Iowa Waste Reduction Center

Displaying 201 - 250 of 275 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
201	Smart shopping can help clean the environment Northern Iowan 87:44, p.8	03/08/1991	Susan Salterberg makes presentation on informed shopping.
202	Truck combines two environmental projects in one Northern Iowan 87:42, p.8	03/01/1991	Ethanol-powered truck will transport refrigerant recycling equipment.
203	Waste workshops help keep automotive fluids out of groundwater Public Relations News Release 1990:362, p.1	02/25/1991	In anticipation of stricter regulations, waste reduction workshops are being held for business owners and repair technicians.
204	Iowa companies invited to enter 1991 Iowa Governor's waste reduction awards competition Public Relations News Release 1990:356, p.1	02/19/1991	Iowa businesses or industries are encouraged to enter the Governor's Waste reduction Awards Competition for 1991. Teresa Hay and Tom Blewett are contact persons.
205	Waste management workshops to be offered at seven Iowa locations by Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1990:344, p.1	02/12/1991	Iowa Waste Reduction Center will co-sponsor waste management workshops in seven Iowa communities.
206	Using one environmental experiment to transport another Campus News Network 1:11, p.	02/11/1991	Ethanol-powered pickup transports refrigerant recycling equipment.
207	Getting the word out on recycling refrigerants Campus News Network 1:11, p.	02/11/1991	IWRC produces video on demonstration project.
208	Recycling project prevents pollution; two area companies participate Northern Iowan 87:34, p.6	02/01/1991	Iowa Waste Reduction Center conducted pilot project recycling used oil filters.
209	The disposal dilemma--examining what's in the dump. Public Relations News Release 1990:297, p.1	01/21/1991	John Konefes of the Iowa Waste Reduction Center works with people to reduce the amount of solid waste going to landfills.
210	Vehicle repair shops must recycle refrigerants by 1992, EPA says; IWRC at University of Northern Iowa conducts equipment tests Public Relations News Release 1990:301, p.1	01/21/1991	The Clean Air Act requires vehicle repair shops to recycle refrigerants. IWRC at UNI is providing training and demonstrations on proper techniques.
211	Environmental shopping--trend of the '90s. Public Relations News Release 1990:288, p.1	01/14/1991	People should take environmental impact into account when doing weekly shopping.
212	Oil filter recycling project conducted by Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa is successful Public Relations News Release 1990:281, p.1	01/07/1991	Iowa Waste Reduction Center finds that recycling oil filters saves money and the environment.
213	Center receives grant for pioneering project in waste management Northern Iowa Today 74:2, p.21	01/01/1991	IWRC receives $109,000 from Northwest Area Foundation.
214	Manual on reducing cutting fluid waste now available form Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1990:241, p.1	12/10/1990	Cutting fluids not considered hazardous material, but can cause water pollution if disposed of improperly. Proper procedures are printed in a manual available from the Iowa Waste Reduction Center.
215	Iowa Waste Reduction Center receives $109,000 Northern Iowan 87:27, p.7	12/07/1990	Center received grant from Northwest Area Foundation to fund project, Solutions for Rural Waste Management, for managing rural hazardous and infectious wastes.
216	Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa receives $109,000 grant from Rural Waste Management Project. Public Relations News Release 1990:232, p.1	12/03/1990	A project in rural hazardous and infectious waste to be funded by grant from Northwest Area Foundation.
217	One business's trash turns to treasure--the Iowa Waste Exchange Public Relations News Release 1990:228, p.1	12/03/1990	UNI program tries to match waste products with potential users.
218	Clean air act discussion is "on the air' at Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1990:201, p.1	11/19/1990	UNI is host site for national live videoconference on changes in the Clean Air Act.
219	Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa receives $109,000 grant fro rural waste management project Public Relations News Release 1990:188, p.1	11/12/1990	Grant money to aid in pioneering project created by Iowa Waste Reduction Center.
220	Waste exchange Campus News Network 1:5, p.2	10/29/1990	IWRC facilitates exchange of unwanted material.
221	Iowa businesses are cleaning up their acts with the help of the IWRC. Public Relations News Release 1990:151, p.1	10/29/1990	Disposal of toxic waste materials is the topic of workshops.
