| Fayette County Solid Waste Management Commission Recycling and Landfill |
| Fayette County Recycling Center Kenny Meyer, Coord. 18525 Lane Road Fayette, Iowa 52142 563-422-3712 Fax: 563-422-6323 Open: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM |
| Fayette County Landfill Joan Swenka, Coord. 10275 Korn Hill Road Fayette, Iowa 52142 563-425-3037 Fax: 563-425-4155 New Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM 2nd & 4th Saturdays 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
FAYETTE COUNTY RECYCLING MATERIALS LIST
Items that the Fayette County Recycling Center WILL and CAN NOT take:
CONTAINER PLASTICS:
WILL take: All container plastics numbered 1 through 5 and 7 that are placed into
the plastic section of the roll-off. Please rinse all containers and remove the lids.
Please discard plastic lids not labeled 1 - 7.
WILL take: Recyclable metal lids placed into the tin section of the roll-off.
WILL take: Plastic carry out shopping bags.
CAN NOT take: Any salt bags, garbage bags or plastic film sheeting materials
CAN NOT take: Oil and paints.
CAN NOT take: Unclean containers.
CAN NOT take: Styrofoam and Vinyl Siding
GLASS:
Will take: All colors of container glass, ceramics, crystal and heat-treated oven
wears are placed into the glass section of the roll-off. Please remove all lids.
Recycle plastic lids labeled 1-7 and metal lids into the plastic and tin section of the
roll-off. Discard plastic lids that are not labeled 1-7.
CARDBOARD:
ALL CORRUGATED CARDBOARD has been BANNED from the Fayette County
Landfill and MUST BE RECYCLED.
WILL take: Cardboard boxes; please empty and flatten the boxes to save space
in the roll-off. All cardboard must be clean and dry.
CAN NOT take: Styrofoam, plastic, wood or other packaging materials from the
boxes.
CHIPBOARD BOXBOARD:
WILL take: Cereal, pop, beer, and shoe boxes; please empty and flatten the
boxes to save space in the roll-off. All cardboard must be clean and dry.
CAN NOT take: Wax paper, styrofoam, plastic, wood or other packaging
materials from the boxes.
SORTED OFFICE PAPER:
WILL take: All white, colored office paper, windowed envelopes, and other mixed
types of office paper. Please put paper into a handle tie bag and place it into the
newspaper section of the roll-off.
NEWSPAPER:
WILL take: Newspapers, Readers Digests, phone books, and/or paperback
books; place loose into the Newspaper section of the roll-off. Shiny newspaper
ads can stay in with newspaper.
MAGAZINES:
WILL take: Magazines and Catalogs; put them into a handle tie bag and place
into the Newspaper section of the roll-off. Please keep TV Guides, Phone Books,
Reader’s Digest and Newspaper Ads separate from the magazines and catalogs.
HARDBACK BOOKS:
WILL take: Hardback Books; put into handle tie bags and place them into the
Newspaper section of the roll-off.
METAL:
WILL take: All food cans, aluminum foil, pie tins, beverages cans, pots, pans and
other metal no larger than 2’ by 1’; items must be rinsed and flatten. Please place
them into the tin section of the roll-off.
If you have any questions on recycling please call the
Recycling Center at 563-422-3712 .
Additional Things that can be Recycled:
Electronics Recycling Program
All Recyclable Electronics must be taken to the Fayette County Landfill.
In October of 2001 the Fayette County Solid Waste Management Commission
implemented an Electronics Recycling Program and BANNED TV’s and
Computer Monitors from the Fayette County Landfill.
This program was started to provide a safer and more environmentally friendly
electronics disposal option for Fayette County residents. All electronic items have
toxic components in them, which when crushed and exposed to the elements, will
leech into the ground and eventually into the groundwater. Some of the toxic
components and negative effects they can have on people include:
Recycling electronics is also important because of the valuable metals and
components that can be salvaged and reused, as well as the landfill space that is
saved.
Thousands of pounds of electronic waste have been diverted from the Fayette
County Landfill since the program started.
There are charges to recycle TV’s, Computer Monitors, Computer Printers, Fax
Machines, Copy Machines, and Appliances. These charges are listed below. All
other electronic equipment can currently be recycled at no charge.
Fayette County Landfill Recycling Options
All residents are asked to weigh in at the scale when they enter the landfill. The
scale operator will direct you to the proper location at the small loads facility to
recycle your materials.
Items Recycled at NO CHARGE
Scrap Metal:
All types of metal can be recycled. This includes pipe, sheet, and cast items made
from steel, aluminum, and all alloys.
Used Oil:
All automotive oils including motor, transmission, hydraulic, and compressor oils
are accepted. Please deliver the oil to the land fill in 1 to 5 gallon containers. NO
COOKING OIL IS ACCEPTED.
Used Antifreeze:
All used antifreeze is accepted. Please deliver it in 1 to 5 gallon containers.
