Tony Colosimo and Tom Hadden need no introduction – to each other.
And they are familiar names to business people and government leaders interested in trash and the various things that can be done with …
Gov. Chet Culver called for more “green-collar” jobs Tuesday, urging the Midwestern Governors Association to work with Congress on passing legislation to increase the amount of ethanol allowed in gas blends and create tax incentives …
Andrea Foley probably doesn’t actually love poopy diapers, despite what one of her favorite T-shirts says. But it’s clear she does love owning her own business, particularly one that’s keeping hundreds of thousands of non-biodegradable …
They call it “single-stream” recycling, but it looks and sounds more like a raging river of refuse, with its own rapids and falls.
Every month, Greater Des Moines sends 2,700 tons of thrown-away paper, cans …
A dry cleaner with long-standing ties to Drake University will relocate this fall as the school plans to convert the site of its current location into green space.
Dixie Byers, the owner of Campus Cleaners, …
Ciji Mitrisin never wanted to own a business, but she has always wanted to make a difference and was sick of waiting for someone else to do it.
A self-described “eco-nut,” Mitrisin has turned her …
When you’re an Iowa-based environmental products company that has transformed millions of scrap tires into safe tile surfaces for playgrounds that have been proved to significantly reduce children’s injuries while cleaning up the environment, what …
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