recycling_market_development

Approved: 1997 Contact: Susan Thackeray (435) 734-3397

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: State income tax credits; priority coordination with government agencies; use of county owned lands for privately owned recycling facilities and operations approved on a case by case basis.
Local recycling opportunities: Commercial collection of corrugated cardboard, metals, and paper; public drop-off centers for paper and corrugated cardboard.
Recycling market development zone houses the following recycling businesses:
Nucor Steel, Western Metals Recycling, Autoliv, and Thiokol.

Nucor Steel is the largest scrap metal recycler in the US in terms of tons of material recycled. Nucor's Plymouth, Utah plant is essentially one of the largest scrap metal recyclers in Utah. Using electric arc furnaces, Nucor produces rebar and other products. One million tons of Steel are recycled at the Plymouth plant every year using scrap from all over Utah. The RMDZ tax credits Nucor receives through this program are important because they help put money back into the company for new projects and expansions. Nucor expects to invest over $30 million in expansions in the next few years.

Approved: 1997 Contact: Paul Larsen, City Planner (435) 734-2001

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: State income tax credits; low interest loan program; facade renovation grant program; free energy audit; demographic and site planning information; priority status in approval process; low cost compost material.
Local recycling opportunities: commercial collection of corrugated cardboard, metals, and paper; public drop-off centers for paper and corrugated cardboard.
Recycling market development houses the following businesses: Rotational Molding of Utah, Inc., Radcam, ReSyk Inc, and Vulcraft. The Vulcraft division of Nucor Steel makes various industrial products out of 100% recycled steel.

Vulcraft is a large beneficiary of the RMDZ program and a major contributor to the recycling industry in Utah.

Rotational Molding and their sister company Resyk, are very active and they have been able to create more positions, not only locally, but also worldwide. Rotational Molding recently purchased $100,000 in equipment, and projects wages will increase by 20-25% this upcoming year. Resyk has secured contracts for equipment in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and are looking into China. They also project that over 2 million pounds of recycled plastic feed stock is used annually as a result of their machinery.

Approved:1998 Contact: Delynn Fielding (435) 636-3295 For all cities in the County

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: State income tax credits; expedited licensing through the office of Carbon County Economic Development; including representing businesses at planning and zoning meetings, assisting with site locations; providing demographic information; and assisting with permitting. Other incentives provided include offset job creation credits; custom fit training; a local committee to promote recycling related industries. Cities are now designated as recycling zones. Carbon County looks to receive approximately $100,000 in refundable tax credits based on jobs and infrastructure
Local recycling opportunities: The County landfill east of Price is closed except for construction waste and scrap metals. Wood waste and yard waste are referred to the East Carbon landfill for recycling.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: East Carbon Development Corporation, Price Metal and Salvage, Terras Systems, Pierce Oil Company, Filter Service & Testing Corp., Pezzeh Printing, and Castle Valley Cabinets.

Castle Valley Cabinets hired 6 new people in their facility, where they use recycled press board in the manufacturing of their cabinets. It is not known whether they have taken advantage of the State Tax Credit in 2003 or whether they will begin with the 2004 report.

Approved: 1999 Contact: Stacie Gass, Town Clerk (435) 577-2949

Benefits to businesses located in the zone: Inform businesses of State Tax Credit to help further investment in buildings and equipment. Provide technical and business assistance to businesses in the Zone as applicable. Recycling businesses will be given expedited business license service.
Local recycling opportunities: There are two land fills taking yard waste, building and demolition waste.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Dalton Bros.- pick up material from sawmills, waste wood, and cabinet factories. Contact Bryce Dalton at (435) 577-2861. JRS Autobody, Dalton Autobody, D & D Auto Sales.

Approved: 2001 Contact: Tom Klaus (435) 283-4631

Since the creation of the zone in late 2001, the City has had some change over with those taking direct responsibility for the zone in Ephraim. The current contact, Tom Klaus, is now familiar with the RMDZ program and is anxious to begin to use the RMDZ program as an economic development tool.

Approved: 2000 Contact: Ken Davey (435) 259-1348

Benefits to businesses in the Zone: Inform businesses of State tax credits. Will provide technical and business assistance to businesses located in the Zone. Businesses will be given expedited business license service.
Local recycling opportunities: Canyon Lands Community Recycling Center (CCRC) provides a drop-off collection program for virtually all household recycling materials including glass.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: None participating in the program at this time.

Approved: 2001 Contact: Marilyn Stewart City Recorder (435) 528-7969

Benefits to businesses in the Zone:
Local recycling opportunities:
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Saterwhite Homes, Norpak.

