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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- Bring your hazardous household waste to Solid Waste Agency
- 03/28/2011 12:00pm
Spring is here and it’s time to remove the clutter and deep clean the house. Before you pour old household cleaners down the drain or toss rechargeable batteries and last year’s weed killer in the trash—think green. Many household cleaners and chemicals make our chores easier—but along with the conveniences these products provide comes a responsibility to properly purchase, use, store and dispose of them.
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- Free compost gives gardens a jump start
- 04/22/2011 12:00pm
The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency is helping Linn County residents, non-profit organizations, and schools jump start their gardening & landscaping efforts by providing compost free-of-charge.
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- Community Partnership Grant Program Out of Funds for FY12
- 04/10/2012 1:30pm
The popularity and benefits of the Community Partnership Grant Program have resulted in the depletion of funds allotted for distribution. In response, the program will be suspended from April 10, 2012 through July 01, 2012.
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