Recycling centers differ significantly in the specific materials they accept, whether they pay for scrap metals or charge tipping fees for general waste, and their drive-through layout. A map pin shows the facility's location, but it won't tell you if they take residential drop-offs, accept bulk commercial loads, or require materials to be pre-sorted.
Des Moines 13
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SPI Appliance Recycling Center
918 SE 21st St, Des Moines, IA 50317
Mon-Fri: 8:00am - 4:00pm, Sat: 8:00am - 10:30am
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Recycling, Inc.
205 E 18th St Ste C, Des Moines, IA 50316-3770
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Liberty Tire Recycling LLC
1914 E Euclid Ave Suite A, Des Moines, IA 50313
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A-TEC Recycling
5745 NE 17th St, Des Moines, IA 50313-1617
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Midwest Product Destruction & Recycling Services
1600 E Euclid Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313
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Gkat Reclamation
1745 NE 58th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313-1625
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Waste Wise
3423 Delaware Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313-4709
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Greenstar Recycling
2742 E Market St, Des Moines, IA 50317
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Home Recycling Exchange Ministries
805 SE 14th Ct, Des Moines, IA 50317
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K & B Redemption Center - 2021
3920 Delaware Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313
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The ReWall Company, LLC
205 E 18th St, Des Moines, IA 50316
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Silvercrest Recycling Inc
1665 E Madison Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313-3929
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Crinc, Llc
1600 E Euclid Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313-4728
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Can Shed
4121 16th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-2346
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Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency
2250 A St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
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Silvercrest Recycling
1008 66th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
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Wilson's Rubbish Hauling Inc
6709 C Street Rd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-7469
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City Carton Recycling
901 Ingleside Dr SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-4420
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Waste Commission of Scott County
5640 Carey Ave, Davenport, IA 52807-2635
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Midwest Recyclers
530 S Howell St, Davenport, IA 52802
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Scott Area Recycling Center
5640 Carey Ave, Davenport, IA 52807
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City Carton Recycling - Davenport Facility
4002 Kimmel Dr, Davenport, IA 52802
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Eastern Iowa Recyclers Inc
2844 W 72nd St, Davenport, IA 52806-1093
Dubuque 4
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Center Redemption Inc
160 N Cres Ridge, Dubuque, IA 52003
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Dittmer Recycling
1755 Radford Rd, Dubuque, IA 52002
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Key City Recycling
3260 Dodge St, Dubuque, IA 52003
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Making Cents
160 N Cres Ridge #1, Dubuque, IA 52003
Clinton 3
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Main Avenue Redemption Center
1621 Main Ave, Clinton, IA 52732
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EZ Nickel Redemption
222 22nd Pl, Clinton, IA 52732
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Midwest-Poly
901 S 3rd St, Clinton, IA 52732
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Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center
3900 Hebl Ave SW, Iowa City, IA 52246
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East Side Recycling Center
2401 Scott Blvd SE, Iowa City, IA 52240
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Iowa City Southeast Recycling Center
2401 Scott Blvd SE, Iowa City, IA 52240, Iowa City, IA 52240
Marion 3
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Can Shed Marion
370 44th St, Marion, IA 52302-3717
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Quincy Recycle
6281 N Gateway Dr, Marion, IA 52302-7238
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Marion Recycling Drop-off Center
195 35th St, Marion, IA 52302-3811
Ottumwa 3
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Ottumwa Recycling Center
2415 Emma St, Ottumwa, IA 52501
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Rosenman's
902 E Main St, Ottumwa, IA 52501
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Ecoatm
1110 N Quincy Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501-3883
Spencer 3
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Spencer Recycling Basics
3101 W 18th St, Spencer, IA 51301
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Shine Bros Corporation
225 10th Ave SE, Spencer, IA 51301
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Spencer Can and Bottle Redemption Center, LLC
610 E Milwaukee, Spencer, IA 51301
Waterloo 3
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R's Redemption Center
322 Nevada St, Waterloo, IA 50703
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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
300 Ansborough Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701
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R's Recycling
110 Court Ave, Waterloo, IA 50703-5006
Boone 2
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Boone County Recycling Center
