Rethinking Demolition Workshop

March 20, 2014

Iowa Waste Exchange

Ben Kvigne, Jeff Schlee, Area 3 Resource Specialists

Iowa Waste Exchange:• Free• Confidential• Non-Regulatory

IDNRFABA

FINANCIAL AND

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

GROUP

P2POLLUTION

PREVENTIONSERVICES

SWAPSOLID WASTEALTERNATIVES

PROGRAM

IWEIOWA WASTEEXCHANGE

Who we are

Iowa Waste Exchange

What we do:

Iowa Waste Exchange

• Visit sites• Provide input• List materials• Find markets/ recyclers• Locate resources• Routine visits/ communication• Record tonnage diverted

Iowa Waste Exchange

• What we do NOT do:• Haul materials

• Store materials

• Negotiate prices

Statistics and Successes• Saved $83 million in disposal and related costs • One on one assistance since 1990 averaging

1,750 per year• Over 3.2 million total tons matched

Iowa Waste Exchange

Iowa Waste Exchange

Examples of IWE assistance:

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure:

We encourage creativity

Rubber strips

Whale Sculpture

ITEMS AVAILABLE IN NorthEast Iowa:

Vintage Plumbing Fixtures

Double Swing and Sliding Doors

Bathroom Sinks

Merchandising Display Cooler

Gray and Brown Tiles

North Eastern Exchange

IWE

319-235-0311

Ben Kvigne bkvigne@inrcog.org

Jeff Schlee jschlee@inrcog.org