Facility details
- Address
- 1100 12th St. Ne
Independence, IA 50644 - Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- Buchanan County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110046105040
Programs on file: IDNR_EFD 310200623
EPA record updated 2016-01-05
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Nickelback Redemption Center Recycling 0.9 mi · Independence, IA
- Pop-A-Top Redemption Recycling 1.1 mi · Independence, IA
- Oelwein Bottle & Can Recycling 14.2 mi · Oelwein, IA
- Iowa Metal Recycling Recycling 20.7 mi · Evansdale, IA
- Aline Eds Recycling 21.5 mi · Waterloo, IA
- A-Line EDS Recycling 21.5 mi · Waterloo, IA
- R's Redemption Center Recycling 22.1 mi · Waterloo, IA
- Cedar Valley Recycling and Transfer Transfer Station 22.2 mi · Waterloo, IA
- Rolos Pallets Recycling 22.7 mi · Waterloo, IA
- IWE Service Area #3 Recycling 23.2 mi · Waterloo, IA
Nearest landfill: Black Hawk County Sanitary Landfill, Waterloo — 23.3 mi
Area served
Serves Independence, Hazleton, Rowley, Quasqueton, Winthrop, Jesup, Aurora, Brandon, Stanley, Masonville, Walker, Oelwein.
County context
One of 1 transfer stations in Buchanan County, IA.
ZIP 50644 population 8,475.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)