside compost will be collected this winter. Make sure to get any holiday trees (must be four-foot pieces or smaller) & accepted yard and food waste in your compost! 📅 Collection resumes March 2, weather permitting. ℹ️ https://t.co/jA774sZphp

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

The SLC Waste & Recycling team will be taking a well-deserved break on New Year's Day. Thursday and Friday collection will be bumped by one day. Please share this with your neighbors & have a safe and happy holiday!

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

Have Salt Lake City curbside services? We will collect trees left at the curb December 29, 2025 - January 16 , 2026. Holiday trees are composted! Here are 5 tips to make sure they are ready for pick up. Learn more at https://t.co/Og1gNOWqaQ.

@SLCgov

[Salt Lake City Green @SLCgreen]

This time of year brings an increase in shopping. 📦 Break down cardboard before putting in your curbside recycling. Overflowing carts may not be serviced. Now that rain & snow are in the mix, it's extra important the lids stay closed so the contents stay as dry as possible. ✔