Momentum Recycling

Momentum Recycling is a family-owned, local business with a mission to move communities towards zero waste. Momentum Recycling is the only glass recycling center serving Salt Lake City residents, however, they also offer mixed recycling and food waste recycling services to businesses and residents across the Wasatch Front with a 2024 goal of integrating additional services to the Poplar Grove neighborhood. Momentum Recycling services single-family homes, HOA’s, apartment complexes, hotels, restaurants, and businesses of all sizes.

Tell us about your business! What services and/or products do you wish to highlight to the community? What needs are you hoping to meet for the residents of Poplar Grove, other Westside communities, and Salt Lake City at large?

Momentum Recycling provides glass recycling, mixed recycling, and food waste recycling services to businesses and residents across the Wasatch Front. In 2012 we became the exclusive glass recycler for Salt Lake City. We are currently providing the residents of Poplar Grove with residential curbside glass recycling service for only $8/month, as well as commercial recycling services at a wide range of price points.

How did you come to reside in Poplar Grove? Is there an origin story of how your business came to be located in our community? Do you have deeper roots or connections to this area you would like our community to know about?

We chose to locate our business in Poplar Grove because it’s the perfect setting for our operations within the boundaries of Salt Lake City. We need to operate in an industrial zone, which we have in western Poplar Grove, but we also value how close we are to the residents that we serve in eastern Poplar Grove. It’s just the perfect mix for our business.

What are your plans for the future? Is there a way you are planning to maintain or develop your business that you would like our community to know about to support consumer engagement?

Starting in summer 2024, we are planning to expand our residential food waste recycling service to Salt Lake City’s west side, including neighborhoods like Poplar Grove, Glendale, and Rose Park. Residents who would like to participate can fill out an interest form here.

Are there any other fun facts or additional history you would like to share with the community about yourselves or the business?

​Momentum Recycling is a family-owned, local business with a mission to move communities towards zero waste. We have grown from around five employees at our inception to nearly 40 in the past 16 years. We service single-family homes, HOA’s, apartment complexes, hotels, restaurants, and businesses of all sizes. So – no matter your situation – if you have a goal of living more sustainably, we can help!