Recycling Centers in Iowa
228 recycling locations in 108 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.
Iowa at a glance: 137 recycling centers, 50 scrap yards, 24 bottle and can redemption centers, 9 transfer stations, 6 electronics recyclers. The state pays a bottle deposit of 5¢ per container.
Top cities for recycling in Iowa
- Des Moines20 locations
- Cedar Rapids9 locations
- Davenport9 locations
- Waterloo8 locations
- Clinton7 locations
- Dubuque6 locations
- Sioux City5 locations
- Mason City5 locations
- Ottumwa5 locations
- Muscatine5 locations
- Marion4 locations
- Burlington4 locations
- Spencer4 locations
- Atlantic4 locations
- Iowa City3 locations
- Council Bluffs3 locations
- Urbandale3 locations
- Boone3 locations
- Decorah3 locations
- Creston3 locations
- Iowa Falls3 locations
- Wilton3 locations
- Ankeny2 locations
- West Des Moines2 locations
All Iowa cities
- Algona 2
- Alta 1
- Ames 1
- Ankeny 2
- Atlantic 4
- Audubon 1
- Belmond 1
- Blue-Grass 1
- Boone 3
- Britt 1
- Burlington 4
- Calmar 1
- Carroll 1
- Cedar Falls 2
- Cedar Rapids 9
- Centerville 2
- Chariton 1
- Charles City 2
- Cherokee 1
- Clarinda 1
- Clinton 7
- Clive 2
- Coralville 2
- Correctionville 1
- Council Bluffs 3
- Creston 3
- Davenport 9
- Decorah 3
- Denison 1
- Des Moines 20
- Dubuque 6
- Emmetsburg 1
- Epworth 1
- Estherville 1
- Evansdale 2
- Fayette 1
- Fort Dodge 2
- Fort Madison 2
- Fredericksburg 1
- Grimes 1
- Guthrie Center 1
- Hazleton 1
- Hiawatha 1
- Humboldt 1
- Independence 2
- Iowa City 3
- Iowa Falls 3
- Jefferson 1
- Kensett 2
- Keokuk 2
- Knoxville 1
- Lake Mills 1
- Le Mars 2
- Lockridge 1
- Manchester 1
- Manly 1
- Maquoketa 1
- Marion 4
- Mason City 5
- Merrill 1
- Milford 1
- Monona 1
- Montezuma 1
- Monticello 2
- Moorland 1
- Moravia 1
- Mount Pleasant 1
- Mt Pleasant 1
- Mt Union 1
- Muscatine 5
- North English 1
- North Liberty 2
- Numa 1
- Oelwein 1
- Osage 1
- Oskaloosa 1
- Otho 1
- Ottumwa 5
- Peosta 1
- Perry 1
- Pocahontas 1
- Randalia 1
- Riceville 1
- Rock Valley 2
- Rowan 1
- Schaller 1
- Sheldon 2
- Shenandoah 1
- Sigourney 1
- Sioux City 5
- Spencer 4
- Stanwood 2
- Stockport 1
- Storm Lake 1
- Tipton 1
- Traer 1
- Tripoli 1
- Urbandale 3
- Walford 1
- Washington 2
- Waterloo 8
- Waukon 1
- Waverly 1
- Webster City 2
- West Des Moines 2
- West Union 2
- Wilton 3
- Winterset 1
Iowa recycling questions
How many recycling centers are there in Iowa?
We list 228 recycling locations across 108 cities in Iowa, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Des Moines has the most, with 20.
Does Iowa pay for cans and bottles?
Yes. Iowa has a beverage container deposit law: 5¢ per container. You get the deposit back when you return eligible containers to a redemption center or participating retailer. Rules about which containers qualify and how many you can return at once vary, so check with the center first.