Louisa County Transfer Station

TRANSFER STATION HOURS OF OPERATION:

OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 AM – 4 PM  

OPEN SATURDAY 9 AM – NOON

*MUST ARRIVE ON SCALE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO CLOSING

SOLID WASTE BOARD MEMBERS

Brad Quigley, Chairman (Louisa County)

Jeff Vonnahme, Vice Chair (Columbus Junction)

Devin Carrier (Columbus City)

Gene Arnold (Wapello)

Jack Reif (Rural Louisa Co)

Mary Boysen (Rural Louisa Co)

Benita Grooms (Oakville)

Jerry Kirk (Letts) – Alternate: Bill Kemp

Kathryn Crumly (Grandview)

Mark Jay (Cotter)

Sam Braden (Fredonia)

Drop Off Recycling at the Louisa County Transfer Station

Drop off recycling at the Louisa County Transfer Station is available for free to county residents. Bins are marked and show what items can be placed within. Be sure only designated items go into the receptacle.

No plastic bags should be placed in the bins. Please remove all recyclables from the plastic bags before adding them to the containers. These bags are not recyclable.

Drop Off Bins
CardboardOffice PaperMetal CansGlass
Binders
Paper Bags
Cardboard Boxes
Phone Books
Envelopes
File Folders
White Paper
Colored Paper
Aluminum Cans
Tin Cans
Aluminum Foil
Glass Bottles
and Jars
NewspaperMagazinesPlastic 
Newspaper InsertsCatalogs
Magazines
Plastic Containers #1-7 
Not Accepted
Photographs
Motor Oil Containers
Windows
Plastic Bags
Plastic Wrap
Mirrors
Styrofoam
Wax Paper
Waxed Cardboard
Yard Waste

TRANSFER STATION TIPPING FEE: $65.00 PER TON.

MINIMUM CHARGE: $10.00

The following items are accepted at the Transfer Station with a fee.

Check in at the office before depositing items in proper disposal locations.

APPLIANCES$12.00 eachMOTOR OIL$0.50/gallon
AUTO BATTERIES$1.00 eachSealed 5 gallon containers or smaller ONLY
ELECTRONIC WASTE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE$65.00/ton
Televisions
Monitors
$15.00 each
$10.00 each
Examples: Household waste, construction wood waste, commercial waste
Miscellaneous – computer towers, keyboards, ect.$2.00 eachTIRES
Business/Commercial$0.30/lb
($15.00 minimum)
Up to 17″ car tires$5.00 each
Tires still mounted on rim can no longer be accepted.
LP TANKS$7.00/tank18″ to 24.5″ truck tires$12.00 each
METAL$5.00/pickup loadTractor, Implement, Large tires over 24.5″ NOT ACCEPTED
$10.00/lg load/trailerTires must be clean – free of mud & debris