Mason City Recycling Center
Mason City, IA
Facility details
- Address
- 16615 245th St
Mason City, IA 50401 - Phone
- (641) 423-1531
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- mcrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Cerro Gordo County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070340332
Programs on file: OSHA-OIS 341429488
Interest types: OSHA ESTABLISHMENT
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
- River City Bins Recycling 2.3 mi · Mason City, IA
- Alter Metal Recycling - Mason City Recycling 3.4 mi · Mason City, IA
- Landfill of North Iowa Landfill 5.6 mi · Clear Lake, IA
- B20 Auto Recycling 10.6 mi · Clear Lake, IA
- Buck's Recycling Recycling 11.5 mi · Manly, IA
- Worth County Recycle Center Recycling 16.7 mi · Kensett, IA
- Olive Ave Redemption Recycling 20.3 mi · Sheffield, IA
- Kwik Service Redemption Center Recycling 21.8 mi · Osage, IA
- Jendro Sanitation Services, Inc. Transfer Station Transfer Station 24.2 mi · Charles City, IA
Nearest landfill: Landfill of North Iowa, Clear Lake — 5.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Holt & Sons Sanitation2.5 mi · Mason City, IA · 8 drivers
- WM2.5 mi · Mason City, IA · 31 drivers
- Hewitt Hauling LLC2.5 mi · Mason City, IA · 4 drivers
- GRP & Associates Inc2.5 mi · Mason City, IA · 7 drivers
- Madsen Concrete Septic Tank10.8 mi · Plymouth, IA · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Mason City, Rockwell, Rock Falls, Nora Springs, Clear Lake, Plymouth, Swaledale, Manly, Rockford, Ventura, Dougherty.
County context
One of 4 recycling centers in Cerro Gordo County, IA.
5 waste haulers in Cerro Gordo County, IA.
ZIP 50401 at a glance
- Population
- 28,703 (75 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 42
- Households
- Median income $66,072 · 28% earn six figures
- Housing
- 66% owner-occupied · median home value $145,892 · median rent $875
- Workforce
- 64% labor-force participation · 2.7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)