As the operator of two landfills, Summit County and the Solid Waste Division are intimately familiar with materials and waste generated, processed, and landfilled within Summit County on a daily basis. Along with municipal, nonprofit, business, and community member partners, Summit County envisions a future in which less waste is leaving homes and businesses, and that more of the materials that do can be reused, repurposed, and recycled.
There is an ecosystem of organizations and efforts to reduce and divert waste throughout Summit County. These initiatives provide lots of opportunity for community members to get involved and reflect the “Waste Management Hierarchy” to prioritize reducing waste at the source, then recycling, and for anything left, disposing of waste in a landfill.
Summit County provides household solid waste services, operates two landfills, and partners with all of the organizations listed on this page, and more, to ensure that waste is disposed of properly within the County. Visit the Solid Waste page on the County website to learn more.
Initiatives like the Green Business Program, Recycle Utah’s Education Programs, the Sustainable Tourism Plan, and more, provide guidance for businesses and homes to rethink choices that create waste, such as purchasing. The Green Business Directory makes it easy to find businesses that support lower waste lifestyles.
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Recycle Utah Warehouse Thrift Store, and Christian Center of Park City Thrift Stores are just three of several places in Summit County to visit to make reuse easy. Make the most of leftover food from events by working with Waste Less Solutions, a nonprofit offering food rescue services. Internally, Summit County departments can access used office furniture held by the Facilities department before buying new.
There are many ways to recycle in Summit County, including curbside recycling for households, curbside food waste collection, Recycle Utah’s center, remote glass recycling bins, and Household Hazardous Waste collection events twice per year. Summit Community Gardens and Recycle Utah both offer workshops on composting, helping community members make something new from food waste. Staff at the two Summit County operated landfills work diligently to dispose of hazardous materials properly.
Some events in Summit County, like Park Silly Market, and available services, like Momentum’s Event Services, show us that striving towards zero waste events is possible. Through efforts like the Park City Chamber’s Sustainable Events Workshop, and Deer Valley’s zero waste events study, more organizations are being provided the tools needed to reduce waste produced by events.
Annual clean up events like Trails, Trash & Tunes (hosted by Summit County) provide opportunities for community members to pick up waste. These efforts help reduce pollution and protect the local environment, wildlife habitat, and water quality.
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