Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center

Local Town Dumps A Thing Of The Past Due To High Cost Of Government Regulations

Many small Iowa communities no longer can afford to maintain their local dumps when faced with increasing regulation and permitting fees by the EPA and Iowa Department of Natural Resources. That has forced new ways of thinking about waste management.

By Lauren Wade

/ 5 Dec 2018

Local Town Dumps A Thing Of The Past Due To High Cost Of Government Regulations

Iowans Throwing Away Valuable Food, Usable Materials and Recyclables At Alarming Rate

Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources sampled trash from 10 landfills and five transfer stations across Iowa for a study published in December 2017, looking to answer the question, “What are Iowans landfilling?” Tom Anderson, of the Iowa DNR’s Land Quality Bureau and the study’s project manager, ha

By Lauren Wade

/ 24 May 2018

Iowans Throwing Away Valuable Food, Usable Materials and Recyclables At Alarming Rate

Paperwork Load, Time Commitment Keep Iowa Landfills From Adopting Plan Called Environment Friendly

The Environmental Management System, or EMS, was seen as an alternative to relying simply on giving credits to Iowa landfills that serve as incentives for accepting fewer tons of garbage. But adoption of this approach has been slow.

By Haley Hansel

/ 17 Jun 2016

Paperwork Load, Time Commitment Keep Iowa Landfills From Adopting Plan Called Environment Friendly

New Way of Thinking About Landfill Waste Reduction Emerging in Iowa

A promising new program may be the key to pushing Iowa’s landfills into action that decreases the environmental impact of their operations. The program, called Environmental Management System, or

By Sarah Hadley and Sujin Kim

/ 14 Feb 2013

New Way of Thinking About Landfill Waste Reduction Emerging in Iowa

Closing the Gap: Iowa's Effort to Recycle is Hampered by a System That Favors Dumping

Farm belt state struggles in shift to recycling More than half of what Iowans dump into landfills could have been recycled or composted. In some areas, that amount is as

By Sarah Hadley and Sujin Kim

/ 3 Feb 2013

Closing the Gap: Iowa's Effort to Recycle is Hampered by a System That Favors Dumping

Iowa City Struggles with Recycling at Apartments, Condos

Four of every five households in Iowa City, a city with an aggressive recycling program, do not have access to curbside recycling. The availability of residential recycling gets even smaller

By Sarah Hadley and Sujin Kim

/ 3 Feb 2013

Iowa City Struggles with Recycling at Apartments, Condos