There will be a big change to Iowa City’s curbside collection of organic waste next month. Starting on July 1, residents who put out compostable materials for curbside collection “will be required to utilize a City-issued organics cart (25-gallons or 95-gallons, yellow lid), paper yard waste bags (for yard waste only), and/or bundles for collection,” […]
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Iowa City is composting Christmas trees and curbside recyclers get the tree collected for free
As the holidays, like the rest of 2020, fade into the past, Iowa City residents with curbside recycling have an easy way to dispose of holiday evergreens going brown. Like other organic waste, formerly festive trees can be put at the curb and will be collected on the regular collection day. The trees will be […]
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Curbside pick-up of compostable waste is restarting in Iowa City
Regular curbside collection of organic waste for Iowa City’s composting program will resume on Monday, March 18, as the annual six-week suspension of the service comes to an end. The annual suspension is intended to conserve fuel and reduce expenses during the late winter, when there is limited demand for organic waste pick-up. Also on […]
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Iowa City curbside recyclers can compost their Christmas trees for free
On the ninth day of Christmas, otherwise known as Wednesday, the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center announced the schedule for curbside Christmas tree collection. Starting on Monday, Jan. 7, curbside recycling customers can put their slowly browning evergreens out with other organic waste on the regular collection day. The trees will be composted, and […]
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After the light goes out in your jack-o’-lantern, Iowa City will compost it
According to Irish legend, the original jack-o’-lantern was an accursed object carried by a man doomed to walk the Earth forever. On the plus side, that meant it never rotted. (It was also a hollowed-out turnip with a burning coal inside, not a smiling, candle-lit pumpkin.) Contemporary jack-o’-lanterns, pumpkin or turnip, aren’t immortal, but their […]
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Get rid of household hazardous materials at a collection event on Friday morning
Got a dead car battery? Old cans of varnish or paint thinner cluttering up your garage? Is there unwanted weed killer in your shed? On Friday morning residents of Iowa City, Kalona, Riverside and certain parts of Johnson County will be able to dispose all that and other household hazardous materials during a mobile collection event at the East Side Recycling Center
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East Side Recycling Center will no longer accept plastic bags
Plastic bags will no longer be accepted at the East Side Recycling Center or any of the other city-owned recycling drop-off locations, the Iowa City Department of Public Works announced on Friday.
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New carts for compostable materials available in Iowa City
Iowa City is rolling out new organic waste carts for people who want to participate in the city’s curbside composting program. The new carts come in two sizes: 95 gallons and 25 gallons. “We’re recommending the 95-gallon cart to households that are producing a large amount yard waste on a regular basis,” said Iowa City […]
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Learn about reducing waste by sharing and repairing at an Iowa City Recycling Center open house
“This is the first time we’ve done anything like this open house. It will give people opportunities to figure out where they can share, borrow, rent or repair things.”
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New fees and regulations kick in for Iowa City recycling and landfill items
New fees to recycle certain items at the Iowa City Landfill and East Side Recycling Center kicked in July 1, as well as requirements for securing loads before heading to the landfill.
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Craft fair to honor Earth Day, highlight recycled materials
As part of its Earth Day celebrations, the Salvage Barn will host the second annual Craft Your Environment, a craft fair that features artists who all incorporate…
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Mobile food vending program starts today
The City of Iowa City pilot program for mobile food vendors starts today as five food carts set up shop in Chauncey Swan Park. The new program goes through October 31 and will allow vendors the opportunity to sell their food on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the downtown park.
