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Regional Compliance Hub: HazMat (Appt Req), Electronics & Glass Drop-Off — Dubuque (Dubuque County), IA

This regional hub is designed to keep communities compliant by directing residents to the correct, approved drop-off facility when apartment recycling is voluntary for larger complexes and when materials are banned from landfill disposal. In Dubuque, the City’s curbside collection program is published as serving single-family through six-unit multi-family households; larger communities (7+ units) are typically commercial service accounts where recycling access can vary by property. ^[1]

For chemicals, batteries, electronics, and glass that require special handling, the region’s primary “Solid Waste & Recovery” compliance hub is the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency (DMASWA) – Regional Collection Center at the DMASWA Landfill campus. ^[2][3]

DMASWA Regional Collection Center: HazMat (Appointment) + Electronics (Appointment) + Purple-Bin Glass

The “One-Stop” HazMat Solution: DMASWA accepts Household Hazardous Materials from eligible residents at the Regional Collection Center by appointment only. ^[2]

Hours: DMASWA lists facility hours as Mon–Sat: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM. ^[4]

Crucial Rule (Appointment Required): You must schedule online through DMASWA’s appointment system before bringing chemicals (and at this time, the Agency also lists electronics recycling as provided by appointment only). ^[2][5]

Electronics Recycling: DMASWA publishes that electronics are banned from being landfilled and must be recycled through the Agency’s program; screens (TVs/monitors) are accepted for a published fee. ^[5][6]

Fee (Screens): DMASWA lists $20 for computer monitors and televisions. Many other electronics (towers/accessories) are listed as accepted at no cost. ^[7]

The “Glass” Hub: The City publishes that glass is not collected in curbside recycling bins and instead must be taken to purple glass containers at designated drop-off locations. ^[8]

• Facility Campus: DMASWA Landfill & Regional Collection Center^[3]
• Primary Address (Current): 101 Airborne Road, Dubuque, IA 52003^[3]
• Legacy Listing (Some Directories): 14501 U.S. Highway 20 W, Dubuque, IA (older campus listing)^[9]
• Hours: Mon–Sat: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM^[4]
• HazMat Rule: Appointment required (online scheduling)^[2]
• Electronics Rule: By appointment; screens (TVs/monitors) $20^[5][7]

Glass Drop-Off Recycling: Purple Containers (No Glass in Curbside Bins)

The Rule: The City of Dubuque states that glass will not be collected if placed in curbside recycling bins. ^[8]

The Solution: Use the purple glass containers at designated drop-off sites, including: DMASWA Landfill Facility (101 Airborne Rd), the Jule Operations & Training Center (949 Kerper Blvd), and Asbury Plaza Hy-Vee. ^[8]

• Purple Glass Bin: DMASWA Landfill Facility — 101 Airborne Rd, Dubuque^[8]
• Purple Glass Bin: Jule Operations & Training Center — 949 Kerper Blvd, Dubuque^[8]
• Purple Glass Bin: Asbury Plaza Hy-Vee — 2395 Northwest Arterial, Dubuque^[8]

Crucial Warnings: Bulk Trash & The “Apartment Gap”

The “Apartment Gap” (Voluntary): City Carts Serve 1–6 Units

The Rule: The City publishes curbside collection service for single-family through six-unit multi-family households. ^[1]

Apartment Reality: If you live in a larger complex (7+ units), your service is typically a commercial account and recycling is not guaranteed by the City’s curbside cart program. If your property does not provide recycling, DMASWA publishes household drop-off recycling options to provide county-wide access at no charge. ^[10]

Action: Self-haul standard recyclables to DMASWA’s drop-off program sites (including the landfill campus at 101 Airborne Rd and other county locations). ^[10][3]

Bulk Trash (Furniture): City Large Item Pick-Up Is for City Utility Customers

The Rule: The City of Dubuque offers large item pick-up (for a fee) through its curbside program, scheduled through Public Works. ^[11]

Action: Do not leave sofas at the curb if your property is not a City curbside customer. Ask your property manager for the approved bulky-item process or self-haul to the DMASWA landfill campus (disposal fees apply). ^[3][4]

Batteries: Never Bin Lithium-Ion — Use Regional Collection Center (Appointment Required)

Why this matters: Lithium-ion batteries are a fire hazard in collection trucks and facilities—keep them out of dumpsters.

