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CURBSIDE FOOD SCRAP RECYCLING PROGRAM. Dubuque | CURBSIDE FOOD SCRAP RECYCLING PROGRAM. Dubuque was the first Iowa city to offer a curbside food scrap recycling program. As of 2013 up to 300 households, businesses, and institutions were allowed by the State of Iowa to subscribe to this fee-based program. Subscribers were provided a 2-gallon KitchenCatcher and a 12-gallon, wheeled, GreenCart. The subscription for each GreenCart was $0.60 per month and was billed on the resident's City Utility Bill. Larger container options were available to business and institutional customers: 48 gal carts at $5.50 per month and 64 gallon carts at $8.50 per month. | ||
The food scrap recycling program: | The food scrap recycling program: | ||
Extended the landfill's life | |||
Reduced pollution (especially [[METHANE]] - a powerful greenhouse gas) | |||
Maintained Dubuque county’s recycling rate above 25 percent | |||
Create a beneficial compost product for gardens and landscaping | Create a beneficial compost product for gardens and landscaping | ||
According to the 2011 IDNR Waste analysis, 14% of the solid waste buried in the Dubuque Metro Landfill was food scraps, which could be processed into compost. | According to the 2011 IDNR Waste analysis, 14% of the solid waste buried in the Dubuque Metro Landfill was food scraps, which could be processed into compost. | ||
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Dubuque Website | |||
[[Category: Firsts]] | [[Category: Firsts]] | ||
[[Category: Recycling]] | [[Category: Recycling]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:39, 28 October 2024
CURBSIDE FOOD SCRAP RECYCLING PROGRAM. Dubuque was the first Iowa city to offer a curbside food scrap recycling program. As of 2013 up to 300 households, businesses, and institutions were allowed by the State of Iowa to subscribe to this fee-based program. Subscribers were provided a 2-gallon KitchenCatcher and a 12-gallon, wheeled, GreenCart. The subscription for each GreenCart was $0.60 per month and was billed on the resident's City Utility Bill. Larger container options were available to business and institutional customers: 48 gal carts at $5.50 per month and 64 gallon carts at $8.50 per month.
The food scrap recycling program:
Extended the landfill's life Reduced pollution (especially METHANE - a powerful greenhouse gas) Maintained Dubuque county’s recycling rate above 25 percent Create a beneficial compost product for gardens and landscaping
According to the 2011 IDNR Waste analysis, 14% of the solid waste buried in the Dubuque Metro Landfill was food scraps, which could be processed into compost.
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Source: Dubuque Website