Weber sends tons of waste to landfill, recycler

OGDEN — The Weber County Commission has approved the annual reports of the county’s transfer station, landfill and compost facilities.

Director of Solid Waste Gary Laird presented the report, which covered the Weber County Solid Waste facility at 867 W. Wilson Lane and the county compost facility at 2594 W. Pioneer Road.

The report shows that, in 2012, Weber County sent 178,722 tons of municipal waste to the Republic Waste landfill in Tooele County and 18,880 tons to the county’s construction and demolition landfill.

The county collected 12,456 tons of recyclable material total, 11,972 tons of which was shipped out of state by Recycling Waste Solutions.

It also collected 29,368 cubic yards of yard trimmings for the composting facility.

The commission approved the reports at a recent meeting.

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