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Environmental Consultation and Education
The IWRC, based at the University of Northern Iowa, is a nationally recognized leader in environmental consulting and education. We serve organizations seeking to address their environmental impact through consulting, training and specialized assistance.
Environmental Assistance
Environmental assistance helps your Iowa small businesses meet regulations through monitoring, compliance tracking, on-site audits, permit assistance, and deploying new technologies to help you reduce and reuse waste.
Energy Efficiency
Free on-site energy efficiency technical assistance and educational materials help your Iowa small businesses reduce energy consumption and costs through energy audits and efficiency education, improving both sustainability and profitability.
Food, Beverage and Organics
Focused on diverting organic waste from landfills through solutions like anaerobic digestion, composting, and waste prevention. Audits, training, regulatory guidance, and the Iowa Green Brewery Certification are some of the services you can expect.
Painter Training
Improve your production efficiency, reduce waste, and ensure regulatory compliance. Customized training for diverse industries can boost your productivity, minimize defects, and can be conducted on-site or at our facility.
Latest News & Updates
Growing Iowa’s Composting Movement to National Leadership
My love for the USCC and the support I’ve felt when trying to do the seemingly impossible, grow composting infrastructure,…
The Potential Hazards of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are rechargeable batteries that have become increasingly popular over the last several decades. They…
Big things are happening in Iowa’s compost world. The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency (SWA) has earned national…
Energy Savings Made Simple: What is An Energy Audit?
You hear that your business could benefit from an energy audit, but what does that actually look like? Instead of guessing…
PRESS RELEASE: Free help for Central Iowa…
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - All portable plants as well as businesses classified by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)…
The Energy Efficiency Assistance Program for Iowa Small Businesses, developed by the Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) at…
Passing the Environmental Compliance Torch
For many small businesses, turnover can create compliance challenges — plans get misplaced, waste isn’t properly managed, or…
Clear Guidance, Real Results: Free Air Quality Compliance…
Under the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, every state is required to establish a Small Business Environmental Assistance…
Textile Brewing joins the ranks of Platinum certified Green Breweries…
Textile Brewing has been awarded Platinum level certification from the Iowa Green Brewery Certification (IGBC) program. The…
Announcing the IWRC's Paint Training Team
Production issues. Excess waste. Improper coating application. Equipment problems. High turnover. Regulatory compliance. If…
Are on-site reviews the answer to easing the…
Managing a small business can be demanding—adding environmental compliance to the mix can make it even tougher. Read about…
Introducing the Food, Beverage, and Organics Team
Our landfills are getting fuller by the day and a large contributor to that is simply the food we throw away. At the IWRC,…
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