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Business and Industry

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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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.

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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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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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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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Winter Hours Enacted at 2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids
11/30/2012 2:00pm

The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency compost, shingle recycling, wood recovery and recycling facility at 2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids will be enacting winter hours on December 1, 2012.

The facility will be open from 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Monday – Friday (closed Saturday and Sunday).

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Compost Distribution, Fees, & Tracking Changes
02/01/2013 1:52pm

Effective March 1, 2013, the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency will begin distributing compost and tracking material differently.

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Request for Proposal: Electronics Management Services
03/25/2013 12:42pm

The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency is part of a regional request for proposals process through East Central Iowa Council of Governments to manage electronic materials responsibly.  Companies experienced and certified to provide for the transportation and recycling of electronic materials should refer to the request for proposals document posted at www.solidwasteagency.org.  Proposals are due April 17, 2013.

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Closed on Memorial Day
05/20/2013 4:22pm

The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day.

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Solid Waste Agency Survey/Analysis RFP
05/21/2013 10:28am

The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency (Agency) is requesting proposals from qualified candidates to develop, administer, and analyze surveys of residents and businesses in Linn County, Iowa.  The information gathered will be used to guide the Agency’s marketing and –if deemed necessary—rebranding strategies.

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