Green Initiatives
The Iowa State Fair is committed to supporting environmentally-friendly practices throughout the Fairgrounds.
Here’s a list of our initiatives:
- More than 200 recycling containers throughout the grounds for Fairgoer use
- Recycling containers in the Campgrounds (adjacent to the brick bathhouse and grocery)
- Partnership with Keep Iowa Beautiful to maintain litter-free grounds
- MidAmerican Energy Wind Turbine and Wind Education Center, located on Expo Hill
- Recycling containers for cardboard placed near storage areas for food vendors and merchants
- Cardboard collected twice a day from concessionaires throughout the grounds
- Program for recycling plastic cups during overnight grounds clean-up
Expo Hill
In addition, Phase 1 of Expo Hill’s eco-friendly transformation has begun. This year Fairgoers will notice new solar path lighting, solar panels on the MidAmerican Education Center, electronics monitoring wind and solar power production, a solar cooling bench, a solar film tent, as well as other green design concepts. When complete, the Hill’s pathway will provide a new handicap accessible route to the Cultural Center. Additional improvements to Expo Hill are planned in upcoming phases of the project.
