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Wasatch Front outlines SCRAP improvements, new curbside options and a June drop‑off event
Summary
Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling told council it has increased SCRAP daily capacity and plans new drop‑off events and a year‑round curbside bulky‑waste option; council voiced interest and raised equity/access concerns.
Wasatch Front General Manager Evan Kirill told the council Wasatch Front serves nearly 8,000 Magna households and is working to improve bulky‑waste service after chronic capacity shortfalls. Kirill said the seasonal container program delivered 662 containers for Magna in 2024 (about 60/day) and that this year the organization has allocated more drivers and is averaging 75 containers per day, with a goal of no less than 72 per day.
To expand access, Wasatch Front proposed a three‑day residential drop‑off event June 2–4 at Pleasant Green Park (about 30 residential reservation slots per hour, three days) and said it will pilot a year‑round reservation‑based curbside pickup for items like tires, mattresses and appliances (cost‑recovery pricing). Kirill said the district hopes to avoid rate increases by capturing efficiencies; he also cautioned the council that some materials (e.g., certain tires) face acceptance limits at landfills. "Everything that we collect in a recycle container is directly hauled to that waste management materials recovery facility," he said when asked about contamination and recycling.