1109 Division St, Boone, IA 50036
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Can Depot
927 10th St, Boone, IA 50036
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Council Bluffs Recycling Center
4441 Gifford Rd, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
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Council Bluffs Hazardous Waste
4441 Gifford Rd, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Decorah 2
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Winneshiek County Recycling
2510 172nd Ave, Decorah, IA 52101
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Decorah Redemption Center
2092 IA-9, Decorah, IA 52101
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Nickelback Redemption Center
400 1st St E, Independence, IA 50644
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Pop-A-Top Redemption
112 2nd Ave SW, Independence, IA 50644-2607
Keokuk 2
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Great River Regional Waste Authority
111 Carbide Ln, Keokuk, IA 52632
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Twin Rivers Computer Recycling
300 Main St, Keokuk, IA 52632-5814
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Mason City Recycling Center
16615 245th St, Mason City, IA 50401
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Staci Buys Cans Bottle and Can Redemption
300 15th St NE, Mason City, IA 50401
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Muscatine County Recycling Center and Transfer Station
1000 S Houser St, Muscatine, IA 52761
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Muscatine Redemption
720 Clay St, Muscatine, IA 52761
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North Liberty Can Center LLC
760 Nathan Ave, North Liberty, IA 52317
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Johnson County Refuse
970 238th St NE, North Liberty, IA 52317-9129
Sheldon 2
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Northwest Iowa Landfill & Recycling Center
4540 360th St, Sheldon, IA 51201
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Corner Can Redemption
725 3rd Ave, Sheldon, IA 51201
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Siouxland Recovery Inc
1100 Cunningham Dr, Sioux City, IA 51106-5820
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SCK Can Co.
1614 Center St, Sioux City, IA 51103
Stanwood 2
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Rural Recycling Grinding Llc
101 Forest St, Stanwood, IA 52337-9680
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North Cedar Recycling
1147 E Highway 30, Stanwood, IA 52337-9626
Alta 1
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Pop's Can and Bottle Redemption Center
5890 70th Ave, Alta, IA 51002-7403
Ames 1
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Ames Bottle and Can
5820 Lincoln Hwy #106, Ames, IA 50014
Ankeny 1
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Ankeny Bottle and Can
1317 SW Ordnance Rd, Ankeny, IA 50023
Atlantic 1
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Brenda's MCF Redemption
10 Linn St, Atlantic, IA 50022
Audubon 1
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Carrie-D Away Redemption
1034 4th Ave, Audubon, IA 50025-1480
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Quad City Roll Off
3462 State Street, Bettendorf, IA 52722
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Area Recyclers
1818 W Burlington Ave, Burlington, IA 52601
Calmar 1
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Calmar Redemption Center
203 E Main St, Calmar, IA 52132-7746
Carroll 1
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Carroll Redemption Center
301 N Main St, Carroll, IA 51401
Carter Lake 1
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Lakeside Auto Recyclers
2813 N 9th St, Carter Lake, IA 51510
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Metro Area Redemption
9301 University Ave, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Chariton 1
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Amos Redemption Center
1624 Court Ave, Chariton, IA 50049
Cherokee 1
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Bill's Bottles and Cans
801 S 2nd St, Cherokee, IA 51012-2116
Clive 1
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Midwest Electronic Recovery
7420 University Ave Ste A, Clive, IA 50325-1338
Correctionville 1
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Nelson's Bottle's & Can's
Correctionville, IA 51016
Denison 1
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The Can Crew Redemption Center
105 S 7th St, Denison, IA 51442
Fayette 1
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Fayette County Recycling Center
18525 Lane Rd, Fayette, IA 52142
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Patel Redemption
1414 48th St Ste. 2, Fort Madison, IA 52627
Grimes 1
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Metro Recycling Facility
4185 SE Beisser Dr, Grimes, IA 50111
Humboldt 1
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M&m redemption center
22 Taft St S, Humboldt, IA 50548-2037
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J&K Redemption Center
222 E Lincoln Way, Jefferson, IA 50129
Kensett 1
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Worth County Recycle Center
4125 Pheasant Ave, Kensett, IA 50448
Le Mars 1
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Redeemed Can And Bottle
225 1st St NE, Le Mars, IA 51031
Manly 1
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Buck's Recycling
1541 Highway 9, Manly, IA 50456
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Tech Pirates Electronics Recycling
104 N Olive St, Maquoketa, IA 52060
Milford 1
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Campus Redemption Center
1904 Okoboji Ave, Milford, IA 51351
Monona 1
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Clayton County Recycling
11645 Echo Ave, Monona, IA 52159
Oelwein 1
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Oelwein Bottle & Can
300 13th Ave NW, Oelwein, IA 50662
Osage 1
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Kwik Service Redemption Center
115 Main St, Osage, IA 50461
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M. Shrago & Son, Inc.
