General
- 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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- Bring us your Christmas tree after the holidays
- 12/26/2011 12:00pm
There's nothing like the atmosphere, and the fragrant aroma, of a live evergreen tree in your home during the holiday season. But what should you do with that tree once the season has passed?
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- Appointments no longer needed for PPC
- 01/01/2012 12:00pm
Beginning January 1, 2012, the Agency will no longer require appointments from residents for Household Hazardous Material drop offs in our Pollution Prevention Center (PPC).
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- Regular Hours Resume at 2250 A Street SW
- 04/02/2012 8:14am
The compost and recycling facility at 2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids, is operating under regular hours, open 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Saturday.
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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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