EARTH DAY CLEANUP EVENT
Saturday, April 23 • 9:00 – 10:30 AM
Public Works Facility • 1410 Robins Road • Enter from Clymer Road
Must be a Hiawatha Resident • Bring Hiawatha Water Bill or Drivers License to prove residency
Items accepted at event:
- Documents to shred
- Flag disposal
- Electronics to recycle
- Glasses & hearing aids
- Unwanted medication
Medication Disposal by Blairs Ferry Family Pharmacy
Unneeded or expired prescriptions left in homes can lead to accidental poisonings and can be an easy source for those seeking to misuse or abuse prescription medications. Blairs Ferry Family Pharmacy has partnered with City of Hiawatha to protect your families and take back your unneeded or expired medications and properly dispose of them. Prescription medications, patches, ointments, medication for pets, and over-the-counter drugs will be accepted. Items like syringes, inhalers and aerosols will not be accepted.
Glasses & Hearing Aid Disposal by Hiawatha Lions Club
Everyday, recycled eyeglasses help children read, adults succeed and seniors maintain their independence. Recycled hearing aids are refurbished to meet the needs of those hard of hearing locally, sent with hearing care professionals on mission trips to developing nations or credited for parts which in turn is applied towards the purchase of new hearing aids for persons who have limited abilities to pay. Please donate your unwanted eyeglasses and hearing aids to help those in need.
Electronic Recovery – Midwest Electronic Recovery
Midwest Electronic Recovery has partnered with the City of Hiawatha to collect your unwanted, outdated, broken or simply unused electronic equipment.
Items accepted at this event: Personal computers/laptops, monitors, keyboards & mice, printers, copiers, networking hardware, disc drives, servers & mainframes, computer manuals, software, televisions, VCR’s & DVD’s, audio/visual equipment, stereos, telephones, fax machines, circuit boards, cable & satellite equipment, computer cables & wires & other electronic equipment.
Electronic equipment from businesses is not accepted at this event. Businesses should contact Midwest Electronic Recovery for more information at 319-845-2001.
Document Shredding by Heartland Shredding, Inc.
The City of Hiawatha, in conjunction with Heartland Shredding, wants to help protect you from identity theft by providing you with an opportunity to shred unwanted documents. There will be a limit of 5 grocery bags per person and documents will be shredded on site. Vehicles will need to remain until their documents have been shredded. Documents for shredding need NOT be free of staples, paper clips or binder clips. You may also include a limited quantity of floppy diskettes and CD’s.
Flag Disposal by Hiawatha Legion Post #735
Because we all know that flying or displaying a flag with damages or tears is considered a sign of disrespect, the Hiawatha Legion Post #735 has kindly offered their assistance in flag disposal. Hiawatha Legion Post #735 will accept all flags; Federal, State and POW. Bring your unserviceable flags for proper disposal. Hiawatha Legion Post #735 may also be offering new flags for purchase.
