City Cleanup Events

Most communities offer cleanup events to give residents an opportunity to dispose of unwanted items. If you missed Spring Clean-Up for your community, you may need a large item sticker to dispose of your unwanted items at the curb.

2019 Special Collections

City	Date	Collection	Location
Alleman	Sept. 28	Cleanup Tires
Altoona	April 20 (South) April 27 (North)	Spring Cleanup	Monday Normal Collection Day – Clean up on 4/20 Curbside  Tuesday Normal Collection Day – Clean up on 4/27 Curbside
Ankeny	May 4 May 19 May 18-19 June 22 October 5 October 5 Oct. 26 - Nov. 24	Appliances/Electronics Spring Cleanup Tree & Brush Recycling Appliance & Electronics Leaf Collection Days	Prairie Ridge Aquatic Center  1220 NW Prairie Ridge Dr.
Bondurant	Nov. 2	Fall Cleanup	Curbside
Clive	April 4-5 April 4-5 May 4 May 11 TBD	Bundled Brush  Bundled Brush  Spring Cleanup  Spring Cleanup  Appliances/Electronics	East of Interstate; Curbside West of Interstate; Curbside East of Interstate; Curbside West of Interstate; Curbside Aquatics Center, 2123 NW 111th St.
Dallas Center/DeSoto	May 18	Spring Cleanup
Des Moines	See Calendar	SCRUB Events	View DSM Calendar for locations
Elkhart	April 27	Spring Cleanup	City Garage
Grimes	May 9-11	Spring Cleanup	Curbside  >> See Map for Schedule
Johnston	April 15-16	Spring Cleanup	Curbside on Regular Trash Day
Mitchellville	June 8	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Norwalk	May 4  May 6	Spring Cleanup	Drop-off Curbside
Pleasant Hill	April 13	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Polk City	April 27	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Prairie City	TBD April 6 July 14 October 13	Appliance/Scrap Metal Spring Cleanup Summer Cleanup Fall Cleanup	203 West Second St., HWY 117 Curbside Curbside Curbside
Runnells	April 6	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Urbandale	May 6-9	Spring Cleanup	Curbside on Regular Trash Day
West Des Moines	June 3-7	Spring Cleanup	Curbside on Regular Trash Day
Windsor Heights	June 15	Spring Cleanup	Curbside

2019 Tire Drop-Offs

In collaboration with Metro Waste Authority, many cities offer free Tire Recycling Drop-Off events once a year. 2019 events are available through the links below and listed on the online Calendar. 
Learn where you can recycle tires year-round.

City	Date	Location
Altoona	April 27	406 5th Ave. SW
Ankeny	May 18-19	1220 NW Prairie Ridge Dr.
Bondurant	May 18	306 First St., NW
Carlisle	TBD	645 Railroad St.
Clive	May 11	2123 NW 111th St.
Elkhart	TBD	452 NW Elm St.
Grimes	May 6-12	1700 SE Destination Dr.
Hartford	TBD	150 W. Elm
Johnston	April 18-20	6400 NW Beaver Dr.
Mitchellville	June 8	Public Works Shop - 201 Cotton Ave NW
Norwalk	May 4	2626 North Ave.
Pleasant Hill	April 13	5151 Maple Dr.
Polk City	May 4	301 E. Northside Dr.
Prairie City	April 9-11	203 West Second St., HWY 117
Runnells	TBD	Park Street
Urbandale	May 13-18	9401 Hickman Rd.
West Des Moines	April 13	560 S. 16th St.