Saterwhite Homes is slowing down in part due to the cutback in timber availability in the area. The amount of timber for cutting is being strictly regulated.

Norpack, which was purchased earlier this year by Wasatch Technologies has closed their doors, and is no longer in business.

Approved:1998 Contact: Carl Francis, Recycling Coordinator (435) 716-9794

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: Provides a variety of incentives for businesses that are interested in recycling. These incentives include services which help businesses to grow. These incentives help new businesses start and prosper, attract businesses with higher wages, and help local businesses expand while improving the environment. The City of Logan allows simplified permits, helps improve infrastructure, and assists with industrial revenue bonds.

Logan has an economic development policy available to all businesses in any zone. The program assesses the business' investment into the community. In return the City may make an investment into the business based on a formula. (An example would be assistance with infrastructure improvements. Similarly, the City has supported local businesses in the application process for State Industrial Revenue Bonds.) This is a standard City approach to economic development.

The Cache Chamber of Commerce and Cache Economic Development Office provide a detailed checklist for new businesses free of charge. They have names, addresses and phone numbers of offices, and in some cases, the individuals that need to be contacted to start a business. The Chamber also gives the new business person a guide on how to prepare a business plan and a loan proposal. If necessary, the Chamber staff or Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) volunteers will help complete the plan or proposal.

The Chamber also has a subcommittee, The Small Business Advocate Team, which coordinates the public and private resources that can help start new or founding businesses. It includes representatives from most of the agencies listed above in Cache County including banks, accountants, insurance agents, and attorneys.

Local recycling opportunities: Logan has a couple of different options to divert recyclable materials from the waste stream. The City of Logan uses a recycling drop-off system for collection and diversion of recyclables. Logan provides 20 recycling drop-offs throughout the city and county. The City also provides front load bins to businesses for recycling of cardboard, and paper. There are approximately 262 cardboard and paper bins in service throughout the Service Area. Sunrise Recycling, Valley Metals, Tree Huggers, Plastic Industries, Interwest Paper, Shred-It and MS Recycling provide recycling service collection to businesses and residents in the Cache Valley area. Sunrise services a little over 200 residential curbside customers. Valley Metals collects metals from the major scrap producers. Interwest Paper collects a good deal of paper and cardboard from large retail and industrial producers. Pallets of Utah collects and rebuilds pallets from businesses all over the valley. USU also has an extensive recycling program.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Pallets of Utah, Valley Metals (Metro Group), Sunrise Recycling, Pro Tone, MS Recycling.

Approved: 1999 Contact: Stacy Gass (435) 577-2949

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: Technical and business assistance to businesses in the Zone.
Local recycling opportunities: None to record at this time
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: All oil product waste is taken to Richfield

Lizzie and Charlie's Rag Rug Factory is no more, due to a fire which burned their business to the ground. Helicopters by Oz is also gone, a crash took the owner's life earlier this year. As for Ken & Sylvester Automotive, they haul their oil to Checker Auto in Richfield.

Approved: 1997 Contact: Kalecia Fowler, Town Recorder (435) 722-2711

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: State income tax credits; reduced rate for city owned property; decreased water and sewer rates; access to Uintah Basin Association of Governments for revolving loan funding; priority technical assistance from Regional Utah Small Business Development Center.
Local recycling opportunities: aluminum can and paper drop-off
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: none to report at this time.

Approved: 1999 Contact: John Patterson (801) 629-8214 Richard McConkie (801) 629-8910

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: the availability of business development staff to provide assistance in preparing and processing necessary permits; informing eligible businesses of tax credit benefits in recycling zones, ensuring that local assistance programs, including CDBG assistance and TIF programs, are structured to include eligible recycling businesses; investigating and encouraging the establishment of a recycling facility near the new Weber County transfer station; providing information to businesses regarding technical assistance programs available through Ogden City, Weber State University, the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology Center, SBA Certified Development Company, EPA, and other programs may offer assistance in the region, and utilizing, as available, federal grants or other assistance programs to encourage and support the establishment of eligible recycling businesses.
Local recycling opportunities: Local recycling businesses include the following: Western Metals, Durbano Metals, Bloom Recyclers, and Fiber Corp. Ogden City currently provides a split container recycling cart service. This is a city wide program for all Ogden residents utilizing a split cart for both trash and recyclables. Weber County operates a green waste and sewer sludge composting facility. The compost is marketed commercially.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: There are five businesses located within the zone: Western Metals, Durbano Metals, Bloom Recyclers, Fiber Corp. and Infiltrators, Inc.

