Posted on January 31, 2025
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Spring is almost here, and with spring comes plenty of yard work! Luckily, curbside yard waste collection for twigs and branches, weeds, and lawn clippings begins March 31, 2025!
There are a variety of ways to easily get your yard waste collected curbside.
Option 1: Bags and Stickers
Yard waste can be placed in Compost it! bags or store-brand bags with a green Compost It! sticker attached. Bags and stickers are sold at many local grocers, home improvement, and convenience stores. Visit our Retailer webpage for more information.
Option 2: Cart Service
If you are setting out several Compost It! bags each week, you might find a Compost It! cart to be a better option. The 96-gallon cart can hold equivalent to three yard waste bags and is picked up weekly during yard waste season.
The annual price for Compost It! cart services is $128.
If you are new to requesting cart services, once you complete the form below, a new cart will be delivered with a subscription sticker within 10 business days of your order. This sticker will need to be renewed annually to continue cart services.
If you are renewing your cart subscription sticker for the 2025 season, stickers will be mailed within 10 business days.
To request a cart or renew your sticker, visit our Yard Waste Cart Subscription form.
Cities participating in the Compost It! program include Altoona, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines*, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Runnells, Urbandale, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights.
*Yard waste is picked up year-round in the city of Des Moines.