UNI student starts curbside recycling business


Photo by mkhaund, Flickr.

Brian Hoyer, a junior at the University of Northern Iowa, has started his own curbside recycling business in Cedar Falls.

The business is called Recycles Rite, and it’s the only curbside recycling service in Cedar Falls.

More than 450 household use Recycles Rite’s service, diverting eight tons of recycled material from the landfill each month.

Read more here.

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About Michael Gallagher

I am originally from outside of Chicago, but I have spent the last five years in Iowa pursuing my education. From 2006-2010 I attended Grinnell College, where I received a B.A. in English. Currently, I am a graduate student in the University of Iowa's journalism department. In addition to my work for CGRER, I write for the non-profit investigative reporting organization Iowa Watch. Previously, I worked as a freelance writer, primarily contributing to Hoopla (The Gazette's arts and culture publication), and I assistant coached the Grinnell College cross country and track teams for a year. My interests include writing, running, watching the Chicago Bulls, and . . . environmental news!
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