Solid Waste Management Division

Hours of Operation

• Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

• Saturday 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

The Recycling Center will be closed Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

Curbside Recycling Information

The City of Council Bluffs now offers curbside recycling to residents on city trash collection. Look for more details in your annual Recycling and Solid Waste Services Guide that every household receives in the spring of each year.

Curbside Recycling Brochure

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Recycling Schedule - Blue Week/Green Week - beginning April 1, 2009

Trash and Curbside Recycling FAQ's

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Mayor Hanafan regularly recycles on his curb!

Recycling Center

The Council Bluffs Recycling Center is located on 12.8 acres of land at 4441 Gifford Road and is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday. It is the only facility of its kind in the Council Bluffs/Omaha metro area and has grown very rapidly since its opening 10 years ago. In 2007, there were more than 30,000 visitors to the Recycling Center.

The recycling facility currently receives most of its volume from the Council Bluffs residents on curbside recycling and from the recycling containers located at six city grocery stores. It also collects recyclables from containers located in rural Pottawattamie County, Mills County and the Recycling Center's drive-through bay. These items are hand-sorted, baled and sold to brokers and mills by Solid Waste Management Division Staff.

For more information about the Solid Waste Management Division or to schedule a tour or presentation with the Recycling Center, contact the office at (712) 328-4985.