{"id":2334,"date":"2021-08-06T11:03:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westjordan.utah.gov\/?page_id=2334"},"modified":"2024-02-28T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T21:49:04","slug":"garbage-faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westjordan.utah.gov\/public-works\/garbage-and-recycling\/garbage-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Garbage FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Containers are picked up on all holidays except for Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. If your collection date falls on one of these holidays, your pickup will be one day later. The following week will be back to the regular schedule. Learn more about solid waste services.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can sign up for services by completing and submitting the online application.<\/a> You can also sign up for service in person in the Finance Department at City Hall, 8000 S. Redwood Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please have your container on the street before 7 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. Containers should be placed away from overhead obstacles like tree branches or wires and placed 4′ apart from other containers and 8′ from mailboxes, poles, fences, trees, or parked vehicles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Large dumpsters (8\u2019 wide x 25\u2019 long x 5\u2019 tall) are available Monday through Saturday, to residents with a West Jordan utility account for a nominal rental fee. Charges will be applied to the resident’s utility bill the month the dumpster is delivered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The following items are NOT allowed in rental dumpsters: Lithium-ion batteries, mattresses, box springs, railroad ties, concrete, dirt, rocks, toxic, hazardous or otherwise flammable materials (pesticides, herbicides, solvents, chemicals, paints, motor oil, gasoline, etc.), tires, batteries, dead animals, liquid or septic loads. Refrigerators, tanks, drums and barrels of any kind are also prohibited. Abandoned or discarded automobiles, motorcycles, scooters and motorized vehicles are prohibited in dumpsters. Residents who place restricted items in dumpsters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To schedule a dumpster, visit our dumpster reservation page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fill out a missed or skipped pick-up form.<\/a> The Green Waste program begins on the first Monday in April and ends on the last Friday in November. Place only loose yard clippings in the container. Request an additional green waste can here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fill out this Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fill out this Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n View the Fee schedule<\/a> for costs referring to sanitation services in West Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See trash collection map<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n West Jordan residents can bring up to two \u201cbankers boxes\u201d of paper for shredding and residential electronic waste four times per year during the city’s recycling events: typically the first Saturdays of February, May, August, and November from 10 a.m.-noon at the West Jordan Public Works Building 7960 S. 4000 W. Hard drives can also be shredded if they have been removed from the computer. Unfortunately, televisions, CRT monitors, cracked LCD\u2019s and printers are not accepted. However, Trans-Jordan Landfill may allow some of those items to be deposited by our residents. Please contact Trans-Jordan Landfill<\/a> for more information at 801-569-8994.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow do I sign up for garbage removal service?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When should I have my container on the street?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What if I have more trash than I can easily fit in my trash can?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Who do I contact if my garbage can, recycling can, and\/or greenwaste can doesn’t get picked up?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Call West Jordan Public Works: 801-569-5700 or email: publicworks@westjordan.utah.gov<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen does green waste collection run and what can go in the green waste can?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What can I do if I have too many leaves to fit into my green waste can?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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(City parks do not have dumpsters available for leaves.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nWho do I contact to repair or replace my can?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How do I request an additional can?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What is the cost of sanitation service in West Jordan?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What day is my regular trash collection day?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When are the document shredding and e-waste recycling events?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What can I put in the recycling can?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n