Momentum Recycling released its 2025 Impact Report, showing that customers diverted 32,237 tons of material from Utah landfills in 2025 through the company’s glass recycling, food waste recycling, and mixed recycling programs. The 2025 Diversion Report breaks that total down into 13,902 tons of glass, 17,500 tons of food waste, and 835 tons of mixed recycling.
The report also marks a cumulative milestone: since 2012, Momentum customers have diverted more than 254,000 tons of material from Utah landfills — including 176,322 tons of glass, 64,616 tons of food waste, and 13,498 tons of mixed recycling.
“Utahns have always believed in taking care of the land they call home, and this report is proof of what that looks like in action. Every one of those 254,000 tons came from someone making a practical choice to do right by their community,” said John Lair, Founder of Momentum Recycling. “When recycling is convenient, consistent, and transparent, small actions add up to a very real impact over time.”
The 2025 report points to two clear trends in Utah’s diversion landscape. First, glass remains the company’s largest long-term diversion category, accounting for roughly 70% of all tons diverted since 2012. Second, food waste recycling has grown rapidly in recent years — increasing by roughly 12,000 tons between 2023 and 2024, and surpassing glass in 2025 to become the largest share of Momentum’s annual diversion total.
Those trends show how local recycling infrastructure and community participation can produce measurable results. Landfill diversion is not just an environmental metric — it’s a practical community outcome that reduces waste, keeps recyclable materials in use, and strengthens the economy. Momentum plans to build on that record by continuing to make diversion services easier to access and sustain across Utah.