Facility details
- Address
- 31342 IA-37
Onawa, IA 51040 - Phone
- (712) 353-6300
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Monona County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
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
- Monona County RCC and Sanitary Landfil Landfill 0.1 mi · Turin, IA
- Umoho Transfer Station/Recycle Transfer Station 21.3 mi · Macy, NE
- City of Tekamah Transfer Station 21.8 mi · Tekamah, NE
- Tekamah Transfer Station Transfer Station 23.0 mi · Tekamah, NE
Nearest landfill: Monona County RCC and Sanitary Landfil, Turin — 0.1 mi
Area served
Serves Castana, Onawa, Moorhead, Soldier, Blencoe, Ute, Little Sioux, Mapleton, Rodney, Pisgah.
County context
One of 1 transfer stations in Monona County, IA.
ZIP 51040 population 3,388.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)