How Dubuque’s Recycled Plastic Islands Restored Bee Branch Creek

In Dubuque, Iowa, city officials spent $176,000 on an unusual urban experiment: 14 floating islands made partly from thousands of recycled plastic bottles, according to an online report by IECA News. Rather than relying solely on concrete, bigger pipes, or taller walls to fight recurring flash floods, the city turned to nature-based infrastructure to protect … Read more