Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – What is happening? All waste collected at the curb will now be transported to a Waste-to-Energy Plant (WTE) that provides an economic renewable source of energy by safely incinerating waste to generate electricity. Residents no longer are required to wash and separate recycling products from the garbage. However, you are encouraged to continue to use both garbage and recycling carts. Why the Change? Over the last few years, uncontrollable circumstances have resulted in the costs of providing processing, transportation and marketing services for recyclable materials have drastically increased. Specifically, China was the largest buyer of U.S. recyclable…

OGDEN, Utah – The Utah Department of Health is reporting 4,672 new COVID-19 cases Thursday along with 13 new deaths. UDOH released the following statistics: Positives: UDOH reports 276,612 positive cases today. This is an increase of 4,672 cases since yesterday. Vaccines: UDOH reports 30,200 vaccines administered. Notes: “Doses Administered” is the number of vaccine doses that have been given to people and reported to the UDOH. There will be a lag between when vaccines are shipped, administered to a person, and finally reported to the UDOH. Once people in Utah begin getting their second dose of vaccine, the UDOH…