Mayor Proclaims Waste And Recycling Workers Week In Iowa City

Press release from the City of Iowa City:

June 16, 2021

During the June 15 City Council meeting, Mayor Bruce Teague signed a proclamation announcing that Waste & Recycling Workers Week will be recognized in Iowa City from June 13 to June 19.

The proper collection and disposal of waste, recycling, and organic waste are integral to preventing litter, disease, and negative environmental impact. The City of Iowa City values and celebrates workers in the public and private trash, recycling, and organics industry in our community.

The best way you can say “thank you” to the men and women who collect your waste materials is to use your programs correctly.

• If you are an Iowa City curbside customer, see program changes and learn how to correctly use programs at:
  • Curbside recycling: www.icgov.org/recycle
  • Curbside composting: www.icgov.org/organics
  • Curbside garbage: www.icgov.org/garbage
• If you are a customer of a private hauler in Iowa City, recycling program information per hauler is available at www.icgov.org/apartmentrecycling.

Read the full proclamation online. To learn more about the national Waste & Recycling Workers Week, visit www.wasterecyclingworkersweek.org/.

This press release was produced by the City of Iowa City. The views expressed here are the author’s own.