Recycling and waste in rural areasRecycling and waste is not a newly raised issue in society. Waste, recycling and its disposal have been part of history for centuries. As long as humans in society consume, there will remain something that humans consider waste. Society has a different perspective on waste and recycling which varies according to society, culture, tradition and lifestyle. A matter of perspective on some incidents is that one man's trash is another man's treasure and if one does not waste, one does not want to. Rural trash pickup is limited in the state of Iowa for many reasons that will be covered in this project, as well as how rural residents deal with the lack of trash pickup. The heated argument over some barrels being burned by farmers will also be discussed as part of this project, as a study is currently underway with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Throughout the project, there is concern that Iowa will experience an increase in landfills that will be full and that closure and alternatives to landfills are a major factor in the project. The project aims to find a solution for researcher self-sufficiency on a farm in a rural community to find a feasible solution to recycling and waste. Problem StatementFarms are typically located in the most rural areas of counties. Many problems arise on a farm. Living on a farm in a rural area involves problems that are not similar to those in the city. One of the biggest problems of living on a farm in rural Cedar County, Iowa, is the lack of trash service and easy access to recycling. In reference to the Cedar County, Iowa Hospitality Handbook (2013), it states that rural life is different from city life. relished lighting fires to heat their homes in winter. The burnable remainder is burned in a trash can. The majority of residents in rural Cedar County, Iowa, do not see the need for the cost of rural waste and recycling services. Many residents don't mind traveling up to 80 miles round trip to take their recyclables to a bin to be recycled. In this case, the service is neither necessary nor offered. By tradition, the rural individual is proud, autonomous and hardworking. It’s an image rooted in the culture and traditions of small-town America. Waste is a taboo that no one wants to discuss with strangers and, in their eyes, bigger problems are brewing. The Department of Natural Resources attempted studies on rural waste and recycling in 2006, but there has been no solution to date. 2013.