In August, ECICOG hosted a two-day landfill compactor training for member sanitary landfills. The training was held at the Benton County Landfill, and solid waste operators from the Benton, Iowa, and Tama County landfills attended. Jason Todaro of Blue Ridge Services, an industry leader in landfill operations and safety, provided classroom and interactive field training about efficient landfill compaction, equipment maintenance, and safety.
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Daily Inspection and Safety Training
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The training event was possible with the support of a USDA Solid Waste Management (SWM) Grant that ECICOG was awarded for a yearlong education project. The three main components of the project include regular landfill staff training on the topics of safety and operations, HHM program promotion, and developing a protocol for maintaining required documentation at each solid waste facility.
ECICOG's project received a 2016 National Association of Development Organization (NADO) Innovation Award. The award program "
honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional community and economic development and improved quality of life. According to NADO, "projects have made significant impacts on their regions and demonstrate the diversity of services and program delivery provided by regional development organizations across the country."
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For more information about the compactor training or the USDA SWM Grant project, please contact Alicia Presto at
[email protected]
or (319) 365-9941 ext. 121.
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