The Area Recyclers facility receives and processes approximately 3,000 tons of recyclable materials each year.  This includes materials collected curbside and at the public drop-offs located throughout Des Moines County. Appliances are also accepted at Area Recyclers for a fee of $10 each- see the bottom of this page for more information.

Curbside Collection
We provide bi-weekly curbside recycling collection to residents of our 13 member communities. General guidelines
for curbside recycling are:

• A green bin from the Area Recyclers program must be used.
• Materials must be separated according to categories, using paper or plastic bags placed inside the bins
• Recyclables must be placed at the curbside, even if trash is picked up elsewhere.
• Recyclables must be set out no later than 7:30 a.m. to guarantee pickup.
• If your recycling is not set out according to our guidelines, the recycling crew will leave it behind and put a yellow slip in your bin explaining the reason it was not picked up. Please check your bin for a yellow slip before calling Area Recyclers.
  If your recycling was missed and there is no yellow slip in your bin, call us at 319-753-8126 or 1-800-216-8126 and we will do our best to resolve the problem.
  

Public Drop Off Containers
For residents who don't have access to curbside service, public  drop-off containers are located at nine additional locations throughout the county in addition to the dropoff located at the Area Recyclers parking lot.

Appliance information-Appliances are accepted from 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday. Each appliance costs $10.00 for disposal. click here for more info