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.
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