Electronics Recycling in Mason City, IA
Small electronics need 1 sticker on Mason City's large item pickup; stereos, DVD players and phones are free at the Landfill of North Iowa.
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Before you go
- List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
- Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
- Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
Iowa rules
- DNR treats e-waste as computers, TVs, phones, stereos, cameras, DVD players and game devices, but not household appliances. Source: Iowa DNR: Appliances & Electronics (opens in new tab)
- Discarded CRTs collected for recycling, including household ones, must be handled under the state CRT recycling rules once a collector takes them. Source: Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 102: Solid Waste Management (effective 9/23/26) (opens in new tab)
More Iowa rules (10)
- The state CRT recycling rules do not apply to CRTs collected for disposal. Source: Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 102: Solid Waste Management (effective 9/23/26) (opens in new tab)
- Iowa households can take household hazardous materials to Regional Collection Centers (RCCs); RCC services are free to residents within each RCC's service area. Source: Iowa DNR: Household Hazardous Materials (opens in new tab)
- RCC services for eligible businesses carry a small fee. Source: Iowa DNR: Household Hazardous Materials (opens in new tab)
- DNR tells residents to find their nearest RCC and schedule an appointment before dropping off hazardous materials. Source: Iowa DNR: Household Hazardous Materials (opens in new tab)
- DNR says not to dump hazardous materials in ditches, pour them down drains or sewers, or put them in the trash. Source: Iowa DNR: Household Hazardous Materials (opens in new tab)
- Iowa has 28 main RCCs and 43 satellite facilities serving 96 of the state's counties. Source: Iowa DNR: Regional Collection Centers & Grants (opens in new tab)
- Some counties are served by RCC mobile collection events run under contract with a main RCC; 29 counties have RCC mobile service. Source: Iowa DNR: Regional Collection Centers & Grants (opens in new tab)
- Many RCCs run a Swap Shop where usable products can be dropped off for others to take at no charge. Source: Iowa DNR: Regional Collection Centers & Grants (opens in new tab)
- DNR publishes a county-by-county table of the RCC main and satellite facilities that serve each county. Source: Iowa DNR: Regional Collection Centers & Grants (opens in new tab)
- Under Iowa Code chapter 455F, regional collection centers keep regular hours when the public may drop off hazardous materials. Source: Iowa Code chapter 455F: Household hazardous materials (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (20)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Hours & Fees (opens in new tab) · Landfill of North Iowa
- Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (last load 4:15); Saturday 8-11:45 a.m. by appointment only; hazardous materials by appointment Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Landfill of North Iowa
- Computer towers, keyboards, stereos, DVD players, cell phones and similar electronics are accepted at no cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residential Household Hazardous Materials (opens in new tab) · Landfill of North Iowa
- Hazardous materials are accepted free from LNI residents only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Iowa DNR: Regional Collection Centers & Grants (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- DNR lists the Landfill of North Iowa RCC as the main Regional Collection Center for Cerro Gordo and Hancock counties. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Iowa has 28 main RCCs and 43 satellite facilities serving 96 of the state's counties. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Some counties are served by RCC mobile collection events run under contract with a main RCC; 29 counties have RCC mobile service. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Many RCCs run a Swap Shop where usable products can be dropped off for others to take at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNR publishes a county-by-county table of the RCC main and satellite facilities that serve each county. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Large Item Collection Information by Appointment (opens in new tab) · City of Mason City Public Works - Sanitation
- Large items are collected by appointment with city sanitation staff; set them out by 6 a.m. on the appointed day. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Sanitation stickers are required on large items; they cost $7.50 for a sheet of five at grocery stores and City Hall. Checked October 26, 2026.
- One sticker covers tables and chairs, bicycles, small appliances and other electronics including computer towers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The pickup is for Mason City Sanitation regular customers only; no businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Iowa DNR: Household Hazardous Materials (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Iowa households can take household hazardous materials to Regional Collection Centers (RCCs); RCC services are free to residents within each RCC's service area. Checked October 26, 2026.
- RCC services for eligible businesses carry a small fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNR tells residents to find their nearest RCC and schedule an appointment before dropping off hazardous materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNR says not to dump hazardous materials in ditches, pour them down drains or sewers, or put them in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Iowa Code chapter 455F: Household hazardous materials (opens in new tab) · Iowa Legislature (Legislative Services Agency)
- Under Iowa Code chapter 455F, regional collection centers keep regular hours when the public may drop off hazardous materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Iowa DNR: Appliances & Electronics (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- DNR treats e-waste as computers, TVs, phones, stereos, cameras, DVD players and game devices, but not household appliances. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 102: Solid Waste Management (effective 9/23/26) (opens in new tab) · Iowa Legislature (Legislative Services Agency)
- Discarded CRTs collected for recycling, including household ones, must be handled under the state CRT recycling rules once a collector takes them. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The state CRT recycling rules do not apply to CRTs collected for disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
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