Cardboard Recycling in Salt Lake City, UT

Cardboard goes in the blue recycling cart, unbagged; the Salt Lake Valley Landfill also has free cardboard recycling containers.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

4 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Salt Lake City

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Salt Lake CityNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
How it works
Book online, set out your cardboard and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Salt Lake Valley LandfillDrop-off · 6030 W. California Ave. (1300 S.), Salt Lake CityOpen to everyoneConditions applyCost not listed
Where
6030 W. California Ave. (1300 S.)
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Hours
Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Sundays, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas
Cost & rules
Cardboard
Accepted with conditionsCost unknown
Fees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
Residential recycling only; ask at the scales for directions to the bins. Cardboard must be flattened.
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Trans-Jordan LandfillCounty service · Salt Lake CountyOpen to everyoneFree
How it works
Landfill run by Trans-Jordan Cities at 10473 S. Bacchus Hwy, 84009 (southwest Salt Lake County; the Census geocoder could not place this address in a city). Hours: Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; closed Sundays, New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.. Member cities: Draper, Herriman, Midvale, Murray, Riverton, Sandy, South Jordan and West Jordan.
Cost & rules
- Free for residential customers when the material is clean, sorted into the right bins and cardboard is broken down; commercial recycling loads cost $50.
- Before you go: Break boxes down; packing materials are not included.
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Salt Lake City curbside garbage and recycling cartsCity service · Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City residentsCost not listed
How it works
Weekly collection of green garbage, blue recycling and brown compost carts for Salt Lake City homes with city waste service (monthly rates from $26.26 to $39.80 by garbage cart size). Glass is not accepted in the blue cart; optional curbside glass service is extra.
Cost & rules
- For homes with city waste service.
- Before you go: Place recyclables loose in the blue cart; do not bag them.
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Before you go

Check whether you have corrugated boxes, coated packaging or mixed materials.
Remove foam, plastic and other packing inserts.
Flatten boxes and check quantity limits for your program.

More about cardboard

Utah rules

DEQ lists corrugated cardboard among the most commonly recycled items and says what you can recycle depends on where you live. Source: Utah DWMRC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)

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Checked October 26, 2026

Landfill Pricing (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake County
- Cars, SUVs, pickups up to 1-ton and hand-unloaded trailers pay a $17 flat rate per load; larger loads pay by the ton ($36/ton mixed trash, $17 minimum). Checked October 26, 2026.
Materials Accepted - Landfill (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake County
- Residential recycling only: bins for flattened cardboard, plastic bottles, metal cans and glass bottles; ask at the scales for directions. Checked October 26, 2026.
Bulk Waste Collection: Call 2 Haul (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake City Waste & Recycling Division
- Call 2 Haul is for Salt Lake City residents with city waste collection, including single-family homes and most duplexes and triplexes; available year-round. Checked October 26, 2026.
Blue recycling cart (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake City Sustainability Department
- Cardboard boxes, shoe boxes, cereal boxes and paper tubes go in the blue recycling cart; do not bag recyclables. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Do not bag recyclables in plastic garbage bags before putting them in the blue cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
Curbside service cost (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake City Sustainability Department
- Monthly garbage rates are $39.80 (96-gallon), $33.52 (64-gallon) and $26.26 (40-gallon), including weekly garbage, recycling and compost pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
Recycling Drop-Off Locations (opens in new tab) · Salt Lake City Sustainability Department
- Salt Lake City lists the Salt Lake Valley Landfill recycling containers (plastic, cans, cardboard, glass) as free and open to the public, reached through the scales. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Landfill recycling containers take plastic containers, metal and aluminum cans, cardboard and glass. Checked October 26, 2026.
Board Members & Member Cities (opens in new tab) · Trans-Jordan Cities
- Trans-Jordan is owned and run under an interlocal agreement by eight member cities: Draper, Herriman, Midvale, Murray, Riverton, Sandy, South Jordan and West Jordan. Checked October 26, 2026.
Landfill (opens in new tab) · Trans-Jordan Cities
- Landfill disposal costs $42 per ton, with a $15 minimum for non-commercial vehicles up to 10,000 lb gross vehicle weight; no cash is accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Business household hazardous waste is not accepted at the landfill; businesses can call the Salt Lake County Health Department at 385-468-4380. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recycling drop-off is free for residents when materials are clean and sorted into the right bins and cardboard is broken down; commercial recycling loads cost $50. Checked October 26, 2026.
Recycling at Trans-Jordan (opens in new tab) · Trans-Jordan Cities
- Residential recycling drop-off at Trans-Jordan is free of charge provided material is clean, sorted and cardboard is broken down. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Cardboard (not packing materials) is accepted for recycling and must be broken down by the customer. Checked October 26, 2026.
Utah DWMRC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
- DEQ lists corrugated cardboard among the most commonly recycled items and says what you can recycle depends on where you live. Checked October 26, 2026.

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