The Solution: Use the Regional Collection Center pathways for hazardous materials (appointment required) and follow DMASWA’s scheduling rules before arrival. ^[2]

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EEAT Sources: [1] City of Dubuque: Curbside Collection (service area: single-family through six-unit multi-family households)  |  [2] DMASWA: Household Hazardous Materials — Iowa Residents (Regional Collection Center; appointment required; online scheduler)  |  [3] DMASWA: Landfill (current location/address: 101 Airborne Road, Dubuque)  |  [4] DMASWA: Hours / Fees (Mon–Sat 7:30–3:30; fee schedule effective July 1, 2024)  |  [5] DMASWA: Electronic Scrap (electronics banned from landfill; electronics recycling by appointment only)  |  [6] DMASWA: Electronic Scrap — Residential (screens accepted; program details)  |  [7] DMASWA: Electronic Scrap — Residential ($20 fee for TVs/monitors; other items often no cost)  |  [8] City of Dubuque: Glass Drop-Off Recycling (no glass in curbside bins; purple-bin locations incl. 101 Airborne Rd, 949 Kerper Blvd, Asbury Plaza Hy-Vee)  |  [9] City of Dubuque Resource Directory (legacy campus listing: 14501 U.S. Highway 20 W)  |  [10] DMASWA: Household Recycling (county drop-off recycling containers; no-charge access)  |  [11] City of Dubuque: Large Item Pick-Up (city scheduling pathway and fee-based collection)

Regional Compliance Hub: Recycling, Hazardous Materials, Electronics & Glass — Dubuque / Dubuque County, IA

This regional hub is designed to help apartment owners, asset managers, property managers, and residents support compliant waste and recycling practices by connecting the City of Dubuque's curbside collection system with current Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency (DMASWA) recycling, electronics, household hazardous-material, battery, and disposal programs.

The City of Dubuque currently provides curbside collection services to single-family through six-unit multifamily households within city limits. Properties above six units are outside the City's standard published 1–6 unit curbside-service framework and should verify their property-specific waste and recycling arrangement with Dubuque Public Works and their authorized downstream provider. ^[1]

Residents without curbside recycling, including qualifying apartment residents, may use DMASWA's household recycling drop-off locations throughout Dubuque County at no charge. ^[2]

Dubuque Multifamily Recycling: 1–6 Unit City Service vs. Larger Properties

Standard City Curbside: Dubuque publishes curbside trash, recycling, food-scrap/yard-waste, and special-item collection for single-family through six-unit multifamily households. ^[1]

For eligible City solid-waste customers, curbside recycling is currently available at no separate charge, and the City provides yellow recycling bins or, subject to availability, 96-gallon blue recycling carts. ^[3]

Larger Multifamily Properties: properties containing more than six units should not automatically be described as either having mandatory City cart service or having “voluntary” recycling. Instead, property management should verify the site's current collection classification, City service eligibility, private solid-waste/recycling arrangement, accepted materials, container capacity, and downstream provider requirements.

Resident Drop-Off Option: DMASWA states that its household recycling containers are intended for Dubuque County residents who do not have curbside recycling pickup, including people living in apartments and rural areas. There is currently no charge to residents for use of those household drop-off containers. ^[2]

DMASWA Regional Collection Center: Household Hazardous Materials + Electronics + Special Waste

DMASWA operates the Regional Collection Center at its landfill campus at 101 Airborne Road, Dubuque, IA 52003. The facility provides household hazardous-material, electronic-scrap, battery, appliance, recycling, and other diversion/disposal services. ^[4]

• Current Site Address: 101 Airborne Road, Dubuque, IA 52003. ^[4]
• Facility Hours: Monday–Saturday, 7:30 AM–3:30 PM, subject to published holiday closures. ^[4]
• Resident HHM: appointment required for eligible Iowa residents of Dubuque and Delaware Counties. ^[5]
• Resident Electronics: appointment required. ^[6]
• Electronic Screens: current residential DMASWA fee is $20 per television or computer monitor. ^[6]

Current DMASWA FY2027 Rates — Effective July 1, 2026

DMASWA's current published pricing structure became effective July 1, 2026. Current examples include: ^[4]

• Municipal Solid Waste: $52 per ton, current minimum charge $20. ^[4]
• Appliances: $20 each. ^[4]
• Electronic Screens: $20 each. ^[4]
• Passenger Vehicle Tires: $8 each, up to four under the published per-item rate. ^[4]
• Untarped Loads: current published fee is $25 commercial / $10 residential. ^[4]

Fee Freshness Note: rates, minimum charges, accepted materials, and program requirements can change. Verify current DMASWA pricing and acceptance rules before transporting material.

Household Hazardous Materials: Resident Program vs. Property / Business Waste

DMASWA accepts qualifying household hazardous materials from Iowa residents of Dubuque and Delaware Counties at no cost through the Regional Collection Center. An appointment is required. ^[5]

For appointments made through the online scheduling tool, the current household hazardous-material limit is two 18-gallon totes/boxes. Residents with larger quantities are directed to contact DMASWA before arrival. ^[7]

Property / Business Waste Is Different: apartment maintenance-shop chemicals, contractor-generated paints or coatings, pesticides, solvents, fuels, and other property-generated hazardous material should not automatically be presented as household resident waste.

