Facility details
- Address
- 103 N Walnut St
West Union, IA 52175 - Phone
- (563) 412-0500
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Fayette County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
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
- Pro Earth Environmental Recycling 1.9 mi · West Union, IA
- Fayette County Recycling Center Recycling 4.4 mi · Fayette, IA
- J&S Redemption Center Recycling 8.0 mi · Randalia, IA
- Fayette County Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.6 mi · Fayette, IA
- Fayette County Landfill Landfill 9.8 mi · Fayette, IA
- Winneshiek County Sanitary Landfill Landfill 19.5 mi · Decorah, IA
- Clayton County Recycling Recycling 20.2 mi · Monona, IA
- Oelwein Bottle & Can Recycling 20.3 mi · Oelwein, IA
- Winneshiek County Recycling Recycling 23.7 mi · Decorah, IA
Nearest landfill: Fayette County Landfill, Fayette — 9.8 mi
Area served
Serves West Union, Hawkeye, Clermont, Randalia, Elgin, Fayette, Saint Lucas, Wadena, Ossian, Castalia, Maynard, Waucoma.
County context
One of 5 recycling centers in Fayette County, IA.
ZIP 52175 population 3,300.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)