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Recycling
The Iowa Department of Economic Development's (IDED) Recycle Iowa program works closely with businesses across the state to develop innovative and economically sound environmental programs to grow the economy while protecting the environment. The IDED Regulatory Assistance Team is available to help develop a plan that is right for you and your business. Contact them at 800.245.4692 to learn more about the programs listed below.
- Economic Impact Studies — Commissioned by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and completed in December of 2007, R. W. Beck, Inc., in conjunction with David Swenson Consulting, released the latest study detailing the economic impacts of recycling in Iowa. Past studies were commissioned by the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) in conjunction with the IDNR. The first study was conducted and published in 1997, followed by an update study in 2001.
- Buy Recycled, Iowa! — The Buy Recycled, Iowa! Program offers resources to help you close the recycling loop while supporting a valuable industry in the state.
- Iowa Waste Exchange (IWE) [www.iowadnr.com/waste/iwe/] — The Iowa Waste Exchange (IWE) provides Iowa industries with smart waste management alternatives and business assistance services that result in both economic and environmental benefits including waste reduction from Iowa landfills.
- Material Innovation Service[http://fp.uni.edu/rrttc/mts/] — The Materials Innovation Service (formerly Materials Testing Service) assists Iowa manufacturers in the research and development of products containing recycled materials. This is a program developed in cooperation with Recycle Iowa and located at the University of Northern Iowa's (UNI) Recycling and Reuse Technology Transfer Center. Through the MTS, Iowa companies that are replacing mainstream materials with new and innovative composites (such as cast metal, plastics and bio-materials) have affordable access to the latest in mechanical, physical and chemical properties testing.
- Global Commodity Pricing [www.recycle.net/price/] — Iowa Recyclable Commodities Reports
- Business Planning Assistance
- Tax Exemptions and Incentives — Property and sales tax exemptions for recycling, pollution control equipment and machinery
- Recycling Partners — Recycle Iowa is a result of a unique partnership between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED).
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