The city will keep its curbside recycling program as is, but it will undertake an education campaign to try to get residents to recycle more and may expand recycling to multifamily homes. The City ...

The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation (ICPLFF) and the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center have launched a collaborative program in an effort to recycle books. Books in good condition ...

The City of Iowa City recorded fewer fires at the Landfill and Recycling Center after expanding its battery recycling program last summer. Jennifer Jordan, Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center ...

Iowa City will no longer accept plastic clamshell containers for recycling, both at the curb and at the city-run recycling centers. Recycling Coordinator Jane Wilch wrote in an email to The Daily ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Food scraps make up 20% of Iowa's waste stream, according to the most recent estimates. That means Iowans are sending an estimated 556,313 tons of food to landfills each year. That ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The City of Iowa City partnered with Table to Table to collect donations and provide recycling services to University of Iowa students during residence hall move-out. Nine ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The City of Iowa City’s Recycling Coordinator Jane Wilch couldn’t believe it when she heard the news that the city’s Landfill and Recycling Center was awarded a $4 million ...

Recycling should be simpler for Iowa City residents starting April 4. The city is implementing a “dual stream” system, in which recyclables are divided into two piles: one for fiber and paper and ...

Jennifer Jordan walks up to a 250-foot mound of compost on a sunny morning at the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center. She spears it with a thermometer and smiles as the gauge soars to 160 degrees ...

The City of Iowa City and Dreamwell Theatre are hosting a series of free arts and crafts pop-up events aimed at reducing waste and connecting the community with much-needed creative supplies. The City ...