DAVENPORT, IA—Waste Commission of Scott County facilities will be open regular hours on Good Friday, April 14, and closed on Saturday, April 15, for the Easter holiday. Normal hours of operation will resume on Monday, April 17. Waste Commission of Scott County’s facilities include the following:

•    Scott Area Landfill, 11555 110th Avenue, Davenport

•    Scott Area Household Hazardous Material Facilities, Davenport

DAVENPORT—You can help prevent fires at solid waste facilities. Keep lithium and rechargeable batteries out of your garbage and recycling carts, and drop them off for proper disposal, instead.

QUAD-CITIES—Xstream Cleanup made big changes in 2016, and the results are in.

Waste Commission of Scott County facilities will be closed on Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. Normal hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, May 31. Waste Commission of Scott County facilities include the following:

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DAVENPORT, IA—This week and next, Waste Commission of Scott County will present program details and a timeline for the new single stream recycling program in Davenport and Bettendorf.

The Commission will present about the new program...

QUAD-CITIES—Xstream Cleanup—a Quad-Cities initiative to clean up our water for drinking, recreation, wildlife and commerce—is making big changes.

This year Xstream Cleanup will provide greater opportunities for volunteers to make a diff...

DAVENPORT, IA—In a change from past years, Waste Commission of Scott County facilities will be open on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 15. The Commission will be open regular business hours at the following facilities:

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DAVENPORT, IA—In a change from past years, Waste Commission of Scott County facilities will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18. The Commission will be open regular business hours at the following facilities:

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Construction at Scott Area Recycling Center creates changes for residents

DAVENPORT, IA–Construction is ongoing at the Scott Area Recycling Center, 5640 Carey Ave., Davenport. The Recycling Center remains closed as updates are made to accommodate new single-stream operations. In the interim, residents may continue to dispose of several items at the Carey Avenue campus:

  • • As of Monday, Dec. 28, household recyclables may be dropped off during daylight hours at the Recycling Center using the Carey Avenue entrance, which will reopen. (The Carey Avenue entrance has been closed since October) Drop-off recycling containers will be located in front of the Recycling Center (south side) rather than behind it, as in the past.

  • • Electronic waste, fluorescent bulbs, and full containers of medical sharps may be dropped off at the Electronic Demanufacturing Facility. Residents also may pick up new sharps containers at the facility, which continues to be accessible only from the north at East 59th Street. (It cannot be reached from the Carey Avenue entrance.)

The Household Hazardous Materials Facility located at Carey Avenue remains closed, including the drop-off area for used oil and oil filters. Residents may continue to drop off hazardous materials, including oil and filters, at the Scott Area Landfill, 11555 110th Ave., Buffalo. Appointments are no longer required to drop off materials from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. To drop off materials on a Saturday morning, residents must make an appointment online at www.wastecom.com or by calling (563) 381-1300 during business hours.

Waste Commission of Scott County (Commission) anticipates that the Scott Area Recycling Center will reopen as a single-stream facility in summer 2016 and extends its gratitude to residents and customers for their patience during this major project.

The Commission is an inter-governmental agency whose mission is to provide environmentally sound and economically feasible solid waste management for Scott County. For more information about the Commission, please call (563) 381-1300 or visit www.wastecom.com.

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QUAD-CITIES?Volunteers for the 12th annual Xstream Cleanup on Saturday, August 8 removed about 17,888 pounds of debris from area waterways and illegal dump sites. Cleanups were held at 34 sites in Bettendorf, Davenport, LeClaire and rural Scott County, Iowa; and in Hampton, Milan, Moline, Rock Island and Silvis, Illinois.

A total of 671 volunteers worked 1,880 hours and collectively gathered 705 bags of trash, 119 tires, 5 appliances, 4 bicycles, 11 pieces of furniture, and 11 televisions. This total includes 14,100 pounds of trash, 2,856 pounds of tires, 375 pounds of appliances, 92 pounds of bicycles, 275 pounds of furniture, and 165 pounds of televisions.

Additional items collected included vinyl siding, a mattress, lawn chairs, a swimming pool, a stroller, car parts, railroad ties, fencing, cement blocks and large pieces of Styrofoam.

Volunteers at five sites also worked to clear invasive species and vegetation from natural areas.

For event photos, find Xstream Cleanup on Facebook or click through from www.xstreamcleanup.org.

Xstream Cleanup 2015 was sponsored by the following. Presenting Sponsors: Group O and Riverboat Development Authority. Platinum Sponsors: Alcoa, Triumph Community Bank, Living Lands & Waters® and Waste Commission of Scott County. Gold Sponsors: Iowa American Water, Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and Rock Island County Waste Management Agency. Silver Sponsors: Alter Metal Recycling, DHL Global Forwarding, McCarthy-Bush Corporation, MidAmerican Energy, Radish magazine, Quad City Conservation Alliance, Sears Seating and Wallace's Garden Center. Bronze Sponsors: Downtown Davenport Partnership and Midas Auto System Experts, Inc. Logistics Sponsors: Cities of Bettendorf, Buffalo, Davenport, LeClaire, Milan, Moline, Rock Island and Silvis; Bi-State Regional Commission, Keep Moline Beautiful, Keep Rock Island Beautiful, iLivehere, Partners of Scott County Watersheds, Republic Services and River Roots Live.

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