During the past several years, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has been phasing out Toxic Cleanup Days in favor of Regional Collection Centers. These collection centers give residents increased opportunities to dispose of hazardous waste because they have set business hours; thus, residents can dispose of their hazardous waste when it is convenient for them. In addition, most regional collection centers have mobile units that travel to each town in their service area to collect hazardous waste.
Presently, not all counties are served by Regional Collection Centers (Table 1). However, residents and small business generators of hazardous waste may participate in a nearby program for a small fee.
Check the table for the name of the Regional Collection Center and contacts(s) near you. For more information, please contact Becky Wehrman in the Waste Management Assistance Division of the DNR by calling 515-281-4367.
Table 1. Iowa Regional Collection Ceter contact information.
| Regional Collection Center (RCC) |
Contact(s) | Phone | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestem | Floyde Pelkey, Bill Sloop | 319-373-4771 | Linn |
| Bremer County RCC | Brett Vette | 319-352-4574 | Bremer, Buchanan*, Butler* |
| Clinton County Area Solid Waste Agency |
Chuck Goddard, Laura Legious | 319-243-4749 | Clinton, Cedar, Jones, Jackson, Tama*, Benton*, Iowa* |
| Council Bluffs RCC | Glen Ingham, Tony Fiala | 712-328-4985 | Pottawattamie |
| Dubuque County RCC | Nancy Otterbeck, Tom Driscoll | 319-589-1720 | Dubuque, Fayette |
| Plymouth County Solid Waste Agency |
Bruce Lancaster | 712-546-6071 | Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista |
| Landfill of North Iowa | Rob Kraemer, Bill Rowland | 515-357-5452 | Cerro Gordo, Worth, Franklin, part of Hancock, Winnebago; Floyd*, Mitchell*, Chickasaw* |
| Metro Waste Authority | Jeff Kaune, Jeff Dworak | 515-967-5512 | Polk, Greene, Boone, Story, Marshall, Dallas, Jasper, Poweshiek, Madison, Warren, Marion, Lucas, Monroe |
| Muscatine County RCC | Lavene Payne | 319-263-9689 | Muscatine |
| Scott County RCC | Kathy Morris, Dan Mickelson | 319-381-1300 | Scott |
| Southeast Multicounty Solid Waste Agency |
Ray Griffin | 319-456-6171 | Jefferson, Keokuk, Washington |
* Sites under construction; expected to open summer 2000.
This article originally appeared in the May 19, 2000 issue, pp. 55-56.
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