Great locally owned business to buy and sell metals. Just walk in the door to talk to whoever is…read moreworking the counter, and they'll take care of you.

don't even bother going if you just have normal stuff to dump. very rude employees and not in the…read moreslightest helpful.

Ankeny has needed a place like this for awhile! Gone are the days of waiting in line at hyvee or…read moreWalmart only to find a full or broken machine. Short wait to have your cans counted and they paid me cash right after. It looked like you could also do Venmo or donation to the charity of the month. I will definitely come back for all my can returns and recommend others.

Convenient location and quick service. I like the Venmo payment option also. The only downfall is…read moretheir hours during the week make it difficult to get there from work.

My dad drinks a lot of Diet Coke. Well, I think it's a lot because I'm not a soda drinker myself,…read morebut whenever I visit he's always within arm's reach of a bottle or a can. As a result, he accumulates a lot of recyclables in big plastic bags in the garage. Today, he gave me the daunting task of taking these bags in to get his deposit back. I've heard of the recycling machines at the Hy-Vees around here, but was warned that I'd have to feed each item individually. Hoping to find a quicker option, I used some Google-fu and found the Can Shed. Surely a place like this would be able to get me in and out quickly, right? I filled up the trunk of my rental car with bags and threw the last one into the back seat and headed on down. Indeed, there is an option to fill a bag with cans and get a fixed amount, which did save time. However, if you can't fill a bag completely, then you have no choice but to pop them into one of their machines. It seems like a logical thing to do would be to offer to pay rebates back by weight, just like what is done at the recycling center back home. Anyways, I was able to fill one of their bags (estimated to be 240 cans and thus $12 payback) but then I had to go through the tedious process of letting the machine individually count the remaining cans and bottles. Curious that we don't pay deposits on plastic water bottles. Seems like this would incentivize people to recycle water bottles instead of possibly throwing them in with the rest of the rubbish. Anyways, I was able to save a little time at Can Shed, and if my dad has amassed another small mountain of Diet Coke cans the next time I'm here, I'll bring them in.

I finally made the trip to Can Shed to get a recycle box for our garage and a couple of box liners…read more We've lived in Iowa City for a few months now and I still hadn't gotten around to it. I stopped here near closing on a Tuesday night and the guys working were very helpful. There isn't a lot of parking, so I'm not sure what you'd do if you were dropping off on a Saturday. Maybe park at the farm store across the parking lot? Anyway, I made it a point to come during the week and not on a Saturday. Saturday's are CRAZY at all Can Sheds. As I was getting out of my car one of the employees helped me right away. I paid $8 for the box and two bag liners; this included tax. We only plan to put cans in our box (box has an open bottom), so once that's full we'll get back $10. I'd suggest getting a separate bag and/or box for plastic bottles and a couple of banana boxes for glass beer/soda/wine bottles. When purchasing the box an instruction sheet was stapled to it with recycling and drop-off guidelines to follow. Definitely read this because if you don't have everything organized according to how they like it at Can Shed it'll slow down your return process. Iowa is one of the few states with any sort of bottle law, so help keep Iowa beautiful and recycle those cans and bottles! You'll be able to take that deposit $ and buy another case of pop or 6-pack. Recommend.

They give you a set $ for a bag average of 250 cans but if you count and tag the bag they will pay…read morefor what is in the bag. Have always been friendly and helpful. The smell is normal when people are too lazy to empty their cans before returning them, but not overwhelming. The bags have never ripped on me and, if you return cans in their bag, you get another free. Didn't get 5 stars because I have traveled many miles to get there only to find them closed during hours they should be open.

Have never ever had any problems with service, smell, or quality of the bags. Only once was I not…read moreable to redeem my cans, due to them taking off for the parade that was going on downtown. I had no idea they were closed until I saw the note on the door. I wasn't too happy about driving 30+ miles for nothing. But, when in doubt now I will call first!

This is the best compost I've used! I'm amazed with the results, especially after such a dry…read moresummer. All I got was a sample packet and the plant I applied it to flourished!

From the owner: Chamness Technology, Inc. is the expert in providing solutions to your non-hazardous waste…read moremanagement and recycling needs. We take pride in creating comprehensive solutions that are sustainable and customized to our clients in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Illinois. We study, test and generate answers to a wide variety of waste management issues. Our clients include leaders in the agricultural and industrial industries who seek responsible and sustainable management of their waste products.

I counted all of my cans. When I brought them in they told me there's no way so they guessed how…read moremany there were. They were completely off and I was shorted 14$. I'm not happy especially when the money I get from cans I put towards gas or food.

I got a flat tire in a parking lot while picking up dinner the other night. In horror I realized…read morethat my jack was in my girlfriends car so I was at the mercy of having to wait for roadside assistance to come help me get my spare tire on. Before I even had time to make the call, a gentleman pulled up and began placing a jack under my car. He then told me I could keep the jack as he and his family run a salvage yard here in town. That gentleman's name was Chris Bell and he saved me an enormous amount of time and anger that evening. A good man who went out of his way to help me like that deserves a shout out and good review. Please check out Bell Salvage in Ames for all your metal and appliance salvaging needs! It's right across the street from Carney's auto salvage yard.

From the owner: Bell Salvage provides scrap buying, roll-off container services, and appliance demanufacturing to…read moreAmes, IA, and surrounding areas. Last load accepted at 4:30 pm.

Highly dependable, professional, and consistent. Thankful for all their years of quality service…read moreto our community.

We have used Cox Sanitation since Sandy Springs was incorporated and Fulton County stopped its…read moretrash service. We have been satisfied with their service and low price.

Service provider 30 yrs+ never missed pickup. Takes just about anything. If something like tv…read moreor large item will provide information as to how to remove and if extra cost. Very reasonable.