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Recycling in Utah: What's the Best Use of Trash?

Nathan Rich, director of the Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District, in front an incinerator at the Energy Recovery Facility in Layton, Utah.
Photo by Ross Chambless.
Nathan Rich, director of the Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District, in front an incinerator at the Energy Recovery Facility in Layton, Utah.

By Ross Chambless

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Salt Lake City, UT – As more and more cities in Utah turn to curbside recycling, some areas are concerned about the price tag. We continue our series of stories on recycling in Utah with a look at how some communities are weighing the costs and benefits of recycling. In Davis and Morgan Counties, they say they've got a better way to use their garbage. Ross Chambless reports.

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