Facility details
- Address
- 4198 Delaware Ave
Des Moines, IA 50313 - Phone
- (515) 244-0021
- Website
- whereitshouldgo.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Polk County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110005766493
Programs on file: IDNR_EFD 311216923 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler IAD984618132
Interest types: VSQG
EPA record updated 2016-05-11
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
- K & B Redemption Center - 2021 Recycling 0.3 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Liberty Tire Recycling LLC Recycling 0.4 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity ReStore Recycling 0.6 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Silvercrest Recycling Inc Recycling 0.6 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Des Moines Scrap Metal Company Metals 0.7 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Droppett Recycling 0.9 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Alter Metal Recycling Recycling 0.9 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Midwest Product Destruction & Recycling Services Recycling 0.9 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Alter Trading Corporation Metals 1.0 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Metro Waste Authority Recycling Drop-off Site - Polk City Recycling 1.5 mi · Des Moines, IA
Nearest landfill: Metro Park E Sanitary Landfill, Recycling Center Drop-off, Mitchellville — 12.5 mi
Area served
Serves Des Moines, Berwick, Ankeny, Pleasant Hill, Altoona, Windsor Heights, Urbandale, Johnston, Bondurant, West Des Moines, Elkhart, Clive.
County context
One of 5 transfer stations in Polk County, IA.
ZIP 50313 population 18,280.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)