© 2024 Peoria Public Radio
A joint service of Bradley University and Illinois State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Single-Stream Recycling Off to a Great Start

Davenport and Bettendorf residents have more than doubled the amount of paper, plastic, and metal they recycle. About a month ago, the Scott County Waste Commission began single-stream recycling.  

Credit submitted / Waste Commission of Scott County
/
Waste Commission of Scott County

On today'sWVIKNews Focus, Michelle O'Neill talks with the commission's director, Kathy Morris who's thrilled with the new, "Go All In" system. Michelle O'Neill's interview with Kathy Morris, Director of the Scott County Waste Commission

In addition, residents of Scott and Rock Island counties no longer have to make appointments to drop off hazardous waste. They can takehazardous materialsto therecycling centerduring regular business hours. They can take old electronics to bede-manufactured, too.

Copyright 2021 WVIK, Quad Cities NPR. To see more, visit WVIK, Quad Cities NPR.

pre-sort line
submitted / Waste Commission of Scott County
/
Waste Commission of Scott County
pre-sort line

Officially, Michelle's title is WVIK News Editor which really just means she wears many hats, doing everything there is to do in the newsroom and around the radio station. She's a multimedia journalist and serves as Assignment Editor, reporter, radio news producer, copy editor, announcer, news anchor/host, and photographer. She also writes and produces content for WVIK.org and social media.In recent broadcast journalism contests, Michelle's work contributed to WVIK winning various awards for excellence in both Illinois and Iowa. Tweets by MichelleONeilll