Lead-Acid Batteries:
Used Lead-Acid batteries are accepted.
Items Recycled WITH A CHARGE
Tires:
All makes and sizes of tires are accepted. The charge is based on the size of
each individual tire. The prices range from $2.25 up to $20.00* for most road
tires. For ag tires, the prices range from $20.00 up to a rate determined by size.
Appliances:
The charge for all appliances is $12.00* each: Air-conditioner; Furnace; Stove;
Microwave; Dishwasher; Refrigerator; Freezer; Washer; Dryer; Water Heater;
Dehumidifier
TV’s and Computer Monitors:
The charge for all TV’s and Computer Monitors is $15.00* each.
Computer Printers and Fax Machines:
The charge for Computer Printers and Fax Machines range from $5.00 up to
$25.00*.
Copy Machines:
The charge for Copy Machines range from $5.00 up to $25.00*.
*Prices are subject to change.
Recycling Programs Available
“A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned”
“Bucket Composting”
“Composting”
“Elliott Mess and The Cass of the Household Hazardous Wastes Program”
“Home Composting Turning Your Soils To Spoils Program”
“Home Made Paper- Slurry Time”
“Home Trash Survey Program”
“Less Means More . . . For the Future Program”
“Mini Landfill Experiment”
“Recycle Rachel Program”
“Recycling Goes to the Birds”
“Recycling Up Date”
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Program”
“Sarah’s Tree Program”
"Solid Waste Management in Fayette County"
"The Garbage Monster"
“Worm Composting”
“Worm Composting Column”
“Wormania! Program”
If your civic group, youth group, school, club, business, or any other group’s
interested in having one or more recycling programs presented, you may contact
Dawn L. Amundson, Environmental Education Coordinator, Fayette County
Conservation Board, Gilbertson Nature Center, 22580 A Avenue, Elgin, Iowa
52141, 563-426-5740, gncfccb@alpinecom.net.
“Recycling Center Tours” are also available, please contact Kenny Meyer at the
Recycling Center for this program at 563-422-3712 or gncfccb@alpinecom.net
This information is current as of 04-14-2009.
Items that the Fayette County Recycling Center WILL and CAN NOT take:
CONTAINER PLASTICS:
WILL take: All container plastics numbered 1 through 5 and 7 that are placed into
the plastic section of the roll-off. Please rinse all containers and remove the lids.
Please discard plastic lids not labeled 1 - 7.
WILL take: Recyclable metal lids placed into the tin section of the roll-off.
WILL take: Plastic carry out shopping bags.
CAN NOT take: Any salt bags, garbage bags or plastic film sheeting materials
CAN NOT take: Oil and paints.
CAN NOT take: Unclean containers.
CAN NOT take: Styrofoam and Vinyl Siding
GLASS:
Will take: All colors of container glass, ceramics, crystal and heat-treated oven
wears are placed into the glass section of the roll-off. Please remove all lids.
Recycle plastic lids labeled 1-7 and metal lids into the plastic and tin section of the
roll-off. Discard plastic lids that are not labeled 1-7.
CARDBOARD:
ALL CORRUGATED CARDBOARD has been BANNED from the Fayette County
Landfill and MUST BE RECYCLED.
WILL take: Cardboard boxes; please empty and flatten the boxes to save space
in the roll-off. All cardboard must be clean and dry.
CAN NOT take: Styrofoam, plastic, wood or other packaging materials from the
boxes.
CHIPBOARD BOXBOARD:
WILL take: Cereal, pop, beer, and shoe boxes; please empty and flatten the
boxes to save space in the roll-off. All cardboard must be clean and dry.
CAN NOT take: Wax paper, styrofoam, plastic, wood or other packaging
materials from the boxes.
SORTED OFFICE PAPER:
WILL take: All white, colored office paper, windowed envelopes, and other mixed
types of office paper. Please put paper into a handle tie bag and place it into the
newspaper section of the roll-off.
NEWSPAPER:
WILL take: Newspapers, Readers Digests, phone books, and/or paperback
books; place loose into the Newspaper section of the roll-off. Shiny newspaper
ads can stay in with newspaper.
MAGAZINES:
WILL take: Magazines and Catalogs; put them into a handle tie bag and place
into the Newspaper section of the roll-off. Please keep TV Guides, Phone Books,
Reader’s Digest and Newspaper Ads separate from the magazines and catalogs.
HARDBACK BOOKS:
WILL take: Hardback Books; put into handle tie bags and place them into the
Newspaper section of the roll-off.
METAL:
WILL take: All food cans, aluminum foil, pie tins, beverages cans, pots, pans and
other metal no larger than 2’ by 1’; items must be rinsed and flatten. Please place
them into the tin section of the roll-off.
If you have any questions on recycling please call the
Recycling Center at 563-422-3712 .
