Facility details
- Address
- 2101 Burlington Ave
Burlington, IA 52601 - Phone
- (319) 752-3643
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- altertrading.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Des Moines 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
- Area Recyclers Recycling 0.1 mi · Burlington, IA
- Des Moines County Regional Sanitary Landfill Landfill 2.7 mi · West Burlington, IA
- Burlington Recycling and Auto Parts Recycling 6.5 mi · Burlington, IA
- Great River Regional Waste Authority Recycling Drop-off Site & Sanitary Landfill Landfill 15.1 mi · Fort Madison, IA
- Feinbergs Metals Recycling Recycling 16.9 mi · Fort Madison, IA
- Patel Redemption Recycling 18.4 mi · Fort Madison, IA
- Grandinetti's Metal Recycling Recycling 22.5 mi · Mt Pleasant, IA
- Louisa County Transfer Station Transfer Station 23.5 mi · Wapello, IA
Nearest landfill: Des Moines County Regional Sanitary Landfill, West Burlington — 2.7 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Southeast Iowa Septic2.7 mi · Burlington, IA · 1 driver
- Burlington Wilbert Vault Works Inc2.7 mi · Burlington, IA · 10 drivers
- P M Septic Pumping LLC8.1 mi · Sperry, IA · 1 driver
- Quality First Contracting11.7 mi · Lomax, IL · 1 driver
- Jones Septic Service15.5 mi · Oquawka, IL · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Burlington, West Burlington, Middletown, Carman, IL, Sperry, Gladstone, IL, Wever, Danville, Lomax, IL, Denmark, Mediapolis, Yarmouth.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in Des Moines County, IA.
3 waste haulers in Des Moines County, IA.
ZIP 52601 at a glance
- Population
- 27,341 (97 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $60,983 · 24% earn six figures
- Housing
- 73% owner-occupied · median home value $125,599 · median rent $910
- Workforce
- 61% labor-force participation · 3.7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)