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Midvale NextGen students pitch 'Zero Waste Utah 2034' plan to city council
Summary
Members of Midvale's NextGen youth council presented a three-pillar recycling proposal aimed at doubling recycling rates before the 2034 Winter Olympics and increasing local processing capacity and public education.
Midvale City Council members on April 15 heard a presentation from the mayor’s NextGen youth council proposing a local contribution to ‘‘Zero Waste Utah 2034,’’ a statewide public–private effort the students say would double recycling rates ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympic Games and expand long-term recycling capacity in Utah.
The student presenter, Vitalia Sun, summarized the proposal’s three pillars: expand the public collection network (drop-off points at schools, grocery stores and other civic sites), increase local processing capacity for recyclable materials, and launch an education campaign targeting elementary schools and broader media outreach. “If we educate younger generations about recycling, how to do it, why to do it, where to do it, once they grow older recycling can…
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