The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center at 3900 Hebl Avenue SW serves Johnson County and the cities of Kalona and Riverside. It's open weekdays 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays 7 a.m. to noon.
Any garbage load under 600 pounds is $14 for Iowa City residents and $15 for the rest of the service area. Sort before you go: yard waste, cardboard, TVs, tires, appliances, car batteries and oil can't be landfilled.
Disposal sites in Iowa City
Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center
Landfill
City of Iowa City
3900 Hebl Ave. SW, Iowa City, IA 52246 Directions ↗
Iowa City residents: $14 for any load under 600 lbs, then $47.50 a ton
Rest of the service area: $15 under 600 lbs, then $52.50 a ton
Large appliances $12.50; TVs and computers $20; other electronics and small appliances $3
Tires: 15 cents a pound ($3 minimum); asphalt shingles $30 a ton
Unsecured load: one warning, then $50
Accepts: Household garbage and furniture, appliances, electronics, tires, shingles, yard and food waste (compost facility), recycling, household hazardous materials
Only takes waste from Johnson County and the city limits of Kalona and Riverside. The gate closes at noon on Saturdays, and the landfill may close early on windy days.
Cash, checks and cards (including American Express and Apple Pay). Hazardous materials drop-off for residents: Thursday and Friday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to noon.
These items can't be landfilled and must go to the recycling programs at the same site: yard waste (mixed garbage-and-yard-waste loads are turned away), cardboard (garbage loads with cardboard can be charged double), TV and computer monitors, tires, appliances, car batteries and oil.
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Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday, 7 a.m. to noon; the entrance gate closes at noon. It is closed on City holidays and may close early on windy days.
How much does the Iowa City landfill charge?
Any garbage load under 600 pounds is $14 for Iowa City residents and $15 for the rest of the service area; beyond that it is $47.50 or $52.50 a ton. Large appliances are $12.50 and TVs $20.
Who can use the Iowa City landfill?
Residents and businesses in Johnson County and within the city limits of Kalona and Riverside. It cannot accept materials from outside that service area.
