TV Recycling in Muscatine, IA
TVs cost $10 (up to 18 inches) or $15 (larger) at the Muscatine Transfer Station or as a prepaid curbside pickup.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Note whether it’s a flat screen or an older CRT (tube) set; many programs price them differently.
- Ask whether a cracked screen or broken glass changes the price or handling.
- Confirm the total cost, including any visit fee, before you load it.
Iowa rules
- RCCs take non-working televisions for a disposal fee. Source: Iowa DNR disposal guide: Televisions (opens in new tab)
- RCCs do not take working televisions; DNR suggests offering them to neighbors or community groups. Source: Iowa DNR disposal guide: Televisions (opens in new tab)
More Iowa rules (12)
- DNR says flat-screen TVs (LCD, LED, plasma) have no cathode ray tube and are not considered hazardous. Source: Iowa DNR disposal guide: Televisions (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)
- 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
- Curbside Bulk Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Muscatine
- Tires, electronics and appliances (after two free a year) can be picked up if prepaid. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Special Collections (opens in new tab) · City of Muscatine
- Muscatine and Fruitland residents can dispose of bulky items at no charge through the year-round call-in Curbside Bulk Pickup program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Rates (opens in new tab) · City of Muscatine
- Curbside electronics: $10 for TVs up to 18 inches, $15 over 18 inches; $5 for monitors up to 19 inches, CPUs and printers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Transfer Station Fees (opens in new tab) · City of Muscatine
- E-waste: $5 for monitors up to 18 inches, CPUs and printers; $10 for TVs up to 18 inches; $15 for larger TVs and consoles. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Muscatine
- All city and county residents of Muscatine and Louisa counties can dispose of household hazardous waste at the Transfer Station at no cost during business hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Iowa DNR: Regional Collection Centers & Grants (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Iowa DNR lists the Muscatine Transfer Station (1000 S Houser St.) as a satellite RCC for Muscatine 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: Televisions (opens in new tab) · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- RCCs take non-working televisions for a disposal fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- RCCs do not take working televisions; DNR suggests offering them to neighbors or community groups. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNR says flat-screen TVs (LCD, LED, plasma) have no cathode ray tube and are not considered hazardous. 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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