Upcoming Events

• February 8 – 9 a.m., SCISWA Board meeting, Education Center, Landfill
• February 28 – 10 a.m., hazardous waste disposal options for small businesses, Drake Community Library, Grinnell
• March 14 – 9 a.m., SCISWA Board meeting, Education Center, Landfill

FY 13 Budget Approved

In a budget approved January 11th, the SCISWA Board set tipping fees at the SCISWA Landfill and Poweshiek Transfer Station at current levels through June 30, 2013. The Landfill tipping fee for garbage, construction & demolition debris, and special waste will remain $40 per ton with a minimum charge of $10 through June 30, 2013. The Poweshiek Transfer Station tipping fee for garbage and construction & demolition debris will remain $62 per ton with a minimum charge of $8 for the same period.

SCISWA’s FY 12 and FY 13 budgets include the expenditure of an estimated $1.5 million for construction of the Landfill’s next disposal area. The project will begin in spring 2012.

Permanent Household Hazardous Chemical Drop-off Site Coming to Poweshiek County

Beginning in April, SCISWA will operate a new permanent drop-off for hazardous household chemicals at the Poweshiek Transfer Station. Chemicals also continue to be accepted at the permanent collection point at the Landfill and in periodic collection events held around the four counties. Household chemicals are accepted at both permanent collection points without charge during regular facility operating hours. Small businesses can also use the sites but must pay disposal fees for their hazardous chemicals.

SCISWA obtained a DNR grant to help pay the costs to establish the new collection site at the Poweshiek Transfer Station. Service for the site was added to the current contract with the Metro Waste Authority Regional Collection Center (RCC) in Bondurant, from which chemicals are packed and shipped to hazardous waste disposal facilities.

FY11 Audit Released

The independent audit report of SCISWA’s finances for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011, was accepted by the Board at its meeting December 14th. Read it here.

Waste Sort Findings Released

SCISWA was one of several agencies to participate in the DNR’s 2011 statewide waste characterization. (Read the article announcing SCISWA’s selection for participation in this study.) Waste sorting occurred at SCISWA facilities the week of May 9th to 13th with one day at the Poweshiek Transfer Station and four at the Landfill.

The DNR posted the final 2011 Iowa Statewide Waste Characterization Study on its website.

Table ES-1 is copied from the DNR study and presents the key finding–the five most prevalent materials being buried–from the 2011 report. MSW is municipal solid waste; ICI is waste coming from industrial, commercial and institutional generators.

Table ES-1 Top 5 Most Prevalent Material Categories

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