October 15, 2025, Park City, UT – Park City Community Foundation and Recycle Utah have announced that they have launched community food waste bins at Recycle Utah’s facility as part of the Community Foundation’s Zero Food Waste initiative. Starting October 13, 2025, all are welcome to bring their food waste items to Recycle Utah during business hours to drop food scraps at no cost. All food waste items are accepted and will be picked up regularly by Momentum Recycling.
“Community bins are something we have been considering since we first launched the Zero Food Waste initiative,” said Andy Hecht, Park City Community Foundation’s Climate Fund Manager. “It’s a great way to introduce folks to food waste collection, and we appreciate the partnership with Recycle Utah to offer this service to our community members.”
Residents can bring food scraps in a compostable bag or receptacle of their choice; no plastic bags are allowed. Recycle Utah will also have kitchen caddies and compostable bags for purchase available in their store. All food waste is accepted, including meat, small bones, dairy, processed food, and items such as avocado seeds and skins. No yard waste or plastic is allowed. See the full list of items that can go in the bin here.
“We are grateful for the Community Foundation’s support,” said Troy Holding, Operations Director at Recycle Utah. “This work allows us to divert even more waste and reduce emissions from the landfill, and work towards our community’s Zero Food Waste goal.”
Alongside the community bins at Recycle Utah, the Community Foundation is also funding the return of a community food waste bin at Jeremy Ranch Elementary School (JRES), which is available for JRES families and staff to use. Students across Park City School District already compost during lunchtime at school, but this offers an easy way for parents and students to participate outside of school hours.
About the Zero Food Waste Initiative: Park City Community Foundation launched the Zero Food Waste initiative in June 2024, with the goal of diverting and eliminating all food waste away from the Summit County landfill by 2030. More than 1,400 households in Summit County have already signed up for weekly food waste curbside collection through Momentum Recycling. In partnership with Summit County, the Community Foundation is offering free weekly food waste service to new customers living in Summit County through the end of 2025 and incentivizing existing customers to refer their friends. Find out more about the Zero Food Waste initiative and the limited-time offer to get free food waste collection in 2025 here: parkcitycf.org/curbsidecollection
About Park City Community Foundation: Park City Community Foundation plays a vital role in solving the most challenging problems in our community. It cares for and invests in our people, place, and culture by bringing together local nonprofits, donors, and community leaders to contribute financial resources and innovative ideas to benefit all the people of Park City—now and in the future. As the home of Live PC Give PC, Women’s Giving Fund, Youth United, and other important initiatives, the Community Foundation has brought millions of dollars to the greater Park City community and Summit County. Learn more about donating, volunteering, fundraising, and getting involved at parkcitycf.org.
About Recycle Utah: Recycle Utah empowers our community to live sustainably by connecting people with the knowledge, resources, and opportunities to reduce waste and protect our environment. As Park City’s community sustainability hub, Recycle Utah operates a recycling center and delivers hands-on education programs that inspire environmental action. Serving over 400 cars a day and diverting more than 3.5 million pounds of material annually—including everything from sneakers to food waste to plastic bags—Recycle Utah helps residents and businesses make a tangible difference every day. Learn more about recycling, donating, and supporting local sustainability at recycleutah.org.