Check out the new Waste Commission video

Waste Commission posts new “who we are” video to YouTube

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Don’t forget to join us at Bald Eagle Days!

Friday January 8th 4pm-8pm, Saturday January 9th 10am-8pm, and Sunday January 10th 10am-5pm: Located at the QCCA Expo Center: http://www.qccaexpocenter.com/

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Free Family Festival

iLivehere and Waste Commission of Scott County, along with our friends at City Carton Recycling, are sponsoring a “Recycling Room” this Saturday at the Center for Active Seniors Inc. (CASI) annual Family Festival. It’s a free event from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lots of family-oriented activities. We’ll be making recycled tree ornaments and
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New WCSC website has launched!

Check out the new and improved Waste Commission of Scott County website at www.wastecom.com! Let us know what you think by posting a comment below.
Waste Commission of Scott County operates the Scott Area Landfill, Scott Area Recycling Center, Electronic Demanufacturing Facility and Household Hazardous Material Facilities. In addition, the Commission funds and houses iLivehere (that’s
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What’s in your medicine cabinet?

OPERATION MEDICINE CABINET OFFERS FREE, SAFE DISPOSAL
Area residents can safely dispose of old medications, exchange mercury thermometers for a digital, pick up and drop off sharps containers, and have data-sensitive documents shredded free of charge during Operation Medicine Cabinet, September 24-26, 2009.
Operation Medicine Cabinet will be held in Eldridge, Bettendorf and Davenport from 9 a.m.
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Reuse! It’s For the Birds

Trade in Your Old Feeders Now! Wild Birds Unlimited will take all your dirty, dusty, moldy, dented, broken feeders that are missing parts, repair them, donate them to a local park, nursing home or school and give you 20% OFF a brand new feeder of your choice! Offer expires 9/30/09.
Wild Birds Unlimited of
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Xstream Volunteers!

OVER 184,000 LBS OF DEBRIS CLEANED UP!
Volunteers at the sixth annual Xstream Cleanup on Saturday, August 22 removed 184,271 pounds of debris from area waterways and illegal dumping sites. Cleanups were held at 45 locations in Bettendorf, Davenport, Durant and LeClaire, Iowa; Campbell’s Island, East Moline, Hampton, Milan, Moline, Rock Island and Silvis, Illinois.
1,602 volunteers
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Davenport auto shop paints away environmental harm

Arnold’s Body Shop Inc. has adopted a green painting technology to reduce its environmental footprint at its Davenport auto body operation.
The new water-borne paint delivery system was installed during the weekend of June 13-15. It replaced the conventional petroleum- and solvent-based coatings and processes commonly used for auto finishes. Arnold’s Body Shop is at 3514
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