222	Waste management and reduction workshops to be offered by Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1990:153, p.1	10/26/1990	Hazardous waste regulations and waste reduction techniques for the metal finishing/plating industry will be discussed at three Iowa workshops.
223	EPA presents waste reduction workshop Northern Iowan 87:15, p.5	10/23/1990	Waste Management and Waste Reduction Workshops for Metal Finishers will be held November 7-8.
224	Waste management and reduction workshops to be offered by Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1990:128, p.1	10/17/1990	Workshops for metal finishers and metal platers to be held at UNI.
225	Unique waste exchange program operated by Iowa Waste Reduction Center at Northern Iowa, and regional economic development centers Public Relations News Release 1990:129, p.1	10/17/1990	By-products from one company are being used as raw material for other companies in Iowa.
226	Survey on hazardous and infectious waste being conducted in northeast Iowa by University of Northern Iowa. RC & D Public Relations News Release 1990:109, p.1	10/09/1990	Surveyors gather information on the types and amounts of hazardous and infectious waste generated in five northeast Iowa counties.
227	Waste reducers awarded Northern Iowan 87:2, p.8	09/07/1990	Iowa State University, Kiefer Built Inc., Fisher Controls Facility, and the John Deer Foundry received Annual Iowa Waste Reduction Award from the IWRC at UNI.
228	Iowa Waste Reduction Center helps businesses do the right thing Northern Iowa Today 18:2, p.3	09/01/1990	Offers advice on reducing and managing waste; photo.
229	Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa announces winners of annual awards contest Public Relations News Release 1990:13, p.1	08/28/1990	Winners named in waste reduction center's annual contest.
230	Hazardous waste management course set for Oct. 18-20 in Des Moines. In cooperation with Iowa waste reduction center at Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1990:3, p.1	08/22/1990	Topics include regulations, organizational responsibilities, and current problems; meets OSHA training requirements.
231	Science and technology updates Northern Iowa Today 74:1, p.29	07/01/1990	Review of work on algific slopes, recycling, and undergraduate research.
232	The green scene: Northern Iowa promotes the Earth ethic Northern Iowa Today 74:1, p.2	07/01/1990	Outline of curricular and outreach efforts at UNI in environmental education.
233	Swedish student interning at Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa. Public Relations News Release 1990:702, p.1	06/18/1990	Mats Skoglund, an engineering student from Sweden, examines an oil-water separation unit at John Deere Component Works in Waterloo. At left is DeLayne Hopkins, supervisor of the company's waste treatment facility.
234	Swedish engineering student gathering experience at Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa. Public Relations News Release 1990:702, p.1	06/18/1990	Mats Skoglund will help staff with various projects, including on-site visits to client companies to evaluate their waste management systems. He will also help coordinate the agency's pioneering Waste Exchange Program.
235	Iowa waste reduction center at University of Northern Iowa included in national listing of successful environmental programs. Public Relations News Release 1990:690, p.1	06/08/1990	The IWRC is a non-regulatory agency created by the Iowa Legislature in 1988 to assist Iowa's small and medium-sized businesses in reducing and managing their solid wastes.
236	Iowa City businesses ready to recycle, pay more for safe landfills; survey conducted by Iowa waste reduction center at University of Northern Iowa. Public Relations News Release 1990:682, p.1	06/05/1990	The Chamber members initiated the survey because of their recognition of potential problems associated with solid waste disposal. The decided it was important to survey area businesses about their attitudes toward waste disposal.
237	Timebomb from the tomb?: arsenic based embalming fluid used in 1800s could be leaching into groundwater today. Public Relations News Release 1990:680, p.1	06/04/1990	John Konefes knows of no confirmed cases of arsenic contamination from graveyards, an earlier news release about the possibility in Iowa prompted a grateful call from the head of a nationwide corporation with manufacturing sites on the East Coast.
