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Waste Management reports recycled materials routed to Wasatch Integrated, outlines participation and a Smart Truck pilot
Summary
Waste Management briefed the council on where Roy's recycling is processed, diversion metrics for October and options—including a 'Smart Truck' contamination-detection tool—to increase diversion and reduce contamination.
Blakely, a Waste Management representative, told the Roy City Council on Dec. 3 that most of Roy's recyclables currently go to Wasatch Integrated in Layton while Waste Management pursues options to route material back to its own materials recovery facility.
Blakely presented an October diversion audit and said the city's recycling saved an estimated 986 mature trees, 141 cubic yards of landfill space, 189,000 kilowatts of electricity, avoided 196 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions and conserved 240,000 gallons of water. “Your diversion for the month of Oct. 0…ranges anywhere from 9% to 4%,” Blakely said, adding the city's formal diversion…
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