285
Permit
$25-$75 typical
Public right-of-way (street/curb)
Permit required
Yes
Cost
$25-$75 typical
Max days
Variable
Authority
City of Iowa City Streets Department / Public Works (visibly displayed permit); Iowa City Landfill 3900 Hebl Ave SW.
Portal
icgov.org permit portal
Processing
3-5 business days
Special rules
ROW Permit issued by **City of Iowa City Streets Department / Public Works**. **Permit must be displayed visibly on dumpster at all times**. **Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center 3900 Hebl Avenue SW** — serves residents/businesses in **Johnson County + Kalona + Riverside city limits**. **Materials from outside service area NOT accepted**. **Cardboard, appliances, TV/computer monitors, oil, batteries, yard waste, tires NOT allowed in landfill**. **Single-family + multiplexes ≤4 units: 65-gal city garbage cart $13/month** weekly curbside. Lids must close. **City of Iowa City blue refuse sticker** required for additional bags (≤35-gal, ≤50 lbs). **Curbside recycling $8.50/month** opt-in (single-stream 65-gal blue-top cart). **$2 yard waste sticker** per paper bag/bundle (yellow-top composting cart preferred). **Cardboard BANNED from landfill** — large loads contact ABC Disposal Systems 319-395-0904. Oil-based paint at HHW Collection Facility — residential drop-off Thu/Fri 7am-2pm + Sat 7am-noon free; commercial appointment 319-887-6112. **Latex paint hardened in trash**. **$5 minimum fee covers ≤400 lbs; >400 lbs $24/ton organic rate**. **Yard waste BANNED from IA landfills + open burning prohibited in Iowa City**. **Bulky pickup 319-356-5151** (need 7-digit account + 6-digit customer number). **Appliance fee $20 each. Tires $3.75 off rim / $7.50 on rim**. **Carts at curb 7am collection day**. **Cart arrows on lids face street**. **NO carts on snowbank/in street**. **3-foot clear zone around carts** for mechanical arm. **NO plastic bags + NO glass + NO Styrofoam in recycling**. **All garbage must be bagged**. **Curbside composting continues winter**. **Five sectors** for garbage pickup. **Mike Edwards 319-356-5466** curbside questions. **Resource Management 319-356-5151**. **Petersen Iron and Metal or Muscatine Metals (319-338-1450)** scrap metal. **Ferrel Gas / A-1 Propane** for propane cylinders. **HHW Collection Facility at landfill**. Johnson County (county seat). **University of Iowa** student housing turnover spike May/Aug — Hawkeyes. Iowa River. **"Athens of the Midwest"**. City Hall 410 E. Washington Street. IDNR.
Private property (driveway/yard)
Permit required
No
Cost
$0
Max days
Local-dependent
Special rules
Off-campus student housing.
Prohibited items & penalties
State landfill bans
Iowa bans: Yard waste (1991), lead-acid batteries (1990), used oil (no landfill acceptance), waste tires regulated. Iowa Code §455D. NO statewide e-waste ban.
Common prohibited
Hazardous waste, paints, oils, batteries, tires, electronics, refrigerants, asbestos, medical waste, propane, fluorescent bulbs
Max fine
Variable
VERIFIED Apr 2026 against icgov.org Public Works Resource Management + Garbage + Curbside Collection + Landfill.
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