Resource Management Division Services

Waste, recycling, and composting programs provided by the City of Iowa City/Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center are available to residents and businesses within Johnson County, Kalona, and Riverside. Materials from outside of this service area are not accepted. 

• Municipal Curbside Collection of garbage, recycling, and organics (available to Iowa City residents living in single-family homes up to 4-unit buildings)
• Drop-off Recycling Locations for a variety of recycling materials
• Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center includes the landfill, recycling programs, Compost Facility, and the Hazardous Material Collection Facility 

Municipal Curbside Collection

Curbside garbage, recycling, and organics services are available for single-family homes up to 4-unit multifamily buildings.

Monthly fees per curbside service: 

• Garbage: $12
• Recycling: $6
• Organics: $2

To find out which day your address receives curbside collection, view the map. Collections normally operate Monday through Friday, however operations may be impacted on official City holidays. For more information, see the Holidays section on this web page. 

To learn more about these services, watch the Curbside 101 video below.

Residents new to Iowa City must sign up for utilities, which include water and curbside collection. Billing is monthly. 

Holidays

The following section provides information on Curbside Collection and Iowa City Landfill schedules and potential closures on official City holidays. 

• New Year’s Day (January)
  • Curbside Collection: Saturday holiday, so no impact to weekday curbside operations.
  • Landfill: closed Saturday, January 1, 2022
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January)
  • Curbside Collection: normal operations
  • Landfill:  closed
• Memorial Day (May)
  • Curbside Collection: normal operations 
  • Landfill: closed 
• Juneteenth (June)
  • Curbside Collection: normal operations 
  • Landfill: closed
• July 4th
  • Curbside Collection: normal operations
  • Landfill: closed 
• Labor Day (September)
  • Curbside Collection: normal operations
  • Landfill:  closed
• Veterans Day (November)
  • Curbside Collection: normal operations
  • Landfill: closed Thursday, November 11 
• Thanksgiving Day (November)
  • Curbside Collection:
    • No collection on Thursday, November 25
    • Thursday and Friday routes will be collected on Friday, November 26
  • Landfill: closed Thursday, November 25
• Christmas Eve (December)
  • Curbside Collection: normal operations
  • Landfill: open normal hours
• Christmas Day (December)
  • Curbside Collection: Saturday holiday, so no impact to weekday curbside operations. 
  • Landfill: closed Saturday, December 25

Quick Navigation 

Browse the links below to learn more about the City of Iowa City Resource Management Division. 

Web Pages

• Recycling (Curbside Collection and Drop-off Locations): www.icgov.org/recycle 
  • Apartment Recycling: www.icgov.org/apartmentrecycling 
  • Electronic and Appliance Recycling: www.icgov.org/ewaste
• Organics (Curbside Collection, Composting, and Food Waste Reduction): www.icgov.org/organics
• Garbage (Curbside Collection and Bulky Item Pickup): www.icgov.org/garbage
• Hazardous Material (Facility Information and Services): www.icgov.org/hhm
  • Medicine, Sharps, Syringes Disposal: www.icgov.org/pills
  • Light Bulbs Disposal: www.icgov.org/cfl
• Landfill (Fees, Operations, and Services): www.icgov.org/landfill
• East Side Recycling Center (Fees, Operations, and Services): www.icgov.org/esrc
• Environmental Education: www.icgov.org/education
  • Reduction and Reuse (Waste Reduction Education and Resources): www.icgov.org/reduce
  • Repair (Fix It and Do-It-Yourself): www.icgov.org/repair
• Pop-Up Donation Drop: www.icgov.org/donationdrop

Guides and Handouts

• Backyard Composting Guide (text-only version) 
• Business Hazardous Material Guides: 
  • Cleaning Service (text-only version) 
  • Dry Cleaners (text-only version) 
  • Nail and Hair Salons (text-only version)
  • Photography Developing (text-only version) 
  • Realty and Property Management (text-only version)
• Construction and Demolition Guide (text-only version) 
• Curbside Composting Guide (text-only version)
• Curbside Recycling Guide (text-only version) 
• Household Hazardous Material Guide (text-only version)
• Iowa City Area Rental Item Directory
• Iowa City Area Repair Directory
• Iowa City Area Resale and Consignment Directory
• Moving: Waste & Recycling Guide (text-only version) 

Contact Us

• Resource Management Customer Service: 319-356-5151
• Recycling Coordinator: 319-887-6110, jane-wilch@iowa-city.org
• Curbside Collections: 319-356-5466, patricia-fossum@iowa-city.org
• Landfill: 319-356-5185
• Email Service Notices: Sign up at www.icgov.org/subscribe 
• Facebook: Iowa City Landfill & Recycling