Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations 2025 Innovative Project Award to DMASWACopyrighted
November 3, 2025
City of Dubuque PRESENTATIONS # 2.
City Council
ITEM TITLE: Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations 2025 Innovative
Project Award to DMASWA
SUMMARY: A video created by the Iowa Society of Solid Waste
Operations will be shown recognizing the Dubuque
Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency (DMASWA) for
receiving the 2025 Innovative Project Award for its battery
recycling program. The video can be seen at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUCww-GboBo
SUGGUESTED
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Staff Memo
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Arielle Swift, Public Works Director
Kenneth Miller, Solid Waste Agency Administrator
SUBJECT: Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency Award
DATE: October 30, 2025
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information related to the award received by the
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency (DMASWA) in September.
DISCUSSION
The Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency received the 2025 Innovative project Award
from the Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations for our Battery Recycling Initiative. The award
was presented to Ken Miller, DMASWA Administrator; Joe Mayne, Solid Waste Site Supervisor;
Bill Gansen, Lead Landfill Equipment Operator; and Bev Wagner, Education and Communications
Coordinator at Iowa Recycling & Solid Waste Management Conference on September 30, 2025.
This program has now picked up multiple awards; the Agency also received the 2025 Innovation
Award from the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association. These awards
recognize the Agency's efforts to increase the recycling of batteries and battery containing devices
and reduce the harmful effects of improper disposal which includes costly fires in collections
vehicles, processing facilities, and landfills. This program and its collection containers have
already been replicated by Metro Waste Authority (Polk County, Iowa), with several other
Agency's in Iowa and across the United States reaching out to replicate the success in their
planning areas also.
ACTION REQUIRED
This memo was prepared for informational purposes. No action is required.
CC: Joe Mayne, Solid Waste Site Supervisor
Bev Wagner, Education and Communications Coordinator
Bill Gansen, Lead Landfill Equipment Operator
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