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In this episode of Building Utah we take a look at Salt Lake City's new business and multi-family recycling ordinance. Salt Lake City has a goal to achieve Zero Waste by 2040, which means all waste is recycled, reused, or composted instead of being sent to a landfill. Businesses and multi-family properties produce 50% of all waste in the Salt Lake City, but only 10-15% of that waste is currently recycled. When widespread business and multi-family recycling goes into effect, more than 20,000 tons of material will be kept out of the landfill. ​ The Solid Waste and Recycling Ordinance went into effect January 4, 2016. Businesses have until January 4, 2018 to comply.