From 8 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. On Saturday, people can dispose of unwanted electronics, appliances, and scrap metal at a city parking lot in Newton. The City of Newton and Newton Sanitary Landfill are hosting a recycling event with A-Line Iron and Metals based in Waterloo. The company does have a location in Kellogg. Unwanted items should be brought to the City-owned parking lot at North 2nd Avenue West and West 4th Street North, which is on the southeast corner of the DMACC Newton Campus block. A-Line Iron and Metals will have employees be on-site to collect a variety of items, including:

Heating & Cooling: rooftop units, air conditioners, condensers, chillers, heat pumps, furnaces, water heaters.

Yard & Equipment: riding and walk-behind mowers, bikes/trikes, garden tillers, pool ladders, grills (no tanks), snow blowers, weed-eaters, pool heaters, drills, metal chairs/furniture.

Household Items & Appliances: stoves, washers/dryers, refrigerators (no food), deep freezes (no food), microwaves, dishwashers, exercise equipment, garbage disposals, metal sinks, trash compactors, garage doors & openers, metal bathtubs, vacuums, blenders/mixers/toasters, pots/pans/electric skillets, fans, saws, metal cabinets, and lead-acid batteries.

Electronics (recycled for free): copiers, printers, fax machines, phones, cell phones, phone systems, computer towers/servers, VCRs, DVD/Blu-ray players, video game systems, camcorders, cameras, stereo systems, speakers, calculators, TVs, and computer monitors.

Newton City staff says A-Line Iron and Metals is fully certified by the Iowa DNR and the EPA to safely de-manufacture appliances, freon, and electronics. For questions, call A-Line Iron and Metals at (641) 526-8040.