Affordable Container
Waste hauler in Council Bluffs, IA · 2 drivers · 4 trucks · USDOT 631983
Company details
- Legal name
- Michael L Scott
- Address
- 1602 8th Ave
Council Bluffs, IA 51501 - Mailing address
- 110 Parkwild Drive, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Phone
- (402) 681-3075
- County
- Pottawattamie County
- Business type
- Individual
- USDOT number
- 631983 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since February 1996
- Operation
- Interstate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Garbage, refuse; Construction
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in IA
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026), Overture Maps (Aug 2026), company website (Sep 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 2 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 4 trucks
- Driving radius
- Regional / long haul (2 drivers beyond 100 miles) (2 interstate, 0 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 40,000 miles (2025 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated May 7, 2026
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Movers & Full Service Storage
- Storage Household & Commercial
- Garbage Collection
Map category: Dumpster rentals (Overture Maps).
Services mentioned on the company website
Keywords read from the company website in Sep 2026. Confirm services and pricing with the company.
About this hauler
Affordable Container is a waste hauler based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 1996 (USDOT 631983) and files as an interstate carrier hauling garbage, refuse, construction. Its latest filing lists 2 drivers and 4 power units, with 40,000 miles driven in 2025. It is listed under movers & full service storage, storage household & commercial, garbage collection, and its website mentions roll-off, dumpster, residential dumpsters, residential dumpster. The nearest landfill is Douglas County Landfill in Omaha, 14.1 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Council Bluffs Recycling Center Recycling 0.9 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
- Council Bluffs Hazardous Waste Recycling 0.9 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
- Alter Metal Recycling Recycling 1.7 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
- Alter Recycling Recycling 1.8 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
- American Recycling Incorporated Recycling 3.1 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
- Ganeeden Metals Recycling 3.2 mi · Council Bluffs, IA
- The David J Joseph Co Metals 3.4 mi · Omaha, NE
- Motherboard Recycling 3.4 mi · Omaha, NE
- L and K Scrap Metal Metals 3.9 mi · Omaha, NE
- A and R Salvage and Recycling-A Waste Recycling 3.9 mi · Omaha, NE
Nearest landfill: Douglas County Landfill, Omaha — 14.1 mi
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Area served
Based in Council Bluffs; towns within 15 miles: Council Bluffs, Omaha, NE, Carter Lake, Bellevue, NE, St Columbans, NE, Offutt Afb, NE, Crescent, Papillion, NE, La Vista, NE, Mineola, Boys Town, NE, Underwood.
County context
One of 12 waste haulers in Pottawattamie County, IA and one of 356 waste haulers in Iowa.
ZIP 51501 at a glance
- Population
- 34,618 (558 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 38
- Households
- Median income $59,843 · 24% earn six figures
- Housing
- 64% owner-occupied · median home value $147,306 · median rent $1,059
- Workforce
- 63% labor-force participation · 5% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Disposal options for this hauler
2 transfer stations and 7 recycling centers in Pottawattamie County.