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Recycling the Unusual

There are places to properly recycle environmentally hazardous materials.  For complete details, check out the PDF.

Batteries & Other Hazardous Waste

 

Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil, Paints (A.B.O.P.), pesticides,
transmission fluid, rechargeable batteries, fluorescent light
tubes and other chemicals can be dropped off (free) from Salt
Lake Valley homes at the following locations:

  • Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Management Facility
    6030 W. California Ave. (1400 S.), Salt Lake City
    Open Monday thru Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Trans Jordan Landfill
    10873 S. 7200 W. (Hwy U-111), South Jordan
    Open Monday thru Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Murray Public Works A.B.O.P
    4646 S. 500 W., Murray
    Only accepts Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil and Paint
    Open Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Sandy Public Works A.B.O.P
    8775 S. 700 W., Sandy
    Only accepts Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil and Paint
    Open Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Prescription/Over-the-counter Drug Disposal

Dispose of unwanted or unusable prescription or over-the-counter drugs in containers available at

Salt Lake Police Departments located on:

  • 1040 West 700 South
  • 315 East 200 South

For more information, call 468-6864

S.L. County Sheriff Office drop-off locations are:

  • 7480 South 2700 East
  • 4570 South 2300 East
  • 13272 South 5600 West

For more information, call 302-2081

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs)

Drop-off locations are at the following libraries:

  • Main Library - 210 East 400 South
    Anderson Foothill - 1135 S. 2100 East
    Chapman - 577 South 900 West
    Sprague - 2131 South 1100 East
    Day Riverside - 1575 West 100 North
    Sweet - 455 "F" Street

Fluorescent Light Tubes

(4' tube and compact size)

 

County Building - 2100 So. State St.
(North Building)

And Drop-off locations are at the following libraries:

  • Whitmore - 2197 East Ft Union Blvd.
    Draper - 1136 East Pioneer Road
    R.V. Tyler - 8041 Wood Street
    C.S. Smith - 810 East 3300 South
    South Jordan - 10673 S. Redwood Rd
    Bingham Creek - 4834 West 9000 So.
    Hunter - 4740 West 4100 South
    Magna - 8339 West 3500 South
    City Building - 451 South State Street
    (4' tube and compact size)

For more information, call 313-6745

 

 

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