BFI/Allied Waste
675 S Gladiola
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
(801) 972-4234

(a) All garbage to be collected by the city, or its contractor, from dwelling units within the City, shall be placed only in approved garbage containers which are the approved 96 gallon containers furnished to residential users by the City, or its contractor, and constructed of high-density polyethylene. Said containers are equipped with wheels and permanently attached, tight fitting lids. No garbage shall be collected unless it is placed in a garbage container approved by the City. Use of containers, issued to others, for garbage disposal is prohibited.

(b) All containers furnished for dwelling units shall be kept free from destructive or decorative markings, and users shall maintain the original color thereof and shall keep the inside of said containers clean and free from buildup of fungus or bacteria or any other type of contaminant or substance that causes odor or facilitates deterioration of the inside or outside of such container, and shall not deposit any hot or caustic materials therein or otherwise damage or deface such containers. Residential users and owners of dwelling units shall report any damages to, or malfunctioning of, the containers to the authorized garbage handler. Residential users shall exercise due care to protect containers against loss through theft or misappropriation. Upon discontinuance of use by a residential user, containers shall be returned to the owner thereof.

(c) Approved garbage containers shall not be overfilled to the extent that the contents may be spilled during the process of pick-up and dumping into the garbage collection vehicle. All garbage, subject to garbage collection by the City, or its contractor, shall be placed on the edge of the street next to the driveway on the opposite side of the driveway approach from the mailbox, but in no event within 10 feet of a mailbox, and with the containers wheels as close to the curb as reasonably possible, with the hinge thereof to the curbside and the lid opening facing toward the street. Containers must be placed to have clear access from the street to be picked up with the automated collection trucks. Users having two or more containers shall place each container at least two feet from the next container, to allow proper pick-up. When snow or street construction prevents placing of the approved garbage container against the curb, the container shall be placed not over two feet from the edge of said snow or construction, and in a manner that will not obstruct traffic or unduly impede the snow plowing activities of the city. Containers shall not be placed, or permitted, to block driveways or through traffic. Unless otherwise provided by regulation, garbage must not be set out upon the street, for collection, prior to the evening of the day before collection. All empty garbage containers must be removed from the street as soon as practicable after being emptied and in every case must be removed from the street the same day they are emptied and in every case must be removed from the street the same day they are emptied. It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle upon a public street within the City during the hours of garbage pick-up, in a manner that interferes with the access to garbage containers by the garbage collection vehicle.

(d) Trash pickup will be on the regular schedule, with the only exception being Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. During these holidays, trash pick-up will be delayed one day.

(e) No tree branches, trunks larger than 3 inches in diameter, construction materials, lawn sod, auto parts, machinery, appliances, dead animals or hazardous waste will be taken. Brush, hedge and tree trimmings, cardboard (including boxes, paper, wood, etc. must be tied in a bundle. The bundle should be securely tied and should not exceed three (3) feet in length, two (2) feet in diameter and not weigh more than 75 pounds.
Household trash placed in boxes or paper sacks will not be taken.