Iowa City, Iowa
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2752 S. Riverside Dr.
Iowa City area salvage yard selling genuine used OEM auto parts backed by a one year warranty, with an online inventory search tool and vehicle buying program.
Services: Sell My Car · Search Inventory · Warranty Request Form
Ace Auto Recyclers is open Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM CST.
You can sell your vehicle by using the Sell My Car form on their website.
2401 Scott Blvd. SE
The East Side Recycling Center at 2401 Scott Blvd. SE in Iowa City is a city recycling site with an oil recycling service and a ReStore donation drop. Small batches of wood chips sell there for 50 cents per five gallons in spring, summer, and fall.
Accepts: Motor oil
Services: Oil recycling · ReStore donations · Wood chips
3900 Hebl Avenue SW
The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center serves residential and commercial customers in Johnson County and in Kalona and Riverside. The site also runs a compost facility, an electronics recycling bay, and a free residential hazardous material collection facility.
Listed hours: Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat 7 a.m.-noon; hazardous material drop-off Thu-Fri 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat 7 a.m.-noon
Accepts: Garbage, Scrap metal, Appliances, Electronics, Cardboard, Paper, Glass, Metal cans, Plastic bottles, Tires, Motor oil, Yard waste, Food waste, Asphalt shingles, Batteries
Services: Landfill disposal · Recycling drop-off · Composting · Hazardous material collection · Electronics recycling
It serves Johnson County and the city limits of Kalona and Riverside only. It cannot accept materials from outside that area.
No. Scrap metal such as iron, steel, aluminum, brass, and copper is accepted at no cost.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Iowa City include auto salvage, used auto parts, auto_parts, vehicle_recycling, used_parts. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
The City of Iowa City collects garbage, single-stream recycling, and compost curbside from single-family homes up to 4-unit buildings, billed monthly on the utility bill at $14, $8.50, and $3.50. Glass stays out of the curbside cart and goes to drop-off sites such as the East Side Recycling Center at 2401 Scott Blvd. SE. The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center at 3900 Hebl Ave. SW takes appliances, electronics, tires, and scrap metal, and houses the Hazardous Material Collection Facility.
Yes. Curbside recycling is single stream for single-family homes up to 4-unit buildings, with a City-provided 65-gallon blue-top cart and no sorting. It costs $8.50 per month on the utility bill. Place the cart at the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day, and find your day on the City's collection map.
Corrugated cardboard (flattened to 2 by 2 feet), paper, clean pizza boxes, empty and rinsed metal cans and foil, and plastic bottles, jugs, jars, and round tubs with caps on. Plastic bags, Styrofoam, shredded paper, clamshells, and glass stay out of the cart.
Drop glass at the East Side Recycling Center (2401 Scott Blvd. SE), Sturgis Ferry Park (1700 South Riverside Drive), the Iowa City Landfill (3900 Hebl Ave. SW), the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center lot (220 S. Gilbert St.), or the purple bin at Upper City Park (200 Park Road). Bottles and jars of every color are accepted, and labels and lids can stay on.
The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center at 3900 Hebl Ave. SW is open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to noon. It takes appliances at $12.50 each, computers and TVs at $20 each, tires at $0.15 per pound ($3 minimum), and scrap metal. Pay at the scalehouse in lane 2.
Schedule a curbside bulky pickup at 319-356-5151 at least two days ahead: $20 per appliance and $20 per TV or monitor. Or drop electronics at the landfill or the East Side Recycling Center ReStore (Wednesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), where computers and TVs cost $20 each and other electronics and small appliances $3 each.
Yes. The yellow-top compost cart (25 or 95 gallon) takes yard waste and food waste together for $3.50 per month, and collection continues through winter. Paper yard waste bags and bundles at the curb need a $2 City yard waste sticker.
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