Sujin Kim

Farm belt state struggles in shift to recycling

From IowaWatch.org - More than half of what Iowans dump into landfills could have been recycled or composted. In some areas, that amount is as high as 75 percent, landfill operators said. An IowaWatch investigation revealed that the gap between tons dumped into the ground and tons recycled at Iowa’s

By Sarah Hadley/ IowaWatch.org and Sujin Kim

/ 22 Feb 2013

Farm belt state struggles in shift to recycling

New Way of Thinking About Landfill Waste Reduction Emerging in Iowa

A promising new program may be the key to pushing Iowa’s landfills into action that decreases the environmental impact of their operations. The program, called Environmental Management System, or

By Sarah Hadley and Sujin Kim

/ 14 Feb 2013

New Way of Thinking About Landfill Waste Reduction Emerging in Iowa

Closing the Gap: Iowa's Effort to Recycle is Hampered by a System That Favors Dumping

Farm belt state struggles in shift to recycling More than half of what Iowans dump into landfills could have been recycled or composted. In some areas, that amount is as

By Sarah Hadley and Sujin Kim

/ 3 Feb 2013

Closing the Gap: Iowa's Effort to Recycle is Hampered by a System That Favors Dumping

State's Largest Landfill A Huge Expanse in Central Iowa

Reo Menning is giving a reporter a tour of Metro Park East Landfill, Iowa’s largest landfill and looking over the expanse when she brings up the fact the they

By Sujin Kim

/ 3 Feb 2013

State's Largest Landfill A Huge Expanse in Central Iowa

Iowa City Struggles with Recycling at Apartments, Condos

Four of every five households in Iowa City, a city with an aggressive recycling program, do not have access to curbside recycling. The availability of residential recycling gets even smaller

By Sarah Hadley and Sujin Kim

/ 3 Feb 2013