Curb It! is a great, easy and green way for area homeowners to recycle. Since 1994, central Iowa residents have successfully used Curb It! to recycle 40 million pounds of material each year. Curb It! Recycle and Roll is the latest innovation in Metro Waste Authority’s Curb It! program, which celebrates its 15th year in 2009.
It’s easy to recycle with Curb It! Recycle and Roll – simply toss the accepted recycling materials into your recycling cart and roll it to the curb on your collection day. Curb It! is an automated collection program and there are a few simple cart placement guidelines to follow in order to guarantee a safe and timely pick up.
Be sure to check when your community’s first collection day is for the new Curb It! Recycle and Roll program. Then, print a calendar of the 2009 pick up dates to keep around the house.
Curb It! recyclables are picked up by our contracted hauler, Waste Management and delivered to MidAmerica Recycling where the recyclables are sorted so they can be sold for reuse. MidAmerica Recycling is in the process of building a material recovery facility that will use mechanical processes, technology and people to sort recyclables collected by the Curb It! program. Until that facility is completed, MidAmerica Recycling is using manpower to sort recyclables so they can be sold for reuse.
Acceptable Items:
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Unacceptable Items:
When you’re in doubt if an item is acceptable, just throw it out.