Glass Recycling Amendments

HB 177 requires Utah's Division of Waste Management to study how to improve glass recycling statewide, focusing on current methods, potential expansion areas, and specific strategies like adding drop-off locations, funding recycling facilities, expanding curbside collection, and public education. The study must include an inventory of existing practices and recommendations for increasing glass recycling, with findings due to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee by September 2025. The bill does not allocate funding or create new regulations but mandates a time-limited study with a repeal date of July 1, 2026. This bill directly affects state agencies conducting the study and future policymakers reviewing its recommendations, but it does not change current recycling rules or directly impact residents or businesses.