Additional Things that can be Recycled:
Electronics Recycling Program
All Recyclable Electronics must be taken to the Fayette County Landfill.
In October of 2001 the Fayette County Solid Waste Management Commission
implemented an Electronics Recycling Program and BANNED TV’s and
Computer Monitors from the Fayette County Landfill.
This program was started to provide a safer and more environmentally friendly
electronics disposal option for Fayette County residents. All electronic items have
toxic components in them, which when crushed and exposed to the elements, will
leech into the ground and eventually into the groundwater. Some of the toxic
components and negative effects they can have on people include:
- Lead - causes a host of nervous system ailments, high blood pressure and
brain damage. - Cadmium - is easily absorbed by plants growing in contaminated soil and
attacks the liver and kidneys if digested by humans. - Barium - causes heart, stomach, liver, kidney and other organ problems.
- Brominated flame retardant - causes heart, respiratory, and central nervous
system disorders. - PVC coated copper cable and plastic computer casings - when burned
release toxic dioxins and fumes, which effect skin, liver, and the immune
system. - Mercury - causes nervous and reproductive system disorders.
- Poly chlorinated biphenyl's - can taint skin, eyes, hair and body odor.
Recycling electronics is also important because of the valuable metals and
components that can be salvaged and reused, as well as the landfill space that is
saved.
Thousands of pounds of electronic waste have been diverted from the Fayette
County Landfill since the program started.
There are charges to recycle TV’s, Computer Monitors, Computer Printers, Fax
Machines, Copy Machines, and Appliances. These charges are listed below. All
other electronic equipment can currently be recycled at no charge.
Fayette County Landfill Recycling Options
All residents are asked to weigh in at the scale when they enter the landfill. The
scale operator will direct you to the proper location at the small loads facility to
recycle your materials.
Items Recycled at NO CHARGE
Scrap Metal:
All types of metal can be recycled. This includes pipe, sheet, and cast items made
from steel, aluminum, and all alloys.
Used Oil:
All automotive oils including motor, transmission, hydraulic, and compressor oils
are accepted. Please deliver the oil to the land fill in 1 to 5 gallon containers. NO
COOKING OIL IS ACCEPTED.
Used Antifreeze:
All used antifreeze is accepted. Please deliver it in 1 to 5 gallon containers.
Lead-Acid Batteries:
Used Lead-Acid batteries are accepted.
Items Recycled WITH A CHARGE
Tires:
All makes and sizes of tires are accepted. The charge is based on the size of
each individual tire. The prices range from $2.25 up to $20.00* for most road
tires. For ag tires, the prices range from $20.00 up to a rate determined by size.
Appliances:
The charge for all appliances is $12.00* each: Air-conditioner; Furnace; Stove;
Microwave; Dishwasher; Refrigerator; Freezer; Washer; Dryer; Water Heater;
Dehumidifier
TV’s and Computer Monitors:
The charge for all TV’s and Computer Monitors is $15.00* each.
Computer Printers and Fax Machines:
The charge for Computer Printers and Fax Machines range from $5.00 up to
$25.00*.
Copy Machines:
The charge for Copy Machines range from $5.00 up to $25.00*.
*Prices are subject to change.
Recycling Programs Available
“A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned”
“Bucket Composting”
“Composting”
“Elliott Mess and The Cass of the Household Hazardous Wastes Program”
“Home Composting Turning Your Soils To Spoils Program”
“Home Made Paper- Slurry Time”
“Home Trash Survey Program”
“Less Means More . . . For the Future Program”
“Mini Landfill Experiment”
“Recycle Rachel Program”
“Recycling Goes to the Birds”
“Recycling Up Date”
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Program”
“Sarah’s Tree Program”
"Solid Waste Management in Fayette County"
"The Garbage Monster"
“Worm Composting”
“Worm Composting Column”
“Wormania! Program”
If your civic group, youth group, school, club, business, or any other group’s
interested in having one or more recycling programs presented, you may contact
Dawn L. Amundson, Environmental Education Coordinator, Fayette County
Conservation Board, Gilbertson Nature Center, 22580 A Avenue, Elgin, Iowa
52141, 563-426-5740, gncfccb@alpinecom.net.
“Recycling Center Tours” are also available, please contact Kenny Meyer at the
Recycling Center for this program at 563-422-3712 or gncfccb@alpinecom.net
This information is current as of 04-14-2009.
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Fayette County Courthouse - Phone 563-422-3538
114 North Vine Street - West Union, Iowa 52175
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Welcome to Fayette County, Iowa!
The official web site of Fayette County Government.
Published by the Fayette County Supervisors.
The official web site of Fayette County Government.
Published by the Fayette County Supervisors.
Fayette County Courthouse - Phone 563-422-3712
114 North Vine Street - West Union, Iowa 52175
114 North Vine Street - West Union, Iowa 52175
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