What can be recycled in Utah?

Did you know that Americans represent 5% of the world's population, but generate 30% of the world's garbage? According to the Recycling Coalition of Utah, Americans waste 1 million pounds of materials per person every year. What makes these huge numbers atrocious is the fact that of the garbage Americans throw out, half could be recycled, which is enough to fill a football stadium from top to bottom everyday. So lets do something about it!

Here is a list of things that can be recycled in Utah:

Paper:
Books, Corrugated Cardboard, Catalogs, Cereal Boxes, Expired Phone Books, Junk Mail, Newspapers, Magazines, Paper Bags, Brown Paper, Computer Paper, Grocery Bags, Sorted Ledger, White Ledger, Whitegoods.

Plastic:
Plastic Milk Jugs, Plastic - 1, Plastic - 2, Plastic - 6, Plastic - All, Plastic bags, Plastic-coated juice containers, Plastic-coated milk containers, Polystyrene, Pop bottles, Pop Bottles - Clear.

Glass:
Blue, Brown, Clear, Colored, Green, Glass Bottles.

Metals:
Aluminum, Aluminum cans, Aluminum foil, Aluminum scrap, Brass, Car Bodies, Copper, Litho Plates, Metal, Metal - Ferrous, Metal - Scrap, Steel, Tin Cans.

Wire and Accessories:
Batteries (Alkaline, Auto, Rechargeable), CD's Cellphones, Computer Components, Computers, DVD's, Electronic Items, Electronic Waste, Fax Cartridges, Ink Cartridges, Inkjet Ink, Ipods, Microwaves, New Appliances, Pagers, PDA's, Small Appliances, Stereos, Toner, TVs.

Organic Waste:
Animal Waste, Branches, Christmas Trees, Grass, Greenwaste, Leaves, Trimmings, Wood, Yardwaste, Yucca Trimmings.

Chemical Waste:
Antifreeze, Hazardous Waste, Oil, Propane Bottles, Used Oil.

Construction and Building Waste:
Asphalt, Building Materials, Carpet, Carpet Pad, Concrete Doors, Lumbar, Sinks, Upholstery Foam, Windows.

Miscellaneous Items:
100% Cotton Material, Denim, Packing Peanuts, Pallets, Ribbon, Solid Commercial Packing, Styrofoam, Tires, Used Clothing.

**Before you throw all of these things in your curbside recycling can, please note that not everything that can be recycled (aka the list above) is recycled in the same place. For instance, most curbside recycling programs don't allow you to put glass in your container. There are separate glass recycling plants. Stay tuned for information on where all of these things can be recycled.