Facility details
- Address
- 305 4th St.
Corning, IA 50841 - Phone
- (641) 322-4412
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Adams County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A metals recycling facility, often called a scrap yard, buys and processes ferrous metal (steel, iron) and non-ferrous metal (aluminum, copper, brass, stainless) from contractors, haulers, manufacturers and the public. Material is weighed on a certified scale, graded, then sheared, baled or shredded for sale to steel mills and smelters. Prices change with commodity markets and are usually posted per pound or per ton by grade. Most yards require photo ID for payment and will not take sealed containers, pressurized cylinders or items with fluids. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to check current prices, what must be separated and whether vehicles, appliances or wire are accepted.
Typically accepted at a Metals Recycling Facility
- Steel and iron scrap
- Aluminum cans, siding and extrusions
- Copper pipe and wire
- Brass fixtures
- Stainless steel
- Appliances and vehicles (at many yards)
- Catalytic converters and batteries (documentation required)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- sheley's redemption center Recycling 11.4 mi · Lenox, IA
- Charlie Brown Auto Ltd Metals 18.4 mi · Creston, IA
- Montgomery County Sanitary Landfill Landfill 22.7 mi · Red Oak, IA
- Union County Transfer Station, Prairie Solid Waste RCC Transfer Station 24.9 mi · Creston, IA
Nearest landfill: Montgomery County Sanitary Landfill, Red Oak — 22.7 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Akin Building Centers2.4 mi · Corning, IA · 8 drivers
- Brandon Salvage11.7 mi · Lenox, IA · 1 driver
- Watson Excavation & Demolition21.9 mi · Bedford, IA · 2 drivers
- Southwest Sanitation Inc23.4 mi · Clarinda, IA · 10 drivers
Area served
Serves Corning, Carbon, Nodaway, Prescott, Lenox, Sharpsburg, Villisca, Gravity, Cromwell.
County context
The only listed recycling center in Adams County, IA.
2 waste haulers in Adams County, IA.
ZIP 50841 at a glance
- Population
- 2,340 (4 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 48
- Households
- Median income $66,875 · 32% earn six figures
- Housing
- 75% owner-occupied · median home value $129,939 · median rent $763
- Workforce
- 59% labor-force participation · 4.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)