Waste Management of Iowa Des Moines Transfer Station

Transfer Station

Des Moines, IA

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Facility details

Address: 201 Se 18th St
Des Moines, IA 50317
Phone: (515) 650-1404
Website: wm.com
Facility type: Transfer Station
Operator: WM (Waste Management)
County: Polk County
EPA Region: 7
Data sources: EPA FRS Sep 2026
Last verified: 2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110005743366

Programs on file: AIR IAPLK0001915300850 · Air program 1915300850 · IDNR_EFD 310203455 · IDNR_EFD 311307109 · OTAQREG OTAQREG10232544 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler IAD045614120

Interest types: AIR MINOR, ETHANOL FACILITY, VSQG

EPA record updated 2016-09-29

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

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Wrench-N-Go-A Division of Alter Metal Recycling Metals 0.7 mi · Des Moines, IA
Greenstar Recycling Recycling 1.1 mi · Des Moines, IA
Scrap Processors Inc Recycling 1.5 mi · Des Moines, IA
Scrap Processors Inc - Des Moines Metals 1.9 mi · Des Moines, IA
DataShield Recycling 2.0 mi · Des Moines, IA
Metro Waste Authority Recycling Drop-off Site - Polk City Recycling 2.5 mi · Des Moines, IA
Alter Trading Corporation Metals 2.5 mi · Des Moines, IA

Nearest landfill: Metro Park E Sanitary Landfill, Recycling Center Drop-off, Mitchellville — 12.6 mi

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Area served

Serves Des Moines, Pleasant Hill, Berwick, Windsor Heights, Altoona, West Des Moines, Urbandale, Ankeny, Carlisle, Johnston, Norwalk, Clive.

County context

One of 5 transfer stations in Polk County, IA.

ZIP 50317 population 36,721.

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