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6 locations in 5 cities.
Drop-off sites for car batteries, household batteries, and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Hours, fees, and accepted items change, so confirm with the facility before you go.
Battery Recycling by city
Ames Resource Recovery System
110 Chantland Ave
515-239-5137
Monday to Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. to noon
The City of Ames Resource Recovery System at 110 Chantland Ave (formerly 110 Center Ave) takes household, rechargeable and lead-acid batteries and fluorescent and incandescent bulbs, which are free for residents. It also runs the Household Hazardous Materials Site, which takes chemicals, batteries and sharps by scheduled drop-off.
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Bell Salvage
507 Freel Drive
(515) 232-9372
Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm, closed Sat and Sun; last load accepted at 4:30 pm
Iowa law requires every appliance to be demanufactured, and Bell Salvage handles that step with DNR-certified demanufacturers who remove the hazardous components from metal appliances. The Ames yard has been family and locally owned since 1989, licensed and insured, and buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap from junk cars, motor blocks, and farm machinery to copper, brass, radiators, insulated wire, stainless steel, and catalytic converters. A large truck scale weighs the truck and trailer together, and an indoor scale keeps small loads out of the weather. New accounts are welcome, and the last load is accepted at 4:30 p.m. Homeowners and contractors also rent 20, 30, and 40 cubic yard roll-off containers with drop-off and pickup.
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Quandt Auto Salvage, Inc.
18829 Kittyhawk Ave
(800) 522-1903
Family owned since 1948, Quandt Auto Salvage started in Willey, Iowa before moving to a 60 acre lot in Carroll that now includes a full service scrap facility. The dismantler removes and tests parts before customers arrive, backs work with a 90 day warranty, and also offers battery recycling and appliance demanufacturing.
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American Scrap Company
1635 E Madison Ave
(515) 265-9876
American Scrap Company has taken in metal and electronics from individuals and businesses since 1993, with locations on East Madison Avenue in Des Moines and in Cedar Rapids. The doors open to anyone with a valid ID during posted hours, Monday through Friday plus a Saturday morning shift in Des Moines, and appointments are needed only for two or more gaylords of material. Metal buying runs from bare bright copper and brass to aluminum radiators, cast iron, and electric motors, plus insulated wire graded by percentage. An e-scrap schedule covers circuit boards, processors, hard drives, laptops, and whole PCs.
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Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency
1954 County Home Rd
(319) 377-5290
The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency runs the county landfill and Resource Recovery building at 1954 County Home Road in Marion, disposing of about 600 tons of garbage a day for 17 communities. Household recyclables, electronics, batteries, clothing, books, and household hazardous materials move through the Resource Recovery building, which also houses a Free Paint, Cleaners, Etc. room. Hazardous materials drop-off costs nothing. Appliances, tires, and scrap metal are accepted in front of the building, and the agency takes scrap metal free but does not pay for it. A second site at 2250 A Street SW in Cedar Rapids handles compost and yard waste. Loads must be tarped, and Saturday visits require an appointment.
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SCISWA Landfill
1736 Hwy T-17
641-828-8545
Mon to Fri 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sat 7:30 a.m. to Noon
The South Central Iowa Solid Waste Agency landfill sits near Tracy on roughly 600 acres of former strip coal mine, and the site was once the Marion County Landfill. SCISWA is a four-county agency formed in 1994 for Lucas, Marion, Monroe, and Poweshiek counties and 26 towns. Its transfer station near Malcom hauls waste to this landfill by semi every day. Household hazardous materials go to the landfill by appointment only. The seasonal program runs April through October and is free for residents of the four counties. Waste oil, oil filters, rechargeable batteries, fluorescent tubes, and sharps are accepted year-round.
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