August 2022
COUNCIL CORNER
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Our Annual Cleanup Day Gets Better and Better Each Year
By Council Member Ernest Burgess We can’t thank everyone enough for making our annual Cleanup Day such a success! Held June 18 at Taylorsville High, more than 500 Taylorsville residents participated in this year’s event, dropping off literally tons of unwanted and unused items for recycling and disposal. As in past years, the event not only aims to keep our community clean and tidy, safe and beautiful but also to conserve, recycle and reduce resources. It helps keep electronics out of the landfill and chemicals out of storm drains. It is an opportunity to drop off household hazardous waste, electronic waste, document shredding, prescription medicine, green/yard waste, bulk waste, clothing donations and recycling. This was our 10th year in which the Green Committee has sponsored the event, and every year the Cleanup Day has grown in popularity. Without our volunteers and sponsors, this event would not be possible. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank, in particular, these organizations, individuals and businesses: • The Taylorsville Green Committee • The Taylorsville Police Department and Det. Christensen, who was instrumental in safety, setting up traffic flow and vendor placement
• Taylorsville High School for hosting, especially Brian Murray who helped us with scheduling • Taylorsville High School Football Coach Rosales, all of his coaches and the amazing football team • The Taylorsville Youth Council and advisor Kris Heinemen • Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District, General Manager/CEO Pam Roberts and Sustainability Coordinator McKenna Tupai • Salt Lake County Health Department and Water Quality Supervisor Jessica Antezano, who not only facilitated the department’s sponsorship of the event but also helped at the volunteer booth • Cypress Credit Union and Community Relations Coordinator Lindsay Perry • Metech Recycling • Rocky Mountain Document Destruction and Larry Gibbons • Clean Harbors Personally, I also want to thank my fellow City Council members for their support of this worthwhile event, as well as the city administration for continuing to make our annual Cleanup Day a priority. We’re still totaling up the exact amounts that were collected but it’s safe to say that we matched or surpassed last
LEFT TO RIGHT: Bob Knudsen (District 5), Curt Cochran (District 2), Anna Barbieri, Chair (District 3), Meredith Harker, Vice Chair (District 4) and Ernest Burgess (District 1)
year’s collection, which took in hundreds of thousands of pounds of discarded items. If you missed this year’s Collection Day, you can find a list of places on the city’s website, www.taylorsvilleut. gov, where you can take your unwanted things throughout the year. We are so proud of our Taylorsville community, and the efforts by all to make our city such a great place to be!
Green Committee’s Annual Cleanup Day Collected Tons of Waste By John Purvis –Taylorsville Green Committee The Taylorsville Green Committee’s annual Cleanup Day was held June 18 in the Taylorsville High School parking area, and it was a big success. Sunny and not too hot, it was a perfect day for throwing away stuff! More than 500 Taylorsville residents arrived in their vehicles to take advantage of the free-to-residents event. This year, we shredded just under 8 tons of paper and collected thousands of pounds of paint, tree limbs, old pharmaceuticals and hazardous and reactive waste — some of which was quite nasty. We even took some tires and mattresses (both items on the “do not bring” list) and several tons of donations, which we were not set up for this year but accepted anyway. We were amazed that a large number of usable CRTs (Cathode Ray Tube TVs) are still showing up for dis-
Photo by: LynnKay Photography posal. We also handed out more than 400 vouchers for the landfill. (You can also still pick up dump vouchers at City Hall; they’re good for up to $15 off of one load of material at the Salt Lake Valley Landfill). The committee hired and enlisted “the best” to handle the waste efficiently and professionally. A big thank you, in particular, to the Taylorsville Police Department, Metech, Clean Harbors, Rocky Mountain Document Destruction and Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District (WFWRD). Please understand that the cleanup event is not really free but is funded through sponsors, including Cyprus Credit Union, the Salt Lake County Health Department, Taylorsville City, WFWRD and Taylorsville High School. This was supplemented by hundreds of hours in donated
time and other expenses picked up by Green Committee members, supportive residents, the Taylorsville High School football team and many others. We plan to keep this event going for years to come, but we really need your help. Please follow the rules posted prior to next year’s event. Among a few other items, we won’t be accepting tires, mattresses, sofas or recliners, lawn mowers, large appliances or motor oil. Most auto parts stores will take used oil free of charge, and expired prescriptions can be dropped off at most pharmacies. If you’d like to get involved with this and similar activities, please contact the Green Committee through the Taylorsville website, www.taylorsvilleut.gov, and remember to recycle, reuse and repurpose throughout the year.
