After operating out of the old bus barn for 35 years, it鈥檚 time for Recycle Utah to say goodbye. 鈥淲e’re on 0.4 acres right now, and we see over 400 cars a day visiting our center,鈥� said education director Chelsea Hafer. “So a lot of the time there’s a line all the way down the block.”
鈥淚t is a struggle to operate in such close quarters for what we’re trying to do, and the scale that we have grown to,鈥� added executive director Andy Hecht. Park City Municipal and Summit County knew it was time for a change.
鈥淲e had folks in the county driving all the way into Park City to recycle a few wine bottles,鈥� said Park City Mayor Ryan Dickey. “So, we think we’re going to actually be able to increase our diversion rate, which is the real goal here 鈥� diverting more recyclable things out of our landfill while having a new site that’s in a better place.” The new facility will be bigger and in a more centralized spot for the entire county.