DMASWA's non-residential hazardous-material program is available only to qualifying Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQGs). Current eligibility generally requires the entity to generate no more than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month, store no more than 2,200 pounds on site at one time, and have less than 2.2 pounds of acutely hazardous waste on site. A non-residential customer packet, Agency review, appointment, and applicable fees are required. ^[8]

Electronics: DMASWA Landfill Restriction + Resident and Business Programs

DMASWA states that electronic scrap must be recycled and is banned from disposal in the DMASWA landfill under Agency policy. The Agency provides electronics recycling at the Regional Collection Center by appointment. ^[6]

This statement should be understood as a DMASWA Agency policy and should not be represented as a blanket statement that all electronics are universally banned from every landfill in Iowa.

Residential Electronics: televisions and computer monitors are currently $20 each. Many other accepted household electronics, including qualifying computer towers, laptops, peripherals, cables, phones, audio equipment, and small electronic devices, are currently accepted without a separate item fee. ^[6]

Property / Business Electronics: management-controlled or property-generated electronics should not automatically be presented as individual resident electronics. Non-residential customers must complete the applicable DMASWA customer packet and schedule an appointment. Current non-residential electronics pricing is $800 per ton ($8 per 20 pounds), with a $24 minimum. ^[9]

Glass Drop-Off Recycling: Purple Containers — No Glass in Dubuque Curbside Recycling

The City of Dubuque states that glass should not be placed in City recycling bins or tipper carts. Household glass is instead directed to DMASWA's purple glass recycling containers. ^[10]

Current accepted purple-bin glass includes: rinsed food and beverage containers, drinking vessels, candle jars, and cosmetic bottles/jars. ^[11]

Current Dubuque-area purple-container locations include:

• DMASWA Landfill: 101 Airborne Road, Dubuque. ^[11]
• City of Dubuque Municipal Services Center: 925 Kerper Court, Dubuque. ^[11]
• Northwest Arterial Hy-Vee: Asbury Plaza / Northwest Arterial, Dubuque. ^[11]

DMASWA maintains additional household recycling locations across Dubuque County. Property managers and residents should use the current DMASWA location directory rather than relying on an older static list. ^[2]

Household Recycling Drop-Off: County Access for Residents Without Curbside Service

DMASWA currently provides household recycling containers at ten locations around Dubuque County for residents, including residents who do not have curbside recycling service. The Agency currently charges residents no fee to use those household drop-off containers. ^[2]

Accepted household materials currently include qualifying paper products, corrugated cardboard, #1–5 plastic containers, aluminum, steel, and other listed metals. Glass uses the separate purple-container pathway. ^[12]

Property Manager Caution: resident drop-off availability should not automatically be treated as authorization for a commercial or aggregated property-management recycling load. Verify the appropriate property-level recycling arrangement with DMASWA, Dubuque Public Works, and the property's downstream provider.

Batteries: Keep Lithium & Rechargeables Out of Ordinary Trash and Recycling

DMASWA warns that improperly discarded batteries in trash and recycling are a leading cause of fires at solid-waste and material-recovery facilities. ^[13]

The Regional Collection Center accepts most household battery types by appointment, including alkaline, lithium, lithium-ion, NiCad, NiMH, automotive batteries, battery backups, and qualifying battery-containing devices. ^[13]

DMASWA also maintains community residential battery drop-off locations, so an RCC appointment is not the only resident recycling pathway. ^[13]

Not Accepted Through the Residential Battery Locations: current DMASWA guidance excludes EV batteries and e-bike batteries, and directs businesses to the separate business battery-recycling program. ^[13]

Bulk Furniture & Large Items: City Service for Eligible Utility Customers

The City of Dubuque provides fee-based large-item collection through Public Works for eligible City collection customers. Large items are normally collected on the customer's regular curbside collection day after the required scheduling process. ^[14]

• Landfilled Large Material: approximately 10–12 kitchen bags or about the size of an average couch: $14. ^[14]
• Appliances: $25 each. ^[14]
• TVs / Monitors: $25 each through the City large-item program. ^[14]
• Small Corded Electronics: $6 per pickup under the City's current large-item program. ^[14]

Private Multifamily Properties: properties outside the City's applicable curbside utility account should coordinate couches, mattresses, appliances, televisions, and other bulky items with their private downstream provider rather than assuming eligibility for City large-item collection.