238	"Timebomb from the tomb?" Iowa's cemeteries could contain 90 tons of arsenic according to director of Iowa waste reduction center. Public Relations News Release 1989:665, p.1	05/21/1990	John Konefes says the 4,156 recorded cemeteries in the state could hold up to 90 tons of arsenic- a poisonous and carcinogenic element once used to embalm bodies.
239	Oil in Iowa? Eureka! We've hit a gusher! Public Relations News Release 1989:652, p.1	05/21/1990	Jim Olson and Iowa Waste Reduction Center personnel are working on a pilot project that uses a special hydraulic press to squeeze out oil, to be cleaned and recycled.
240	Iowa waste reeducation center at University of Northern Iowa receives $300,000 grant from environmental protection agency. Public Relations News Release 1989:662, p.1	05/18/1990	The Pollution Prevention Grant will allow the IWRC to add a staff member to assist clients with air and wastewater pollution concerns- an area the agency has been too understaffed to serve.
241	Waste oil from filters can be recycled: pilot project in Iowa Falls coordinated by Iowa waste reduction center and Iowa Valley community college Public Relations News Release 1989:649, p.1	05/15/1990	The Iowa Waste Reduction Center is working with Iowa Valley Community College District to conduct an Oil Filter Recycling Project. Collected oil filters will be crushed in a hydraulic press to squeeze out the oil. It will be cleaned and recycled.
242	Infectious waste disposal options being explored by Iowa health care facilities according to Iowa Waste Reduction Center Public Relations News Release 1989:547, p.1	04/10/1990	The Iowa Waste Reduction Center works with area health care facilities to promote proper disposal of hazardous materials, including bandages, tissue, and used needles. Such waste must be disinfected and incinerated.
243	Hazardous waste reduction course for metal finishers in May, promoted by Iowa Waste reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1989:539, p.1	04/09/1990	The Iowa Waste Reduction Center and Iowa Department of Natural Resources sponsor a day-long workshop promoting the safe disposal of waste by metal finishing companies in Iowa.
244	How do we dispose of infectious waste? A growing problem. Public Relations News Release 1989:501, p.1	03/28/1990	John Konefes directs the Iowa Waste Reduction Center, working with local businesses to find efficient ways of disposing of infectious waste.
245	University of Northern Iowa grant to study foundry sand reclamation system Public Relations News Release 1989:360, p.1	01/24/1990	Professor John Konefes speaks on the nation's first commercial sand reclamation center built through cooperation of the Center for Applied Research in Metal Casting and the IWRC.
246	Nominations being accepted for second annual Iowa Waste Reduction Awards, sponsored by Iowa Waste Reduction Center at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1989:337, p.1	01/10/1990	The Iowa Waste Reduction Center accepts nominations for the annual Iowa Waste Reduction Award. The one-thousand dollar prize will go to the business or industry believed to have devised the most efficient waste reduction system.
247	Lead in landfills--potential threat to the state's groundwater Public Relations News Release 1989:339, p.1	01/10/1990	John Konefes announces new laws concerning the disposal of lead batteries in landfills. Konefes expresses concern over the amount of metal seeping into the groundwater from batteries, television sets, and other electronics.
248	22 counties participating in pilot project for industrial waste exchange, coordinated by Iowa waste reduction center at University of Northern Iowa. Public Relations News Release 1989:303, p.1	12/18/1989	One company's waste product could be another company's raw material. Operating on that principle, a pilot project called the "By-Product and Waste Search Service" for the next three to six months.
249	Iowa landfills will no longer accept used oil after July 1, 1990; Iowa waste reduction center at University of Northern Iowa recommends alternatives. Public Relations News Release 1989:263, p.1	11/27/1989	Dumping or land filling oil can pose serious environmental hazards. Most fuel and motor oils contain lead, arsenic and cadmium, sometimes in very high concentrations.
250	A Valdez oil spill every three weeks- it happens courtesy of home mechanics. Public Relations News Release 1989:270, p.1	11/27/1989	The amount of oil dumped by home auto mechanics every two to three weeks amounts to just as much was spilled by the Valdez. John Konefes, says the U.S. Produces 1.2 billion gallons of used oil each year, and very little is reclaimed.