Approved: 1999 Contact: Kirsten Wetstone, CED Director (435) 615-5000

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: Assist recycling businesses through local grants or business loans; inform them of the State tax credits available
Local recycling opportunities: Recycle Utah drop-off
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Recycle Utah and Good Earth Recycling.

Approved: 2002 Contact: Skarlet Bankhead, City Recorder (435) 752-9441

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: State tax credit; business license fee waivers for qualified businesses located within the zone.
Local recycling opportunities: Recycling collection area with bins for cans, plastics newspaper and corrugated cardboard. They contract with Logan for the bins and collection thereof.
Recycling market development zone house the following businesses: Laser Precision

Salt Lake County

Approved: 2001 Contact: Jill Fletcher (801) 974-6902

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: Inform businesses of State tax credit.
Local recycling opportunities: Salt Lake County offers recycling resources at the Salt Lake County landfill including household hazardous waste drop-off, green waste, household recyclables drop-off, and scrap metal drop-off. Another drop-off location can be found at the County transfer station located at 33rd South.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Reaction Polymers

Reaction Polymers has seen a major benefit from the RMDZ program and has been able to expand their business and purchase new equipment. The additional capital equipment has resulted in the creation of two new jobs. They have a new product which they have created from grinding the byproduct of their other waste and mixing it with magnesium chloride from the Salt Lake to produce a warehouse floor cleanser.

Salt Lake County is looking at other businesses which may be able to take advantage of the RMDZ program and create new jobs similar to Reaction Polymers.

Approved: 2002 Contact: John Hiskey (801) 568-7105 Fax (801) 568-7169

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: Inform businesses of State income tax credits; help and technical training available through programs at Salt Lake Community College Miller Campus. Working with Deseret Certified Development Co. in the placement of SBA 504 loans for qualifying businesses.
Local recycling opportunities: Jesco Injection Molding which regrinds materials such as ABS, Poly-Propylene and Poly-Ethyline. They also regrind all of their waste plastic and mix it with virgin material that they manufacture. The Trans Jordan Cities Landfill has programs in place for chipping green waste and using the mulch along canal banks and in resale for gardens, diverting it from the landfill itself.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Jesco Injection Molding, Trans Jordan Cities Landfill.

Approved: 2001 Contact: Sally East, Recorder (435) 283-4321 Fax (435) 283-6913

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: State income tax credits; help with permits; belong to Enterprise Zone; assist with obtaining revolving loan; help and training available; will help find building in Zone to house business.
Local recycling opportunities: Snow College - does campus only, Big Boxes- a company that recycles corrugated cardboard, landfill in Mayfield, and local Walmart which recycles plastic bags.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Snow College, Big Boxes, 7 State Recycling -(Metals only, no cans), Johansen's Auto Wrecking

7 State Recycling is still going to the landfill and removing any metals and cars that can be crushed. Johansen's Auto Wrecking is doing well financially and is hoping to take advantage of the tax credit this year. Big Boxes is baling their cardboard. The Sanpete County landfill has made some improvements and recently installed scales and other equipment to improve operations there.

Approved: 2000 Contact: John Gleave (801) 489-2810, Economic Development Director

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone:
Local recycling opportunities: Recycling area is still alive and doing well.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Nestle, USA Food, Temkin International, Oldham Associates.

Oldham has been able to create 5-7 new jobs this past year.

Temkin International have been able to invest in new equipment this past year as they expand their business, increasing sales by 15% over the past year which will create new positions, and they have a sister company located in Orem which uses 50,000 pounds of recycled plastic a year.

Summit County

Approved: 1998 Contact: Kevin Callahan (435) 336-3978

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: State income tax credits; simplified permitting process; access to assistance from the Mountainlands Association of Governments and the Utah Small Business Development Center.
Local recycling opportunities: Recycle Utah manages three recycling drop-off centers accepting aluminum, glass, newspaper, white office paper, phone books, corrugated cardboard, brown paper sacks, and junk mail. Good Earth Recycling does curbside recycling, collecting all of the above, in addition to plastics and magazines for a monthly fee. Hoping to expand to 4000, to include Park City, Snyderville, Kamas, Oakley and so on.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Monroc, Geneva Rock, Utah Power and Light, Gear Systems, Piper Impact, Scofield Construction, Snyderville Basin Silver Creek Plant, Summit County Justice Center, Sherwin Williams, and Auto Parts Store.

