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 and curbside recycling begins in Davenport and Bettendorf.
1996: Synthetically-lined Subtitle D landfill with leachate collection system opens.
1996: Household Hazardous Material Facility opens.
1998: Special Waste Solidification Program Begins.
2000: Keep Scott County Beautiful was established and certified as a state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.
2001: Household Hazardous Material Satellite Facility opens.
2001: Education Center Addition at Scott Area Recycling Center opens.
2002: First E-waste collection event held.
2004: Construction and Demolition Recycling begins.
2005: Electronic Demanufacturing Facility opens. (Renamed to Electronics Recovery Center in 2020.)
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.
2009: Started providing collection service to Scott County’s dropoff recycling program.
2009: Shingle Recycling Program Launches.
2009: Event Recycling Program Begins.
2011: Citizen’s Convenience Center and Automated Scale Open at Landfill.
2011: Commission Grant Program begins for members, schools, and nonprofits.
2012: Electronic Demanufacturing Facility becomes the first entity in 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.
2015: Landfill Master Plan Design changes adding 20 years of Landfill capacity, extending life through 2075.
2016: Launched “Go All In” single-stream recycling program and expanded Household Hazardous Material and VSQG Services.
2018: Scott Area Recycling Center installs optical sorter.
2020: Scott Area Landfill expands to the north with cell 8, leachate lagoon, and SCADA system construction.
