Facility details
- Address
- 112 2nd Ave SW
Independence, IA 50644 - Phone
- (319) 334-5979
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Buchanan County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Nickelback Redemption Center Recycling 0.3 mi · Independence, IA
- Waste Management of Independence Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.1 mi · Independence, IA
- Oelwein Bottle & Can Recycling 14.9 mi · Oelwein, IA
- Iowa Metal Recycling Recycling 20.0 mi · Evansdale, IA
- Aline Eds Recycling 20.8 mi · Waterloo, IA
- A-Line EDS Recycling 20.8 mi · Waterloo, IA
- R's Redemption Center Recycling 21.4 mi · Waterloo, IA
- Cedar Valley Recycling and Transfer Transfer Station 21.5 mi · Waterloo, IA
- Rolos Pallets Recycling 22.1 mi · Waterloo, IA
- Black Hawk County Sanitary Landfill Landfill 22.4 mi · Waterloo, IA
Nearest landfill: Black Hawk County Sanitary Landfill, Waterloo — 22.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Tournier's Recycling Inc0.7 mi · Independence, IA · 3 drivers
- Midstate Sanitation Services Inc15.3 mi · Oelwien, IA · 1 driver
- Midstates Salvage Inc17.0 mi · Urbana, IA · 2 drivers
- All Seasons Junk Removal LLC19.6 mi · Center Point, IA · 1 driver
- Rite Environmental Inc20.5 mi · Waterloo, IA · 17 drivers
Area served
Serves Independence, Rowley, Quasqueton, Hazleton, Winthrop, Jesup, Brandon, Aurora, Stanley, Walker, Masonville.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Buchanan County, IA.
1 waste hauler in Buchanan County, IA.
ZIP 50644 at a glance
- Population
- 8,419 (22 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 44
- Households
- Median income $80,026 · 35% earn six figures
- Housing
- 79% owner-occupied · median home value $186,618 · median rent $829
- Workforce
- 67% labor-force participation · 1.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)