Alter Metal Recycling
Cedar Rapids, IA
Facility details
- Address
- 6305 11th St SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 - Phone
- (319) 366-0441
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- altertrading.com
- Facility type
- Metals, Recycling
- County
- Linn County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
- Also listed as
- Alter Metal Recycling - Cedar Rapids
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110000789460
Programs on file: AIR 0500000019113R5001 · IDNR_EFD 311386746 · NCDB I07#19990224IA008 1 · NPDES permit IAU001323 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler IA0000082057
Interest types: COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-NPDES UNPERMITTED, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2024-10-25
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)
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
- Silvercrest Recycling Recycling 0.2 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA
- Sunline Recycling 1.4 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA
- Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Landfill #1 Landfill 3.6 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA
- Cedar Rapids / Linn County Solid Waste Agency Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA
- Can Shed Recycling 3.8 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA
- IWE Service Area #4 Recycling 5.5 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA
- DW Zinser Company Metals 7.5 mi · Walford, IA
- Midwest Electronic Recovery Recycling 8.3 mi · Walford, IA
- Waste Transfer Stations Llc Transfer Station 8.9 mi · Hiawatha, IA
- Marion Iron Co. Recycling 9.7 mi · Marion, IA
Nearest landfill: Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Landfill #1, Cedar Rapids — 3.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- A 1 Disposal Service Inc0.5 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA · 25 drivers
- Can Shed LLC0.5 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA · 5 drivers
- Reconserve of Iowa Inc0.5 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA · 5 drivers
- A & S Recycling LLC0.5 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA · 1 driver
- Fusionsite Midwest LLC0.5 mi · Cedar Rapids, IA · 12 drivers
Area served
Serves Cedar Rapids, Fairfax, Swisher, Ely, Walford, Hiawatha, Robins, North Liberty, Norway, Atkins, Marion, Palo.
County context
One of 9 recycling centers in Linn County, IA.
20 waste haulers in Linn County, IA.
ZIP 52404 at a glance
- Population
- 42,958 (293 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 34
- Households
- Median income $61,870 · 26% earn six figures
- Housing
- 66% owner-occupied · median home value $168,186 · median rent $916
- Workforce
- 71% labor-force participation · 3.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)