Garbage & Recycling Cans

Residential waste service includes up to 2 waste containers and 1 recycling container if in an area serviced by curbside recycling. Please refer to the lid of the BluCan container to help our program be successful and keep costs low.

• Additional containers are available for an additional service fee upon request by calling our office at 435-673-2813.
• For new residences needing cans, or to have your cans repaired or replaced, call our office or fill out this form.

What To Recycle In A Blucan

Use BluCans for cardboard boxes, plastics, aluminum beverage cans, metal food cans, and mixed paper like junk mail, magazines, and newspapers. Shredded paper should be placed in a clear bag. All other items should be loose and not bagged.

What Plastics Can I Recycle?

One of the easiest ways to determine whether plastic belongs in the recycling container or trash can is by using something we like to call the “Poke Test.”  If you can push your finger through it, then the plastic is too soft to be recycled. Flimsy plastic gets tangled in the sorting machinery, causing expensive damage and extensive delays. So even if it says it’s recyclable, things like water bottle wraps, grocery bags and bubble wrap all require special handing. You can usually take these items to the grocery store to be recycled.

Essentially all plastic bottles, jugs and containers are eligible for curbside recycling, as long as you follow the rule of empty, clean, and dry. Be sure to rinse off any residual food and shake off the water before you place these items in your recycling container. If you want to recycle lids, make sure they’re attached, as they’re too small to get recycled alone. Finally, make sure your plastic isn’t mixed with another material, and if it is, separate them before you recycle them.

What To Know When Using A Blucan

Please have all containers clean and dry before placing them in your BluCan. Don’t bag or bundle your contents, or else we won’t be able to sort them (except shredded paper).

Where The Blucan Contents Go

When you use BluCan, your recyclables aren’t sent to the landfill. Instead, these contents are taken to a station then sent to an advanced sorting facility in nearby Las Vegas.