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EnvironmentLast summer, the Scott County Waste Commission started single-stream recycling. But lithium and re-chargeable batteries are not on the list of things to…
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Community"Two days after Christmas, my recycler said to me..." Holiday lights are recyclable, but don't put them in your recycling cart. Also, artificial Christmas…
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CommunityRecycled plastic will help hundreds of children keep warm this winter. Tuesday 700 fleece jackets made from recycled water bottles arrived in the Quad…
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GovernmentRecycling is about to get easier for residents of Scott County. Tomorrow, the Waste Commission will hold an open house at its recycling center for people…
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EnvironmentAn annual one-day, environmental clean-up event in the Quad Cities will not be held this summer. Instead, the XStream Cleanup will sponsor several smaller…
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EnvironmentFrom now on, hundreds of local volunteers will get extreme more than once a year.Michelle O'Neill reports XStream Cleanup organizers have decided not to…
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EnvironmentTwenty years after curbside recycling began in the Iowa Quad Cities, some major changes are in the works. This week, the Waste Commission of Scott County…
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EnvironmentAfter ten years of recycling old electronics, the Waste Commission of Scott County is now in the business of re-selling old electronics. In January, it…
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EnvironmentAfter ten years of recycling old electronics, the Waste Commission of Scott County is now in the business of re-selling old electronics. In January, it…