Think green business
Going green in business doesn't have to be expensive, intimidating or time-consuming. In fact, it might save you money by reducing the amount of trash you send to the landfill. It can also motivate your employees to "go green."
We'll give you tips from time to time on this page, bring you "green" business stories and tell you about new business initiatives.
- Gazette & KCRG Coverage of Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project
- 11/30/2012 2:09pm
The Solid Waste Agency will be capturing landfill gases and converting them into electricity.
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- Shingle Recycling Now Only Available at 2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids
- 09/24/2012 10:26am
Asphalt shingle recycling is now only available at the Solid Waste Agency's 2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids, location.
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- Tire Processing Request For Proposal
- 09/19/2012 10:45am
The East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide collection, transport, and processing services for old passenger and truck/tractor tires managed by the solid waste facilities in the ECICOG Solid Waste Planning Area. Participants include planning area affiliate landfills/transfer stations in Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Tama counties.
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- Cedar Rapids Gazette article about Agency carpet diversion
- 08/23/2012 2:55pm
Linn County, Iowa City landfills diverting old carpet
Someone actually wants the tired and tattered carpeting you’ve talked about replacing for years.
The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency and the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center have begun diverting carpet from their landfills and shipping it to Heritage Environmental Services’ facility in Iowa City for processing and recycling.
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- Cedar Rapid Gazette article about Agency landfill-gas-to-energy project
- 08/22/2012 11:26am
From the Cedar Rapids Gazette, 8-22-12, online edition:
Agency to turn methane gas from landfill into electricity and heat
CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency is at it again, preparing to turn methane generated by decaying landfill trash into electricity and heat.- Read More
- Overhead Door Company embraces biomass wood program
- 03/07/2011 12:00pm
More and more businesses and contractors are realizing that separating and recycling waste wood saves money. Recently, the Overhead Door Company of Cedar Rapids & Iowa City began depositing their wood waste—including old garage doors the company replaces—in a separate dumpster.
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