Council Bluffs Recycling Center

Facility details

Address

4441 Gifford Rd
Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Phone

(712) 890-5454

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Website

councilbluffs-ia.gov

Facility type

Recycling

County

Pottawattamie County

EPA Region

7

Data sources

Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA

Last verified

2026-10-15

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110005748682

Programs on file: AIR IA00000019155C0016 · Air program 19155C0016 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler IAD087062352

Interest types: AIR MINOR, VSQG

EPA record updated 2015-01-09

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

• Council Bluffs Hazardous Waste Recycling 0.1 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
• Alter Metal Recycling Recycling 2.5 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
• Alter Recycling Recycling 2.6 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
• L and K Scrap Metal Metals 3.9 mi · Omaha, NE
• Motherboard Recycling 3.9 mi · Omaha, NE
• The David J Joseph Co Metals 3.9 mi · Omaha, NE
• American Recycling Incorporated Recycling 4.0 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
• A and R Salvage and Recycling-A Waste Recycling 4.0 mi · Omaha, NE
• Ganeeden Metals Recycling 4.1 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
• Green Acres Recycling Recycling 4.2 mi · Omaha, NE

Nearest landfill: Douglas County Landfill, Omaha — 14.6 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• JD Site Solutions LLC0.9 mi · Council Bluffs, IA · 1 driver
• Affordable Container0.9 mi · Council Bluffs, IA · 2 drivers
• M1 Radon Plus Waterproofing LLC3.1 mi · Omaha, NE · 4 drivers
• Demolitionexcavating3.1 mi · Omaha, NE · 6 drivers
• A1 Containers3.1 mi · Omaha, NE · 4 drivers

Area served

Serves Council Bluffs, Omaha, NE, Bellevue, NE, St Columbans, NE, Carter Lake, Offutt Afb, NE, Papillion, NE, La Vista, NE, Crescent, Mineola, Boys Town, NE, Underwood.

County context

One of 7 recycling centers in Pottawattamie County, IA.

12 waste haulers in Pottawattamie County, IA.

ZIP 51501 at a glance

Population

34,618 (558 per sq mi)

Median age

38

Households

Median income $59,843 · 24% earn six figures

Housing

64% owner-occupied · median home value $147,306 · median rent $1,059

Workforce

63% labor-force participation · 5% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)