Utah County

Approved: 2001 Contact: Randall Covington (801) 370-8000

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: Provide assistance in preparing and processing necessary permits; informing businesses of State tax credits; providing information to businesses regarding technical training programs; utilizing, as available, federal grants or other assistance programs.
Local recycling opportunities: Local opportunities for recycling are provided by Provo City (green-waste)
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company is the only company currently participating in the RMDZ program in Utah County.

Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company manufactures ductile iron pipe for culinary water in subdivisions and municipalities. The source of the iron metals for the pipe is purchased shredded scrap metal, i.e. automobiles, refrigerators, washers, dryers. The company recycles between 100,000 and 150,000 tons of shredded metal a year.

Slag, which is a by product, is sold to a manufacturer of concrete blocks for the construction and building industry.

Approved: 2002 Contact: Delynn Fielding (435) 636-3295 Fax (435) 636-3210

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: Notification to businesses of the State tax credit. Utilize, as available, federal grants, state incentives and other assistance programs. Boost local awareness through newsletters of different local groups.
Local recycling opportunities: Filter Service & Testing Corporation takes various types of industrial mining filters from the waste stream. and rebuilds the filters before putting them back into service. They have hired 5 more people to help out with operations. They have contacted different mining facilities for recycling, rebuilding and reusing engine filters.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Terra Systems, Filter Service & Testing Corporation.

Approved: 2000 Contact: Wayne Harper, CED (801) 569-5121

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone: Provide assistance in preparing and processing necessary permits for businesses; informing businesses of State tax credits; providing information on technical assistance; utilize, as available, federal grants or other assistance programs.
Local recycling opportunities: Recycle America Alliance, a subsidiary of Waste Management operates a materials recovery facility in West Jordan.
Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Recycle America Alliance.

Recycle America Alliance has been able to update the facility with new equipment that will promote more recycling and produce more useable product.

The implementation of an automated curbside recycling system had been pushed back, but will be up and running as of January 2004. They are also going to implement a third automated container for Green Waste materials at that same time. West Jordan residents are among the top contributors to their curbside recycling program, compared to other community programs with only upwards of 80% participation.

Approved: 2003 Contact: Mike Winder, Business Development Manager (801) 963-3525

Benefits to businesses located in the Zone:
1. 1) a simplified permit procedure within the zone. Since the completion of the West Ridge Golf Course and establishment of the West Ridge Commerce Park, West Ridge has been an important priority area for the City. City staff members are instructed to take special care of clients interested in investing in that area, and to assist them in expediting the permitting process, inspections timetable, and helping in any way possible.
2. 2) possible property tax incentives through the Hercules Parcel-A and Hercules Hill Parcel-B Redevelopment Agency Project Areas (RDAs), which cover much of the RMDZ. Through these RDAs, various property tax incentives can be had. Uses which propose high building and personal property values are the most likely to benefit from RDA tax incentives.
3. 3) city owned land. West Valley City owns 143 acres in the West Ridge area, of which much is in the RDA areas. Deals can be made to sell the land at a greatly discounted rate, depending on the value of the use being proposed.
Local recycling opportunities:
1) Harmon's @ 3955 West 3500 South
Clear plastics 1 and 2 (pop bottles, water bottles, milk jugs, etc.)
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.
Aluminum cans

2) Redi-Therm Insulations @ 3061 South 3600 West
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.

3) K-Mart @ 4100 South Redwood Road
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.

4) ShopKo @ 4800 West 3500 South
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.

5) Albertson's @ 3600 West 3500 South
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.

6) Smith's @ 4700 South 4000 West
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.

7) Deseret Industries @ 4650 South 4000 West
Clothing, furniture, household goods, toys, etc.

8) Smith's @ 4100 South 5600 West
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.

9) Rite Aid @ 3500 South 5600 West
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.
Clothing and linens

10) K-Mart @ 3300 South 5600 West
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.

11) Fred Meyer @ 4000 West 3500 South
Cardboard
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.

12) Salvation Army Thrift Store @ 3900 West 3500 South
Newspapers, phone books, books, magazines, paperboard, junkmail, etc.
Clothing, furniture, household goods, toys, etc.

13) Various vehicle recycling yards @ 2300 South 5600 West
Automobiles, automobile parts, tires, etc.

Recycling market development zone houses the following businesses: Frito-Lay, Brody Chemical, Pohl, Inc. of America, FF Fractionation, Health Information Strategies, Utah Power, USANA Amphitheater, West Ridge Golf Course, Newspaper Agency Corporation (planned), RediTherm Insulation.