Partners

Recycle Iowa is a result of a unique partnership between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). While Recycle Iowa is housed within IEDA, its members are in regular contact with the DNR and work together with both agencies to achieve its mission.

Recycle Iowa works with many organizations and agencies across the state to assist Iowa businesses with recycling, waste reduction and other business issues:

• Iowa Economic Development Authority — Provides technical and financial assistance to business and industry in Iowa.
• IDNR - Waste Management [www.iowadnr.gov/Environment/LandStewardship/WasteManagement.aspx] — Provides technical and financial assistance to reduce, reuse and recycle solid waste.
• Mid-America Council of Recycling Officials (MACRO) - [www.epa.gov/jtr/econ/rei-rw/rei-rw.htm] — MACRO represents government source reduction, recycling and market development officials from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wisconsin. To learn about the economic impacts of the recycling industry in MACRO states, visit the Environmental Protection Agency's Jobs Through Recycling program Website and select "recycling is working".
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 [www.epa.gov/rgytgrnj/] — Recycle Iowa works with EPA Region 7 to advance recycling market development efforts within Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and 9 Tribal Nations. For more information on Iowa, visit: www.epa.gov.
• Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) [www.iwrc.org] — The IWRC helps small businesses comply with federal and state environmental regulations. By incorporating on-site reviews, applied research, and hands-on training into its free and confidential assistance program, the IWRC offers complete compliance assistance that small businesses can understand and apply.
• Recycling & Reuse Technology Transfer Center (RRTTC) [www.rrttc.com] — Located at the University of Northern Iowa, provides assistance with recycling of waste products through targeted research projects, experiential education of undergraduate students, and outreach to the solid waste recycling and reuse community.
• Waste Pollution Prevention Services Program [www.iowadnr.gov/Environment/LandStewardship/WasteManagement/BusinessIndustry/PollutionPreventionP2.aspx] — Provides non-regulatory assistance designed to reduce waste and enhance your company's bottom line. Designed to work with industries, businesses and institutions of 100 or more employees or those classified as Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) large quantity generators, WRAP helps make pollution prevention pay.
• The Iowa Recycling Association (IRA) [http://iowarecycles.org/] — The IRA is Iowa's statewide recycling organization. Located in Des Moines, the IRA office serves as a resource for information on the state bottle bill and other recycling information.