704 1st Ave W, Oskaloosa, IA 52577-2605
Otho 1
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Mobile Crushing
2663 Osceola Ave, Otho, IA 50569
Perry 1
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Kans R Us
2202 1st Ave, Perry, IA 50220
Randalia 1
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J&S Redemption Center
201 N 4th St, Randalia, IA 52164-8582
Rowan 1
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Mt Shearing
610 Patton St, Rowan, IA 50470-7530
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Keokuk County Solid Waste and Recycling Center
23514 IA-149, Sigourney, IA 52591
South Sioux City 1
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1st Choice Recycling & Asset management
700 E 9th St, South Sioux City, IA 51105-1167
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Buena Vista County Solid Waste & Recycle Center
1263 1263 630th St, Storm Lake, IA 50588
Tipton 1
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Cedar Poly
200 Commerce Blvd, Tipton, IA 52772
Traer 1
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Can Country
2608 170th St, Traer, IA 50675
Tripoli 1
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B and B Redemption
1690 Midway Ave, Tripoli, IA 50676
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Sparta Waste Services
10623 Justin Dr, Urbandale, IA 50322
Walford 1
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Midwest Electronic Recovery
100 3rd St N, Walford, IA 52351
Waverly 1
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Bremer County Sanitary Landfill
2049 200th St, Waverly, IA 50677
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Cropland Containers
2001 Marvel St, Webster City, IA 50595-1142
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ABC Redemption
103 N Walnut St, West Union, IA 52175
Wilton 1
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C.B.M. Trading, Inc - Iowa
601 Ayres Progress Dr, Wilton, IA 52778
Winterset 1
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Winterset Redemption Center
321 N 9th St, Winterset, IA 50273
Also in Iowa
- Auto Parts Stores364
- Scrap Metal Yards & Recycling Centers48
- Junkyards that Buy Cars32
- Salvage Yards with Online Parts Inventory21
- Used Auto Parts Suppliers19
- Local Salvage Yards and Auto Recyclers10
- Cash for Junk Cars and Salvage Buyers8
- U-Pull-It Junkyards6
- Auto Salvage & Junk Yards Near You6
Good to know
Do recycling centers pay cash for materials?
Facilities typically pay by weight for scrap metals like copper, aluminum cans, and catalytic converters. Standard household items like cardboard, mixed paper, and glass are usually drop-off only without compensation.
How do I need to prepare my items before dropping them off?
Most centers require scrap metals to be clean and separated by material type to get the best payout rate. Cardboard should generally be flattened, and containers should be rinsed of any food or chemical liquids.
Can I bring hazardous household waste or electronics?
Specialized drop-off centers or municipal transfer stations often accept e-waste and paint, but standard scrap yards rarely do. You often need to schedule a specific hazardous waste drop-off day depending on regional rules.
Who will buy junk cars?
Auto wreckers, scrap recycling centers, and vehicle salvage yards buy scrap cars across Iowa. You can browse 114 licensed auto buyers in the state to get competitive scrap quotes. Most buyers handle all ownership transfer paperwork and offer complimentary towing.
Who gives the most cash for junk cars?
High cash offers are typically made by established salvage yards and automotive recyclers operating in Iowa. With 114 listings available state-wide, comparing quotes from multiple yards helps maximize your payout. Complete vehicles with intact catalytic converters and valuable parts command higher prices.