Eligible material may also be delivered to the DMASWA landfill, 101 Airborne Road, subject to current disposal rules and fees. ^[4]

Dubuque Rental Property: Rubbish Storage & Property-Maintenance Responsibilities

The City of Dubuque currently lists the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) among its adopted property/building codes. The City's property-maintenance requirements apply to rental properties and can be enforced through routine rental licensing inspections and complaint-based inspections. ^[15]

Dubuque's local amendment to IPMC §308.2.1 — Rubbish Storage Facilities recognizes that a landlord may, in certain circumstances permitted by Iowa law, assign maintenance responsibility to a tenant through a written agreement. ^[16]

If the City requests that written agreement, the landlord must provide it. Under the current local amendment, responsibility for the violation defaults to the property owner if the requested documentation is not provided within five days of service of the notice of violation. ^[16]

• Maintain Waste Areas: keep resident collection areas, dumpsters, compactors, and surrounding property orderly and usable.
• Document Responsibility: retain written leases or maintenance agreements when responsibility has been lawfully allocated.
• Respond to City Notices: provide requested responsibility documentation promptly; the current local amendment uses a five-day documentation deadline.
• Plan for Turnover: increase bulk-item, cardboard, and extra-volume controls during predictable move-in/move-out periods.

How National Doorstep Supports Dubuque Multifamily Operations

National Doorstep helps multifamily property managers create a consistent resident-to-property-container workflow through valet waste, valet recycling where supported by the property's recycling infrastructure, resident education, contamination procedures, and Proof of Pickup® service documentation.

National Doorstep's standard doorstep service operates upstream from off-site hauling and disposal. With ownership or authorized property-management approval, porters move properly prepared resident-setout waste or recyclables from apartment doors to property-designated containers or collection points on private property.

National Doorstep does not replace or interfere with City of Dubuque curbside collection, DMASWA programs, or the property's licensed, contracted, permitted, or otherwise authorized downstream waste/recycling provider.

Standard doorstep porter service should not be represented as off-site hauling unless a separately authorized service expressly covers that function.

Proof of Pickup® and related service records can support property documentation, resident communication, quality assurance, and operational review. They do not constitute a governmental inspection, legal opinion, hauler authorization, disposal authorization, permit, or certification of regulatory compliance.

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Compliance Note: This page provides general operational information and links to governmental and regional waste-management resources. It is not legal advice and does not constitute a governmental inspection, legal opinion, hauler authorization, disposal authorization, permit, or certification of regulatory compliance. Property-specific requirements should be verified with the City of Dubuque, Dubuque County where applicable, DMASWA, and the property's authorized downstream waste/recycling provider.

Government / Provider Independence: National Doorstep Pickup, LLC is an independent private service provider and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or acting on behalf of the City of Dubuque, Dubuque County, the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency, or any downstream waste/recycling provider referenced on this page.

EEAT / AUTHORITATIVE ORDINANCE & POLICY SOURCES: [1] City of Dubuque — Current Curbside Collection / Single-Family Through Six-Unit Multifamily  |  [2] DMASWA — Drop-Off Recycling FAQ / Apartment & Rural Resident Eligibility / No Resident Charge  |  [3] City of Dubuque — Current Curbside Recycling / Yellow Bins & 96-Gallon Blue Carts  |  [4] DMASWA — Current Hours & FY2027 Rates Effective July 1, 2026 / 101 Airborne Road  |  [5] DMASWA — Household Hazardous Materials / Dubuque & Delaware County Iowa Residents / Appointment Required  |  [6] DMASWA — Residential Electronic Scrap / Agency Landfill Policy / Appointment / $20 Screens  |  [7] DMASWA — Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Appointment System / Two 18-Gallon Tote Limit  |  [8] DMASWA — Non-Residential Hazardous Materials / VSQG Eligibility & Appointment Requirements  |  [9] DMASWA — Non-Residential Electronic Scrap / $800 Per Ton / $24 Minimum  |  [10] City of Dubuque — Glass Drop-Off Recycling / No Glass in Curbside Recycling  |  [11] DMASWA — Current Purple Glass Program / Accepted Glass / Current Dubuque Locations  |  [12] DMASWA — Household Recycling / Ten County Drop-Off Locations / Accepted Materials  |  [13] DMASWA — Residential Battery Recycling / Fire Safety / Community Drop-Offs / EV & E-Bike Exclusions  |  [14] City of Dubuque — Current Large-Item Pick-Up / Furniture, Appliances & Electronics Fees  |  [15] City of Dubuque — Current Adopted Codes / 2021 International Property Maintenance Code  |  [16] City of Dubuque Code — Local IPMC §308.2.1 Rubbish Storage Amendment / Landlord-Tenant Responsibility Documentation

Regulatory information reviewed: August 8, 2026. Municipal service eligibility, DMASWA rates, appointments, accepted materials, recycling locations, rental-property requirements, and downstream-provider procedures can change. Verify current requirements before making property-specific operational decisions.

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