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Do you generate organic waste that you'd like to divert from the landfill to better uses? Give the IWRC a call and let us help you find actionable solutions to your organic waste, be it anaerobic digestion, composting, donation, or simply preventing waste before it's even generated, we can help!
Our clients are as diverse as municipalities, compost sites, anaerobic digestion facilities, jails, nursing homes, public libraries, educational institutions, restaurants, and breweries - to name a few. Our services span the gamut and include: waste sorts, educational awareness campaigns, compost training, regulatory guidance, environmental audits, and implementation of strategies that will reduce the amount of organic waste you send to the landfill. Our Food Beverage and Organics Program is also renowned for the Iowa Green Brewery Certification, which has mentored many other state organizations wanting to implement similar programming specifically for breweries.
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Food, Beverage & Organics Latest Posts
Growing Iowa’s Composting Movement to National Leadership
My love for the USCC and the support I’ve felt when trying to do the seemingly impossible, grow composting infrastructure,…
Big things are happening in Iowa’s compost world. The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency (SWA) has earned national…
Textile Brewing joins the ranks of Platinum certified Green Breweries…
Textile Brewing has been awarded Platinum level certification from the Iowa Green Brewery Certification (IGBC) program. The…
Introducing the Food, Beverage, and Organics Team
Our landfills are getting fuller by the day and a large contributor to that is simply the food we throw away. At the IWRC,…
Midwest rural communities recipient of compost training program
The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) at the University of Northern Iowa is launching the Rural Compost Operations and…
The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) has been awarded a Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant funded by US EPA’s P2 Program.…
IWRC goes on the road as fall conference season gets underway
Autumn in Iowa brings a welcoming crispness to the air and an abundance of color and stunning views. It makes it really hard…
PRESS RELEASE: Big Grove Des Moines certified Platinum
Big Grove Brewery and Taproom in Des Moines has achieved platinum level certification from the Iowa Green Brewery…
Every day is Earth Day for the Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) but that doesn’t mean we don’t participate in the…
Getting the Dirt on Composting and Energy
The beautiful mid March weather has us in the mood to open our windows, break out the planters, and begin stirring the dirt…
Conference Season is in Full Swing for the IWRC
The first quarter of 2024 is a busy time for IWRC staff with conferences and professional development opportunities. Learn…
PRESS RELEASE: IWRC’s Jennifer Trent to serve as the…
The USCC is a robust, action-packed, forward-thinking organization that advances compost manufacturing, compost utilization…
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