Appliance Recycling

Appliances frequently contain hazardous materials such as refrigerants, mercury-containing devices and PCB capacitors. Iowa requires that all discarded appliances be demanufactured by a permitted appliance demanufacturer prior to disposal. Demanufacturers remove the hazardous components and dispose of them in an environmentally sound manner prior to recycling the metal.

There are many locations that collect discarded appliances for processing by a permitted demanufacturer. To locate a collection site near you, contact your local solid waste agency.

Resources and Information

• Permitted appliance demanufacturers list

• Iowa Administrative rules require appliance demanufacturing permit holders to report the amount of appliances demanufactured and the amount of refrigerant, mercury and PCB capacitors disposed of each year.
  • Report form
  
  
• Application forms (all *.pdf format):
  • Application to become an appliance demanufacturer
  • Application to become an appliance demanufacturer
  (*.Word file)
  • Appliance Demanufacturing Permit Inspection Form
  • EPA Refrigerant Recovery or Recycling Device Acquisition Certification Form
  • EPA Notification of PCB Activity
  • Zoning form
  
  
• Waste Disposal
  EPA and State rules require that the PCB storage area be inspected every 30 days, and the inspection be documented.
  • PCB 30 day inspection checklist
  • EPA refrigerant fact sheet
  
  
• Training
  A person who has completed DNR-approved training must be on-site at all times when appliance demanufacturing is taking place. Contact Theresa Stiner for more information on training.
• Appliance Demanufacturing Certification Training from Barker-Lemar Engineering


• Appliance Demanufacturing Newsletter
  • January 2008
  • January 2007

DNR Contact
Theresa Stiner
(515) 281-8646
Theresa.Stiner@dnr.iowa.gov

Susan Johnson
(515) 281-7982
Susan.Johnson@dnr.iowa.gov