On Saturday, August 14, over 1200 volunteers helped remove over 50,000 pounds of trash and debris from Quad City area waterways and illegal dump sites.
We’re working with the City of Davenport to coordinate cleanups of 4 illegal dumpsites throughout the city on Saturday, May 15 from 8-11:30 a.m. Volunteers are still needed! Please call us at 563-468-4218 if you are able to volunteer. Cleanup supplies will be provided, and we will be giving volunteers organic cotton t-shirts designed specifically
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The 7th annual Earth Week Fair is Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Avenue, Rock Island. So how can you get some green?
If you’ve walked around town lately, or driven, or riden a bike or a bus, you’ve probably noticed litter on roadsides and even near storm drains. Events are being planned throughout the Quad Cities to do something about that, and you can help! Here’s several ways to get involved:
Waste Commission posts new “who we are” video to YouTube
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/
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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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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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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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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