Iowa Waste Exchange

Why a Materials Exchange Program?

Interested in improving your company’s bottom line? There is a huge market for your by-products. Do you have materials available? Do you need materials? Your Area Resource Specialist can assist you in finding the perfect match.

When you Divert It & Convert It with the Iowa Waste Exchange program, nothing goes to waste.

Participants can:

  • Obtain low- or no-cost materials
  • Reduce disposal costs
  • Reduce materials’ purchase costs
  • Generate revenue from waste materials
  • Free up storage space
  • Help divert waste from our landfills

About the Iowa Waste Exchange

The IWE is one of the nation’s premiere materials exchange programs. This no-cost, non-regulatory, confidential service matches institutions that produce byproducts with other groups interested in using or recycling those materials. The program assists clients in saving disposal and raw material costs while subsequently enhancing our natural resources through reducing, reusing, recycling, and renewing materials.

Area Resource Specialists are housed in various regions throughout the state and are here to serve you.

Learn more about Iowa Waste Exchange

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Need materials? Find your match.

Iowa’s Waste Exchange Program Success Stories

Johnson County Admin Building
With a $7.3 million remodel scheduled, everything in the building had to go. Without the capacity to transport any of these items, no good option for interim storage and a short time frame to work with, the Johnson County Board and sustainability staff reached out to Iowa Waste Exchange in Region 4 to provide assistance. Read Stories

Example surplus item at Johnson County Administration Building