iLivehere Quad Cities » Uncategorized http://ilivehereqc.org my home, our community. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:57:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Free Family Festival http://ilivehereqc.org/2009/free-family-festival/ http://ilivehereqc.org/2009/free-family-festival/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:01:51 +0000 erobinson http://67.135.218.111/?p=297 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 providing some green giveaways and information on local environmental services and events. Come check it out!

]]> http://ilivehereqc.org/2009/free-family-festival/feed/ 0 New WCSC website has launched! http://ilivehereqc.org/2009/new-wcsc-website-has-launched/ http://ilivehereqc.org/2009/new-wcsc-website-has-launched/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:56:19 +0000 erobinson http://67.135.218.111/?p=268 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 us). So, iLivehere is Waste Commission of Scott County’s environmental outreach program. We’re also your local Keep Iowa Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful affiliate. All we want is to help you become a better steward of our environment.

]]> http://ilivehereqc.org/2009/new-wcsc-website-has-launched/feed/ 0 What’s in your medicine cabinet? http://ilivehereqc.org/2009/got-old-medicine-or-data-sensitive-documents/ http://ilivehereqc.org/2009/got-old-medicine-or-data-sensitive-documents/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:16:14 +0000 erobinson http://67.135.218.111/2009/got-old-medicine-or-data-sensitive-documents/ 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. to 1 p.m. at the following locations:

Thursday, September 24
Medic EMS Facility, LeClaire Road & Highway 61, Eldridge

Friday, September 25
Bettendorf Fire Station, Middle Road & Crow Creek Road, Bettendorf

Saturday, September 26
Scott Area Recycling Center, 5640 Carey Avenue, Davenport

More info at www.wastecom.com

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Wild Birds Unlimited of Davenport is at 3616 Eastern Avenue. While you’re in the area, check out the Habitat ReStore, too.

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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 worked a total of 4,852.25 hours and collectively gathered 3,998 bags of trash, 4,239 tires, 18 appliances, 31 bicycles, 28 pieces of furniture, 5 televisions and 9 mattresses. This was the equivalent of 80,180 pounds of trash, 101,736 pounds of tires, 1,350 pounds of appliances, 75 pounds of televisions, 225 pounds of mattresses and 725 pounds of bicycles for a grand total of 184,721 pounds. Amazing!!

UNIQUE ITEMS FOUND
- Typewriter
- 1936 Ford car
- Old farm plow
- Guitar face
- Stolen purses
- Human organ transporter
- Bocce ball set
- Large angel statue
- Hunting license
- Key & ignition (no car)

Find more cleanup statistics and photos at www.xstreamcleanup.org!

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