Spring is here and it may be time to clean up your yard and perhaps discard some big items too large for your regular garbage container — old appliances, furniture or lumber. Do you know where the Davis County landfill is? Do you know what the facility's policies, fees and hours of operation are?
Davis County's situation is perhaps more confusing than most areas in that it has both a burn plant and a landfill.
Located at 650 E. Highway 193, the burn plant — officially known as Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District — is in northeast Layton, just east of the Hill Air Force Base runways.
The landfill is located farther to the northeast.
Here are some policies of the facility:
The Green Waste Recycling Facility has compost and wood chip products available. Three sizes of ground wood chips are available at $5 per yard. Compost is available for $20 per yard. Bring your truck or trailer and the facility will load it.
Clean green waste is charged $10 per ton. This includes the following: lawn clippings, leaves, tree and shrub trimmings, wood pallets, clean lumber, etc.
Processed green waste is charged $5 per ton and this includes manure, sawdust and chipped limbs. It does not include treated wood (plywood, particle board, siding, painted, stained or pressure treated lumber, root balls, sod, dirt, or pieces longer than 8 feet and/or 12 inches in diameter).
The household hazardous waste facility accepts e-waste, paint, varnish, pesticides, lawn-care products, aerosols, paint thinner, antifreeze, motor oil, diesel, gasoline, cleaning items, automotive products, lead acid batteries, etc. in household quantities.
There is no charge for drop off of household hazardous waste.
Wasatch Integrated also accepts refrigerant containing units. Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units, etc. will now be accepted at the landfill and energy recovery facility for a $30 per item fee. The fee covers the cost of proper refrigerant removal by a certified technician.
Regular landfill fees are: $5 per car, pickup or single-axle trailer. For flatbed and larger trucks, and double-axle trailers, the fee is $26 a ton, with a $5 minimum. Tire disposal costs $2 each.
Call the Special Waste Coordinator at 614-5605 to schedule a waste-disposal appointment or for a more detailed explanation of special waste fees.
Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District charges double for uncovered or unsecured loads. Be sure to cover and secure your load, as cleanup will be the responsibility of the driver.
There are some recycle bins in Davis County. These accept No. 1 and 2 plastic (look for a number, usually within a triangle, located on the bottom of the plastic container); aluminum cans; tin cans; cardboard (flattened); magazines; newspapers; and phone books.
Glass is not accepted at recycle bins. Recycle bins are large blue bins resembling Dumpsters. They are serviced by Rocky Mountain Recycling and can be found at the following locations:
— Clinton: just off of 1800 North (south side), on 1750 West directly behind the Centennial Bank.
— Layton: bins are located just outside the gates of the landfill.
— North Salt Lake: bins are located on West Center Street by Hatch Park (west of Main). They are visible from I-15.
— South Weber (two locations): bins are at the Park and Ride west side of Highway 89, exit 344; and on the city's posse grounds.
For more information, call 614-5600 or go online to: www.wasatchintegrated.org.
MY TRIP TO THE DUMP: It's 10 a.m. on a recent Friday morning and I'm on my way to discard an old spa cover, old mattress, box spring and other items at the landfill.
I'm a little anxious, not having used the landfill for more than 10 years.
Heading east or west on Highway 193, finding the landfill turnoff to the north is easier than ever. It is well-signed at 1150 East. There is also an LDS chapel at this corner. (The turnoff to the burn plant is well marked and is to the west.)
The road winds its way through a subdivision for 400 yards before becoming a winding country road. About a mile off the main highway, it reaches a toll booth. It is there you pay your fee, tell what city you live in and get more directions, if needed.
You just dump most things on a concrete floor, which is kept pretty clean. You won't get muddy tires or vehicles here.
Unlike other "junkyards," there's no scavenging birds around, no bad odor, and it's pretty spiffy. It is also rather quiet, roomy and nothing like traditional landfills.
Discard metals in the appropriate container and drop grass clippings in a special area to the south.
In less than five minutes, I was unloaded and on my way. A bulldozer operator was ready and waiting to push my junk off a ledge to the north, where the actual landfill (not visible) sits below.
E-mail: lynn@desnews.com