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Education

Volunteers help with marsh grass environmental project
04/05/2011 12:00pm

It is a process one does not get to see in action often. Volunteers are putting together seed balls, a mixture of marsh grass seeds, clay, compost and water, for planting along the banks of the 13-acre pond at the Solid Waste Agency.

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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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Recycle those holiday lights
11/28/2011 12:00pm

No matter how handy you may consider yourself to be, there comes a time when those holiday light sets are just not worth repairing, or untangling, any longer. But you don't have to throw those strands in the trash any more. The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency offers a simple recycling program that will transform your old lights into reuseable materials, including the metals, glass and plastic they contain.

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Solid Waste Agency and Science Station Give Bottles Flight
02/14/2012 3:00pm

Teaching students about the importance of resource recovery brings reclaimed water bottled to new heights.  Students at The Science Station learned about the concepts of flight.  With the help of the Agency Educator, they learned the green way, making water bottles take flight.

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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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RECYCLE IN STYLE 2012
05/01/2012 2:43pm

Something old will become something new, and look good too, on May 5th.

The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency, in association with Goodwill of the Heartland, presents the 4th Annual Recycle In Style Fashion Show.  Models will take to the runway wearing clothing made from materials donated to Goodwill stores and from Goodwill industrial contracts.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 5th, with the show beginning at 7:00 p.m.  The free event will be held at Goodwill of the Heartland’s Cedar Rapids Center, 1441 Blairs Ferry Road NE, Cedar Rapids.

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