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Things You Can Do To Improve Our Water Quality

You can help improve the quality of your community waterways by adopting stormwater management practices that help stormwater absorb into the ground, reuse it, or control it. Slow the Flow – redirect rain spouts away from hard surfaces, like driveways and sidewalks. Scoop the Poop – pick up pet waste […]
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Dealing with Yard Waste in Wapello and Davis Counties

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Reducing Your Personal Storm Water Runoff

This short presentation will give you ideas on how you can reduce your impact. Reducing Stormwaterrunoff
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Scooping Pet Waste Is Important for a Clean Water Supply

For information on why it is important to scoop pet waste, click this link.  
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Ottumwa/ Wapello County Landfill Adds Cardboard Trailer To Promote Recycling

The Ottumwa/Wapello County Landfill has a trailer for the collection of cardboard at the Landfill site. If you are hauling loads to the Landfill you will be required to pull over and place recyclable cardboard in the trailer. The trailer will be brought to the Recycling Center when the Solid […]
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Backyard Composting

Composting can help you manage yard waste at home. It can be adapted to fit individual lifestyles, yard sizes, and ambitions. Some different methods of composting are open piles, burying material in pits or trenches, and collecting them in drums or bins. In order to be effective, compost piles need […]
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Yard Waste Containers at the Ottumwa/ Wapello County Recycling Center

Yard waste containers at the Recycling Center have been moved to the Ottumwa/Wapello County Landfill. The Recycling Center no longer accepts yard waste. If you have questions about going to the Landfill call 641-683-0644.  
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Home Matters

Would you like to make affordable improvements to your home that would also help the environment? Check out this link.    
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Natural Resource Savings From Recycling

Do you wonder if placing that material in your recycling bin is doing any good?
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We are located just off highway 34 East, across the highway from JBS.
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