Delivery of Supplies
Will be delivered during the daytime hours and placed by your garage or near your home.
In our mission to help move the community towards zero waste, Momentum Recycling is conducting a 3-month free pilot program for residential food waste collection to select Millcreek residents who sign up before July 1st.
The program will run from July 1st – September 28th and is available to a limited number of households – so hurry, spots fill up quickly!
Program Overview
Made Possible By:
Thanks to the support of Intermountain Healthcare, their generous donation is helping advance residential food waste recycling to preserve the beauty of the Wasatch Front.
Thanks to the success of a similar program in Salt Lake City this winter, the Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District is now piloting the service in Millcreek.
Wasatch Resource Recovery in North Salt Lake
Turn your food waste into energy.
Using specially designed trucks, we transport your food waste to the Wasatch Resource Recovery facility in North Salt Lake to be processed.
Biogas is captured in an anaerobic digester & purified before it is converted into renewable natural gas and fed into the municipal gas pipeline, which then will supply a sustainable energy source for approximately 15,000 households! – The remaining byproduct is a nutrient-rich, carbon-based fertilizer used by local farms to grow crops.
Salt Lake County Landfill
Won’t it decompose in the landfill?
– Nope.
Food does not break down in a landfill because it lacks the oxygen + water necessary for decomposition. A single head of lettuce can take up to 25-years to decompose in a landfill! When it does, it emits methane, a greenhouse gas 23% stronger than carbon dioxide. Food waste at the landfill also emits ammonia, which has proven to be a major contributor to Salt Lake City’s winter inversions.
What food waste is accepted?
Our scrape-the-plate service allows you to simply empty all food waste into one bin: no messy sorting required! All types of food waste are accepted, including packaged & prepared food, fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy, and fats, oils & grease.
Click here to view acceptable items.
About the Service
All supplies provided.
Participants are provided with all necessary supplies at no cost.
♲ Kitchen Starter Kit
Includes a 2-gallon kitchen caddy + roll of compostable bags
- In order to keep both the kitchen caddy and curbside bin clean, participants are required to use BPI-Certified compostable bags to contain their food waste.
♲ Curbside Bin
Choose either a 4-gallon bucket or 16-gallon cart.
- The 16-gallon cart was limited to 50 households and is now sold out. Please select the 4-gallon bucket size below when signing up.
How will the service work?
Pilot Program: to gauge interest and the viability of rolling out the service to other communities, we are seeking residents to participate in a 3-month pilot program – after which time we will determine if we can move forward with providing the service.
♲ Weekly Collection (Wednesday)
Pickup reminders sent via email, text, phone or download our app.
Who can participate?
This map indicates the current service area: to participate, households must be located within these boundaries and an existing customer of the Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District.
- Not in the service area? – Please submit your interest here to help expand the food waste recycling service to your neighborhood.
Submit Your Interest
The pilot program is sold out.
Please submit your interest below to be contacted if the service is continued after the pilot program. – Thanks!
Frequently Asked Questions
About the Service:
How do I pay for services?
Answer: The pilot program is FREE for 3-months. You will receive an email 2-weeks prior to the end of the pilot program for you to tell us whether you wish to continue with the service or cancel. If you choose to continue with the service, it will be added to your Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District utility bill.
Is there a contract? - Can I cancel later?
Answer: No contract – the service is month-to-month, so you can cancel any time by contacting us.
Can I use my own bucket?
Answer: No – to maintain consistency and to avoid confusion, you will need to use the 4-gallon bucket provided.
How do I increase from a bucket to a cart?
Answer: During the course of the pilot program, we ask that you keep the bin that you selected. However, if it is particularly problematic, please contact us to swap it out for the larger 16-gallon purple cart.
(Note: if carts are no longer available for the pilot program, you will need to retain your 4-gallon bucket.)
How do I order more bags?
Answer: To order more bags, please click here.
Can I have two (2) buckets?
Answer: No, at least not for the 3-month pilot program.
Where do I place my bucket on collection day?
Place your bucket where it is visible from the street at least 3-feet away from other bins, vehicles or other objects.
- If you have a driveway: place at end of driveway on either side.
- If you do not have a driveway: place along the front of the curb (not on the curb).
If you have questions, please contact us. Thanks!
About the Process:
Where does the food waste go?
Answer: We transport all food waste to the Wasatch Resource Recovery facility in North Salt Lake to be processed.
What types of materials are NOT accepted in your food waste bin?
Answer: We understand that what can and can’t be composted can be confusing, so you can download our mobile app to use the Waste Wizard to search for specific items. In general, below is a list of common contaminants that are not accepted in food waste containers:
- Compostable Containers
- Packaging
- Yard Trimmings
Still unsure? – Please contact us for assistance, we’re happy to help!
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