Posted on February 14, 2025
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Your community's Spring Cleanup day is a great opportunity to get rid of large items or extra garbage right at your curb!
Not sure when your community’s Spring Cleanup day is? Find your date listed below, or give us a call at 515.244.0021.
What’s Accepted?
Items that can be set at your curb include:
- Couch
- Desk
- Lamp
- Toys
- Mattress
- Chairs
- Doors
- Carpet (must be cut into 4’ long x 18” diameter rolls)
What’s Not Accepted?
Items that should not be set out at your curb for Spring Cleanup include:
- Appliances
- Hazardous waste
- Yard waste
- Broken glass
- Tires
Collection Guidelines
When you’re considering if an item is accepted during Spring Cleanup, ask yourself:
- Can two people lift it?
- Is my pile smaller than the bed of a pick-up truck?
If the answers to these two questions are yes, then kick those items to the curb!
Make sure all your items are set at the curb by 6 AM on your scheduled cleanup day. Some haulers like to start before the sun rises!
If you find yourself with large or extra items after your Spring Cleanup is over, you can find more information on year-round disposal through our Large and Extra Item Sticker Program.
CITY |
SPRING CLEANUP DATE |
Altoona |
April 14-17, 2025
- Residents living south of railroad should have items at the curb by 6 AM on April 14.
- Residents living north of railroad should have items at the curb by 6 AM on April 16.
|
Bondurant |
May 17, 2025 |
Carlisle |
May 3, 2025 |
Clive |
May 3, 2025 (east of I-80/35)
May 10, 2025 (west of I-80/35) |
Des Moines |
Learn more here |
Grimes |
May 5-8, 2025
- Residents living south of Hwy 44 should have items at the curb by 6 AM on May 5.
- Residents living north of Hwy 44 should have items at the curb by 6 AM on May 7.
|
Johnston |
April 7-10, 2025
- Residents living west of 86th Street should have items at the curb by 6 AM on April 7.
- Residents living east of 86th Street should have items at the curb by 6 AM on April 9.
|
Mitchellville |
June 14, 2025 |
Norwalk |
May 12-15, 2025
- Residents west of Hwy 28/Sunset Drive should have items at the curb by 6 AM on May 12.
- Residents east of Hwy 28/Sunset Drive should have items at the curb by 6 AM on May 14.
|
Pleasant Hill |
April 26, 2025 |
Polk City |
April 24-25, 2025
- Residents should have items at the curb by 6 AM on April 24.
|
Runnells |
June 14, 2025 |
Urbandale |
Learn more here |
West Des Moines |
June 2-6, 2025 (on your regular collection day) |
Windsor Heights |
June 14, 2025 |
Only residents on city services, who have a brown garbage cart that says Metro Waste Authority, are eligible to participate in Spring Cleanup.