Metro Park E Sanitary Landfill, Recycling Center Drop-off

Landfill

Mitchellville, IA

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Facility details

Address: 12181 NE University Ave
Mitchellville, IA 50169
Phone: (515) 333-4445
Facility type: Landfill
County: Jasper County
EPA Region: 7
Data sources: EPA
Last verified: 2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110036388021, 110046341865

Programs on file: AIR IAPLK0001915300851 · Air program 1915300851 · CEDRI CEDRI10238661 · E-GGRT 1007727 · EGRID 54700 · EIA-860 54700 · IDNR_EFD 310631759 · LMOP 624 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler IAR000004275 · AIR IAPLK0001915300426 · Air program 1915300426 · CEDRI CEDRI10238662 · CEDRI CEDRI10238663 · CEDRI CEDRI10243205 · Emissions inventory 3165011 · IDNR_EFD 310203366 · IDNR_EFD 310370771 · IDNR_EFD 311026038 · IDNR_EFD 311597825 · NCDB I07#20050429IA008 1 · SFDW IA7727867

Interest types: AIR MAJOR, COMPLIANCE AND EMISSIONS REPORTING, ELECTRIC GENERATOR, ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR (BIOMASS BASED), GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTER, LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY, VSQG, AIR MINOR, COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, HAZARDOUS AND CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANT MAJOR, TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM

EPA record updated 2026-06-16

EPA LMOP landfill data

Status: Open
Opened / Projected closure: 1972 / 2057 (projected)
Ownership: Public · Metro Waste Authority, IA
Waste in place: 22,919,749 tons (as of 2022)
Design capacity: 62,610,716 tons
Annual acceptance: 848,277 tons per year
Landfill gas collection: Yes
LFG energy project: Operational: Electricity (Reciprocating Engine)

Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024

About this facility

A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.

Typically accepted at landfills

Household trash
Bulky items and furniture
Construction and demolition debris
Yard waste (at many sites)
Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

Metro Waste Authority HHM Regional Collection Center Transfer Station 8.7 mi · Bondurant, IA
Metro Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Transfer Station 8.7 mi · Bondurant, IA
Scrap Processors Inc Recycling 11.2 mi · Des Moines, IA
Greenstar Recycling Recycling 11.5 mi · Des Moines, IA
Wrench-N-Go-A Division of Alter Metal Recycling Metals 12.1 mi · Des Moines, IA
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity ReStore Recycling 12.3 mi · Des Moines, IA
SPI Appliance Recycling Center Recycling 12.4 mi · Des Moines, IA
K & B Redemption Center - 2021 Recycling 12.5 mi · Des Moines, IA
Metro Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.5 mi · Des Moines, IA
The ReWall Company, LLC Recycling 12.6 mi · Des Moines, IA

Nearest other landfill: City of Newton Sanitary Landfill, Electronic & HHW Collection Site, Newton — 14.6 mi

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Area served

Serves Mitchellville, Runnells, Prairie City, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, Colfax, Hartford, Swan, Bondurant, Des Moines, Carlisle, Berwick.

County context

One of 2 landfills in Jasper County, IA.

ZIP 50169 population 3,532.

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