Economic Impact Studies

The Iowa Department of Economic Development's Recycle Iowa Office completed the Economic Impacts of Recycling in Iowa study. The study objectives included measuring the current economic impacts of recycling activities (collectors, processors, end-users, and recycling equipment manufacturers) on Iowa employment, income and tax revenue. The study also identified specific recyclable material market development opportunities that maximize beneficial economic impacts upon the state of Iowa's economy.

Iowa's recycling industry has proven itself a viable industry in the past decade through job creation, high wages and industry growth. Learn more about the study results through the following links:

• 2007 - Economic Impact Study Full Report [PDF: 1.02MB]
• Table of Contents [PDF: 57k]
• Executive Summary [PDF: 109k]
• Sections 1 - 8 [PDF: 383k]
• 2001 - Economic Impact Study [PDF: 706k]
• 1997 - Economic Impact Study
• Table of Contents [PDF: 1858k]
• Summary of Findings [PDF: 1624k]
• Executive Summary [PDF: 2351k]
• Kick-off-Meeting Summary [PDF: 3978k]
• Section 1 - Project Overview [PDF: 431k]
• Section 2 - Review of Existing Recycling Data [PDF: 337k]
• Section 3 - Primary Recycling Data Collection [PDF: 713k]
• Section 4 - Economic Impact Analysis [PDF: 15073k]
• Section 5 - Fiscal Impacts Analysis [PDF: 6286k]
• Section 6 - Commodity Opportunity Assessment [PDF: 8401k]
• Section 7 - Recycling Market Dev. Initiatives: Assessment and Recommendations [PDF: 4182k]