Solid waste alternatives program funds recycling projects

Des Moines, Iowa

In its final round of quarterly funding for 2002, the Solid Waste Alternatives Program (SWAP) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources awarded financial assistance to these recipients:

Krajicek Pallet of Denison received $238,850 to process wood waste generated through pallet manufacturing and refurbishing operations. The mulch will be sold in bagged and bulk form; Sho-Dust Bedding of Randall ($132,500) to open a second retail outlet in Polk County. The outlet will sell both bagged and bulk compost, mulch and animal bedding; Loffredo Fresh Produce Co. ($143,750) of Des Moines, to divert food scraps to local farmers for their livestock feed needs; Computer Renaissance ($20,000) of West Des Moines, to begin an advertising campaign informing consumers about options available for electronic waste; Butler County Solid Waste Commission ($20,000) to establish "Waste Bytes," a new recycling program for electronics; Seedorff Masonry Industries Co. ($15,333) in Cresco to expand wood recycling efforts. Processed wood will be sold as mulch and used for composting.