DAVENPORT, IA–Next week Waste Commission of Scott County will present information to Bettendorf and Davenport City Councils about proposed changes to the Scott Area Recycling Center and associated municipal recycling programs.

The Commission will present to Bettendorf City Council at 5 p.m. Aug. 3rd and to Davenport City Council at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 5th. During future meetings, councils are expected to consider formal resolutions in support of a plan to change from dual- to single-stream recycling. The plan was developed by the Commission and its partners in Scott County, including Bettendorf and Davenport.

"We`re excited about providing an easier, better way to recycle. Single-stream recycling will allow residents in Davenport and Bettendorf to recycle more materials in one container. Our community and our environment will reap great benefits from this change," said Kathy Morris, Commission Director.

Single-stream recycling will allow residents to recycle additional plastic items (#1-#7) and gable-top cartons, thereby keeping these valuable materials out of the Scott Area Landfill. Residents no longer will be required to sort paper items from containers, and all recyclables will be placed into one large recycling cart with wheels.

On July 14th, the Commission requested that the Scott County Board of Supervisors issue bonds on its behalf for facility and equipment changes. The Board approved a resolution relating to the issuance of the bonds July 30th.

The Commission and its partners started the first municipal recycling program in the Quad-Cities in 1995. Over the past 20 years, the Scott Area Recycling Center has recycled over 400 million pounds of cardboard, paper, plastic, metal and glass. The Commission anticipates that program changes will double the amount of material currently recycled at the facility each year.

Waste Commission of Scott County is an inter-governmental agency formed in 1972 whose mission is to provide environmentally sound and economically feasible solid waste management for Scott County. All Commission programs are funded by user fees paid at its facilities, and not through tax dollars.

For more information about the Commission, please call (563) 381-1300 or visit www.wastecom.com.

DAVENPORT, IA–Ever wondered what happens to your trash and recyclables after they leave the curb? Now you can see firsthand!

Online registration is open for Waste Commission of Scott County's spring tours at www.wastecom.com. Tours are free of charge and will be held April 22 (Earth Day) at the Scott Area Recycling Center, Davenport, and April 25 at the Scott Area Landfill, Buffalo. Space is limited and registration is required.

The Commission provides public tours of its facilities in spring and fall. Can't make it this time? Sign up to receive e-news from the Commission, and you'll be among the first to know when upcoming dates are announced. E-news signup is online at www.wastecom.com. Once you subscribe, you may unsubscribe at any time.

Waste Commission of Scott County 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.

QUAD-CITIES?Volunteers for the 11th annual Xstream Cleanup on Saturday, August 9 removed 33,209 pounds of debris from area waterways and illegal dump sites. Cleanups were held at 40 locations in Bettendorf, Buffalo, Davenport, LeClaire, McCausland and Lost Grove Lake, Iowa; and in Milan, Moline, Rock Island and Silvis, Illinois.

A total of 1,060 volunteers worked 2,895 hours and collectively gathered 937 bags of trash, 237 tires, 14 appliances, 2 bicycles, 13 pieces of furniture, 29 televisions and 10 mattresses. This was the equivalent of 25,740 pounds of trash, 5,688 pounds of tires, 1,050 pounds of appliances, 46 pounds of bicycles, 435 pounds of televisions and 250 pounds of mattresses, for the grand total of 33,209 pounds.

Additional items collected included wire fencing, coolers, boat seats, a shopping cart, Jeep seats, bricks, a bowling ball, and a garage door.

In addition, volunteers at several sites worked to clear invasive species from natural areas. Volunteers cleared a total of about five acres of invasive species in three hours.

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

Xstream Cleanup 2014 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, Rock Island County Waste Management Agency and Community Foundation of the Great River Bend. 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, Eagle View Group-Sierra Club, Lowe's, Mel Foster Co., Midas Auto System Experts, Inc., Pepsico, and Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities. Logistics Sponsors: Cities of Bettendorf, Buffalo, Davenport, LeClaire, McCausland, 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.

QUAD-CITIES?Xstream Cleanup, presented by Group O and Riverboat Development Authority, is seeking hundreds of volunteers to clean up about 40 sites in the Quad-Cities area on Saturday, August 9 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Registration is open online at www.xstreamcleanup.org.

Cleanup sites are located in Bettendorf, Buffalo, Davenport, LeClaire and McCausland, Iowa; and Milan, Moline, Rock Island and Silvis, Illinois.

Volunteers can choose to participate in light-duty or heavy-duty cleanup, storm-drain marking, or invasive plant removal. Removal of invasive plants is a bigger part of the cleanup this year because these harmful species negatively affect water quality in the Quad-Cities and beyond.

No previous cleanup experience is necessary, and supplies will be provided. A parent or guardian must accompany volunteers under the age of 18.

All volunteers registered by July 23 are guaranteed to receive a free T-shirt.

Xstream Cleanup is made possible by generous support provided by the following: Riverboat Development Authority, Group O, Alcoa, Triumph Community Bank, Iowa American Water, Rock Island County Waste Management Agency, Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Community Foundation of the Great River Bend, Wallace's Garden Center, Sears Seating, MidAmerican Energy, McCarthy Bush Corporation, DHL Global Forwarding, Alter Metal Recycling, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities, Mel Foster Co., Midas Auto Systems Experts, Eagle View Group? Sierra Club, Radish Magazine, and Quad City Conservation Alliance.

For more information or to register, visit www.xstreamcleanup.org.