Facility details
- Address
- 1500 W Airline Hwy
Waterloo, IA 50703 - Phone
- (319) 236-9856
- Website
- altertrading.com
- Facility type
- Metals, Recycling
- County
- Black Hawk County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Alter Metal Recycling - Waterloo
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110001410884
Programs on file: AIR IA0000001901300166 · AIR IA00000019013C0006 · Air program 1901300166 · Air program 19013C0006 · IDNR_EFD 310200305 · NCDB I07#19920714IA009 1 · TSCA TSCA123743
Interest types: AIR MINOR, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, TSCA SUBMITTER
EPA record updated 2025-04-26
About this facility
A metals recycling facility, often called a scrap yard, buys and processes ferrous metal (steel, iron) and non-ferrous metal (aluminum, copper, brass, stainless) from contractors, haulers, manufacturers and the public. Material is weighed on a certified scale, graded, then sheared, baled or shredded for sale to steel mills and smelters. Prices change with commodity markets and are usually posted per pound or per ton by grade. Most yards require photo ID for payment and will not take sealed containers, pressurized cylinders or items with fluids. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to check current prices, what must be separated and whether vehicles, appliances or wire are accepted.
Typically accepted at a Metals Recycling Facility
- Steel and iron scrap
- Aluminum cans, siding and extrusions
- Copper pipe and wire
- Brass fixtures
- Stainless steel
- Appliances and vehicles (at many yards)
- Catalytic converters and batteries (documentation required)
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.
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- A Line Iron and Metals Metals 2.0 mi · Waterloo, IA
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- Green Line Polymers Recycling 2.7 mi · Waterloo, IA
- Rolos Pallets Recycling 3.1 mi · Waterloo, IA
- IWE Service Area #3 Recycling 3.6 mi · Waterloo, IA
- City of Cedar Falls Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.1 mi · Cedar Falls, IA
- R's Redemption Center Recycling 4.8 mi · Waterloo, IA
- Cedar Valley Recycling and Transfer Transfer Station 4.8 mi · Waterloo, IA
- A-Line EDS Recycling 5.1 mi · Waterloo, IA
Nearest landfill: Black Hawk County Sanitary Landfill, Waterloo — 9.3 mi
Area served
Serves Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Evansdale, Dewar, Raymond, Denver, Janesville, Dunkerton, Gilbertville, Readlyn, Hudson, New Hartford.
County context
One of 12 recycling centers in Black Hawk County, IA.
ZIP 50703 population 18,397.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)