Mason City Recycling Center

Recycling

Mason City, IA

Facility details

Address
16615 245th St
Mason City, IA 50401
Phone
(641) 423-1531
Website
mcrecycling.com
Facility type
Recycling
Operator
Municipal
County
Cerro Gordo County
EPA Region
7
Data sources
Overture Maps 2026-05-20
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070340332

Programs on file: OSHA-OIS 341429488

Interest types: OSHA ESTABLISHMENT

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

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.

Nearby facilities

Nearest landfill: Landfill of North Iowa, Clear Lake — 5.6 mi

Area served

Serves Mason City, Rockwell, Rock Falls, Nora Springs, Clear Lake, Plymouth, Swaledale, Manly, Rockford, Ventura, Dougherty.

County context

One of 4 recycling centers in Cerro Gordo County, IA.

ZIP 50401 population 28,818.

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