P & L Recycling LLC

As of 9-15-14, The Can & Bottle Redemption Center at the Weldon, IA location is to remain permanately closed after some tough considerations and thinking this last week or so. The cans/bottles that are still here to be counted will be counted as promised, but no more cans/bottles will be accepted effective immediately. If there are any complaints because of this action, please direct them to Bill Blum with The Iowa Department of Natural Resources at bill.blum@dnr.iowa.gov .  He is a person that can have opinions voiced to on the matters concerning Redemption Centers and why they are all closing here in Iowa. We Redemption Centers have been fighting, trying to get them to ammend the bottle bill here in Iowa so that we profit more than $.01/ can or bottle because the Redemption Centers cannot operate on that alone.  Since the beginning, the only way we could keep ours operating is because we do metal recycling also. Even on our best weeks with cans/bottles, it could Barely touch the wages of our can counter ladies and thats not even taking into account the other overhead expenses of operating it. It's all the same for every Redemption Center in Iowa. They say our roads are cleaner than our neighboring states because of the bottle bill, but they are wrong! We have our Bethany, MO location and down there with no bottle bill, the aluminum cans are bought by the pound which equals to just over $.01/ can for the customer. People down there scour the ditches looking for cans and don't throw them out because it's pure profit per can they keep. Up here, all you get is your $.05 back that you paid for.  It's time we all stand up to the state gov't and tell them what we want/need instead of the other way around.  I keep watching Redemption Centers closing left and right or doing limited days/hours or new ones opening and then within a years time closing. Come on Iowa, wake up! 

To our customers, There's no hard feelings and we hope there's none towards us for this decision, but we just couldn't afford to keep the money drain open any longer, we held out as long as we could, but we can't any longer and for that, we apologize.

We also have 3 dump trucks so that we can haul what you want us to haul! Very competitive rates also!

We have an excavator that we are able to do repairs on ponds, pond dams, and also build ponds for you. For examples, just come out and look at the ones on site. The ponds here, we have built including the one we call "the lake". Very competitive pricing and good experience!!! Call for more information (641-342-6459)