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Greene Recycling provides cardboard recycling in Iowa for businesses that want bales picked up on schedule by a team they can reach. Our trucks run routes in 24 Iowa cities today, from the Des Moines metro to the Mississippi River and west to Sioux City. We started in 1995, we serve more than 500 business locations, and Iowa is one of our 13 route states.
Iowa has big metros and a lot of small towns between them. Our routes cover both.
In central Iowa, routes run in Des Moines, Ankeny, Altoona, Clive, Urbandale, Boone, Newton, and Marshalltown. In eastern Iowa, we pick up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Davenport, Bettendorf, Clinton, Burlington, and Dubuque. To the north, we cover Waterloo, Waverly, Mason City, and Fort Dodge. Out west, we run routes in Sioux City, Storm Lake, and Spencer.
I-80 and I-35 tie most of this together, which helps us keep stops on schedule. If your town isn’t listed, we still offer cardboard recycling in Iowa anywhere in the state, and Greene Recycling services businesses in all 50 states. See our areas served page or call 512-630-5108.
Every Iowa account has access to:
Read more on the bale pickup page or see everything on our services page.
As a recycling broker, Greene Recycling sells baled cardboard into the recycling market. For qualifying volumes, our recycling brokerage program may return part of your cardboard’s value as a rebate. A grocery chain with stores in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and the Quad Cities may be able to pool that volume.
For most stores, reliable cardboard recycling in Iowa is about service first. You stop paying to landfill boxes, you open up stockroom space, and pickups show up when promised. Details are on our Recycling Brokerage page.
We work with local businesses and with national names like Walgreens and Crate & Barrel. Whether you have one shop in Coralville or thirty stores across the state, you get the same team and the same answers.
Iowa customers come from these industries:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lists corrugated boxes among the most recycled packaging materials in the country. Recycled cardboard goes back to mills and comes out as new packaging, which keeps it out of Iowa landfills.
Regular cardboard recycling in Iowa also gives you clear numbers for sustainability reports. Many corporate offices want to know how much waste each store diverts. A bale count answers that.
A lot of haulers focus on the metros and treat small towns as an afterthought. We don’t. Because our routes link larger stops with nearby towns, a store in Storm Lake or Waverly gets the same pickup schedule and service as one in Ankeny. Dependable cardboard recycling in Iowa shouldn’t depend on your population sign.
Seasonal swings are covered too. Holiday freight and spring resets can fill a baler early. We build the route around your schedule and adjust frequency when volume changes.
First, we review your locations, balers, and bale volume. Second, we place you on a route and confirm pickup days. Third, the truck starts hauling on your scheduled days. Adding a store later takes one call. Our FAQ page covers common questions. It’s a simple way to set up cardboard recycling in Iowa without disrupting your crew.
Your crew bales cardboard as freight comes off the truck and stacks finished bales at the dock or another agreed spot. On your scheduled day, our driver loads them and logs the count. That record gives you a clear number for reports. You don’t have to sort, call ahead, or hold a delivery window open. If your bales keep coming out loose, we can help you pick the right baler size or replace an undersized one.
Stores in the same metro, like Clive and Urbandale or Davenport and Bettendorf, often share a route day. Full trucks and tight schedules are how we keep cardboard recycling in Iowa affordable for a single shop and a large chain alike. If your volume changes, the schedule changes with it, so you aren’t paying for stops you don’t need.
Let us know where your Iowa locations are, roughly how many bales you produce, and how often you want pickup. We’ll set up a route and a pickup schedule. Request a quote online or call 512-630-5108 to start cardboard recycling in Iowa today.
Tell us about your location and service needs, and we’ll find the right pickup plan for your business.
Straight answers about pickups, schedules, and service areas.
Routes run today in 24 Iowa cities, including Des Moines, Ankeny, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo, and Sioux City. We service the whole state, so call if yours isn’t listed.
Yes. Storm Lake, Spencer, Waverly, Boone, and Newton are already on our routes.
Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, based on how fast you fill bales.
Yes. Greene Recycling offers brokerage services for qualifying cardboard volumes. Eligibility and potential rebates depend on the volume and material available for pickup.