Cost & Location
2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids. There are fees to drop-off yard waste. Compost is no charge for Linn County residents.
Compost & Yard Waste
Compost is available at 2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Yard waste and food waste is accepted at 2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a fee. (OUT OF BULK COMPOST UNTIL SPRING 2025; SELF-LOAD AMOUNTS STILL AVAILABLE)
Solid Waste Agency staff are not authorized to unload any materials from customer vehicles or trailers. Customers are responsible for unloading items from their vehicles or trailers.
What to Do
Always stop at the scale first. No loads accepted after listed closing time.
Compost & Wood Chips
Compost and wood chips are available only at 2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Food Waste
The Solid Waste Agency accepts food waste at 2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
What To Expect
Yard waste and food waste is accepted at our Cedar Rapids location.
Please Note: Garbage & recycling items are not accepted at this location. Take garbage and recycling to the landfill location, 1954 County Home Road, Marion.
The Solid Waste Agency compost location can no longer accept large loads of trees, tree debris, and stumps/root balls. This applies to large loads of trees brought in by semi-trailers, side dump trailers, dump trucks, and other large scale equipment used in land clearing work. The Agency does not have enough space for these types of loads and cannot work them into windrows for composting.
