Comprehensive Recycling Task Force

New legislation

House File 826 created the Comprehensive Recycling Task Force to develop a report by January 1, 2010 for the Governor's Office and the Iowa General Assembly.

The report will present findings and recommendations related to creating and enhancing comprehensive sustainable recycling programs in the state that address wastes generated from the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. The legislation also describes specific waste streams that must be considered in this initiative.

Task Force co-chairs designated by the Office of the Governor:
Tom Hadden, Executive Director of Metro Waste Authority
Teresa Kurtz, Executive Director of the Iowa Recycling Association

Facilitator: Doug Whittle, Whittle Consulting Group

Task Force members and contact information

Reference Material:

• Glossary of Terms
• Subcommittee Assignments
• Recycling Task Force Timeline
• DNR Waste Management: Publications & Reports
• Pollution Prevention Intern Case Summaries
• Watershed Quality Task Force Final Report

Recycling Task Force Recommendations:

• Draft Final Report,*.pdf
• Final Report,*.pdf
• Executive Summary,*.pdf

Draft Subcommittee Recommendations:

• Residential / Consumer Recommendations,*.pdf
• Commercial Recommendations,*.pdf
• Industrial / C&D Recommendations,*.pdf
• Institutional Recommendations,*.pdf

Templates:

• Word Template,*.doc
• PowerPoint Template,*.ppt
• Proposed Sub-Committee Categories,*.pdf

• Subcommittee Information

Scheduled Meetings:

• Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 12:30 pm Botanical Center
  909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA 50316
  Oak Room
  • Agenda
  • Invite Memo
  • Member Sign In Sheet
  • Guest Sign In Sheet
  • Meeting Summary
  • General Slides
  • Brian Tormey, Iowa DNR - Integrated Solid Waste Management in Iowa - 1987-2009
  • Tonnage Fee Distribution Fact Sheet
  • Operating Parameters



• Thursday, September 10, 2009 – 1:00 - 2:00 pm or
  Monday, September 14, 2009 – 10:00 – 11:00 am
  • Conference Call Invite
  • Conference Call Agenda
  • Conference Call Summary
  • Proposed Sub-Committee Categories



• Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:00 am
  Botanical Center
  909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA 50316
  Oak Room
  • Agenda
  • Member Sign In Sheet
  • Guest Sign In Sheet
  • Meeting Summary
  • General Slides
  • Leslie Goldsmith, Iowa DNR - Solid Waste Comprehensive Planning in Iowa
  • Mick Berry, Mid America Recycling - Governor's Task Force An Introduction to Recycling Markets & Trends
  • Brian Tormey, Iowa DNR - Solid Waste Environmental Management Systems HF 2570
  • Jeff Fiagle, Iowa DNR - Iowa Waste Exchange & Pollution Prevention Services



• Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 10:00 am
  Botanical Center
  909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA 50316
  Oak Room
  • Agenda
  • Member Sign In Sheet,*.pdf
  • Guest Sign In Sheet,*.pdf
  • Meeting Summary,*.pdf
  • Mark Lichtenstein, Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental & Energy Systems,*.pdf
    • Supplemental Information,*.pdf
    • NY Times Article 10/22/09, Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None,*.pdf
  • Scott Cassel, Product Stewardship Institute - Building Capacity for Product Stewardship in Iowa,*.pdf



• Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 10:00 am
  Botanical Center
  909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA 50316
  Levitt Room
  • Agenda,*.pdf
  • Sign In Sheet,*.pdf
  • Meeting Summary,*.pdf
  • General Slides,*.pdf



• Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 10:00 am
  Botanical Center
  909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA 50316
  Oak Room
  • Agenda,*.pdf
  • Sign In Sheet,*.pdf
  • Next Steps and Meeting Summary,*.pdf



• Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 8:00 am
  Metro Waste Authority
  300 East Locust Street, Suite 100
  Des Moines, Iowa
  ** Final report development meeting will include 4 subcommittee facilitators, 4 subcommittee recorders, Tom Hadden, Teresa Kurtz and Doug Whittle.



• Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 10:00 am
  Botanical Center
  909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA 50316
  Oak Room
  • Sign In Sheet,*.pdf
  • Next Steps and Meeting Summary,*.pdf
  • Voting Results,*.pdf

DNR Contact
Angie Clark
(515) 281-5777
Angie.Clark@dnr.iowa.gov