Our 5,000 square foot facility is open year round. Open daily for recycling drop off. Over 40 different items collected for recycling. Our Warehouse offers used building materials. More recycling drop off locations in outlying areas throughout Summit County. Closed on major holidays.

Staff Bios

Insa Riepen holds the equivalent of a bachelor of arts degree in banking from Germany and a bachelor of arts degree from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI in marketing and journalism. She spent 13 years in the automotive industry, in accounting, procurement and national steel sales. She has owned and run her own business (B&B in Germany), worked in various banks and for IBM, Hamburg. She developed education and outreach programs for a municipal waste authority in Southeastern Michigan and taught workshops on a variety of topics from waste reduction, to composting and using native plants material to prevent run off into the Rouge River, MI.

As Executive Director at Recycle Utah, Insa has led the organization in growth of services to residents and businesses in Summit County since 1999.  She was a board member of the Utah Non Profit Association for six years and is the treasurer of the Uinta Headwaters RC&D Council.  Insa is a board member of the Friends of the Farm, overseeing McPolin Farm in Park City. She is also a member of the Park City Rotary Club, and the chair of the grants committee. Insa is involved in a number of local non profits as a volunteer. She also facilitates school-wide outreach messages for Recycle Utah.

 

Shannon Beglin has worked for Recycle Utah for more than 10 years starting off as a part time worker and now is Operations Manager. He has worked in management for several manufacturing plants in California and lumber mills in Oregon. In his spare time, he enjoys camping in the Uintas and high desert and he spends alot of time behind his camera working on his photography skills. His love for the environment and keeping this planet clean inspires him to ensure things are running smoothly here at Recycle Utah.

James D'Angelo studied Chemical Technology and Watershed Ecology and has been enthusiastic about environmental conservation all his life. He spent the last 5 years operating a building material re-use program and working in the commercial and residential construction business. He also worked for the US Forest Service. He is a long time recycler and enjoys powder skiing. He is passionate about the efficient use of re-use in all aspects of our lives and encourages others to do the same. He is a valuable asset to the Recycle Utah team.

 

Katie Plumb has a master's degree from the University of Utah in Environmental Humanities. A native of Montana, she loves open spaces and wild lands, and is passionate about sustainable food production. She is concerned about resource consumption and waste, and it's impact on the health of the environment and all things that live in it. She is delighted to be working to curb waste and promote reducing, re-using, and recycling.