Computer Recycling in Sioux City, IA
Laptops can go free in the recycling bin at Sioux City Hall; monitors ($12.50 CRT) and towers ($7) go to the Citizen's Convenience Center.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- List each device and describe any damage to the operator.
- Back up your files and erase the device using the maker’s instructions.
- Ask whether documented data destruction is offered and what it costs.
Iowa rules
- DNR says to take unwanted computers and monitors to the local RCC or a retailer return program. Source: Iowa DNR disposal guide: Computers and Computer Monitors (opens in new tab)
- CRT computer monitors can contain 5 to 7 pounds of lead. Source: Iowa DNR disposal guide: Computers and Computer Monitors (opens in new tab)
More Iowa rules (11)
- 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)
- 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 (24)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Citizen's Convenience Center (Former Landfill) (opens in new tab) · City of Sioux City Environmental Services
- Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Sunday. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The CCC takes debit and credit cards, business account checks and mobile pay; no cash or personal checks. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The CCC is meant for residential customers, not businesses or non-profit organizations; no commercial waste is accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronics (TVs, stereos, monitors, towers, laptops, tablets) are taken for a fee: TVs over 31 inches $50, 22-30 inches $22, under 21 inches $12.50. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CRT monitors cost $12.50 and computer towers and small printers $7. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Household Hazardous Materials (HHM) (opens in new tab) · City of Sioux City Environmental Services
- The HHM service is for residents, not businesses and non-profit organizations. Checked October 26, 2026.
- What Do I Do with...? (opens in new tab) · City of Sioux City Environmental Services
- The city says Staples accepts computers and most office equipment free of charge, and Best Buy many consumer electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A recycling bin in the City Hall entryway (405 6th Street) takes household batteries such as AAA-D and 9-volt at no cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The City Hall bin takes small household electronics such as laptop computers, cell phones and tablets at no cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The bin is at City Hall, 405 6th Street, open Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Iowa DNR: Regional Collection Centers & Grants (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- DNR lists the Sioux City RCC (5800 28th St.) as the main Regional Collection Center for Woodbury County. 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.
- 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 disposal guide: Computers and Computer Monitors (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- DNR says to take unwanted computers and monitors to the local RCC or a retailer return program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CRT computer monitors can contain 5 to 7 pounds of lead. 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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