City of Iowa City, Iowa - Official Web Site

GARBAGE DISPOSAL RATES:
Iowa City residents: $3 for any garbage load less than 140 pounds; approx. $.50 for each additional 20 lb. over 140 pounds. Charge per ton: $38.50.

Non Iowa City residents: $43.50 per ton
Compostable materials: $24 per ton

SPECIAL FEES:

Appliances - $12.50 per appliance; $1/cu. ft. for large commercial appliances.
Asbestos (Friable - $105/cu. yd.; Non-friable - $105/ton)
Petroleum contaminated soil - $15/ton ($150 minimum)
Tires - $.07/lb ($3 minimum)
Yard waste - Free disposal to Iowa City and County Residential users.
Wood Waste - $24/ton (must be clean and untreated

Fee Schedule

PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

Compost "top soil" $10 per ton (bulk sales) minimum charge $1 (200 lb.)
Wood chip mulch (no charge; customer may need to load on your own)
Paints, cleaners, etc. (no charge; located at Swap Shop)
Architectural items (e.g. doors, flooring) for sale at Salvage Barn

RECYCLABLES DROP OFF
Johnson County residents have many opportunities to recycle. Almost every community offers curbside collection of recyclables to single family households. Residents of multi-family households and others may use the landfill drop off.

IOWA CITY CURBSIDE RECYCLING
Applies only to Iowa City single family residences and multiple dwellings or four or fewer units.

IOWA CITY LANDFILL RECYCLING DROP OFF
What can I recycle for no charge?

Paper

Newspaper
White & colored paper
Junk mail, including envelopes
Corrugated cardboard, flattened
Chipboard - cereal boxes and items that are brown or gray when torn

Glass
Clear, brown & green glass (remove lids and rinse)

Metal
Steel,tin,and aluminum cans (rinse cans and place end into can)
Scrap metal - at the Landfill only

Plastic
Containers & lids numbered 1-7 (rinse & flatten containers). Discard lids without a number.

OTHER LOCATIONS TO DROP OFF RECYCLABLES
In addition to the landfill drop-off, there are drop-off sites at the following locations:

East Side Recycling Center, 2401 Scott Blvd. SE, Iowa City (paper/newspaper, plastics #1-7, metal, clear glass, brown/green glass, cardboard)
City Carton Co., 3 E. Benton, Iowa City (newspaper, mixed paper, magazines, cardboard, brown glass, green glass, clear glass, telephone books, plastics (#1-2), metal cans)
Hy-Vee, 1201 N. Dodge, Iowa City (paper/newspaper, plastics #1-7, metal, clear glass, brown/green glass, cardboard)
Drug Town, 301 N. 1st Ave., Iowa City (paper/newspaper, plastics 1-7)
Eastdale Plaza, 1st Ave. & Lower Muscatine, Iowa City (newspapers, plastics 1-7)

MOTOR OIL DISPOSAL
Used motor oil is accepted at the landfill drop-off building. No appointment is necessary.

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