Historical Timeline
1972: Commission established to move from dumps to the first sanitary landfill in Scott County.
1977: Second landfill site opens in Scott County at the current Buffalo location.
1988: Appliance demanufacturing begins.
1990: Waste tire recycling program begins.
1991: Compost facility siting begins.
1992: Landfill siting begins.
1995: Scott Area Recycling Center constructed.
1995: April 1st – Curbside recycling begins in Davenport and Bettendorf.
1996: Synthetically-lined Subtitle D landfill with leachate collection system opens.
1996: Household Hazardous Material Facility opens.
2000: Keep Scott County Beautiful established and certified as state affiliate of
Keep America Beautiful.
2001: Household Hazardous Material Satellite Facility opens.
2002: Education Center Addition opens.
2002: Keep Scott County Beautiful certified as state affiliate of
Keep Iowa Beautiful.
2002: First
E-waste collection event held.
2004: Construction and Demolition Recycling begins.
2005: Electronic Demanufacturing Facility opens.
2008: Keep Scott County Beautiful re-launched as
iLivehere: myhome, ourcommunity, Waste Commission of Scott County’s new environmental outreach program.
2008: The Commission establishes its
Environmental, Health & Safety Management System.
2012: Electronic Demanufacturing Facility becomes the first entity in the state of Iowa and the first public agency in the world to hold
R2 (Responsible Recycling) certification.
2014: Electronic Demanufacturing Facility achieves
ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications.
2015: Electronics Reuse Program launches.
2016: Launched "Go All In" recycling program.