City Cleanup Events

Most communities offer city cleanup events to give residents an opportunity to dispose of unwanted items. Event dates and guidelines vary by community. When notified, we list collection dates and information below and on the Calendar. For specific questions, contact your city hall. 

2017 Special Collections

City	Date	Collection	Location
Altoona	April 22	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Ankeny	May 20-21	Spring Cleanup	Prairie Ridge Aquatic Center  1220 NW Prairie Ridge Dr.
Bondurant	May 20 May 20 June 3	Spring Cleanup Brush Drop Off Appliances	Curbside Public Works Building (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Lot East of City Hall (8 a.m. to Noon)
Clive	April 6 April 7 May 6 May 13 May 20	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.
Des Moines	See Calendar	SCRUB Events	View DSM Calendar for locations
Grimes	May 18, 19 & 20	Spring Cleanup	Curbside  >> See Map for Schedule
Johnston	April 17 & 18	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Mitchellville	April 29	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Norwalk	Week of May 15	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Pleasant Hill	April 29	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Prairie City	May 27 May 27 July 22 Oct. 14	Appliance/Scrap Metal Spring Cleanup Summer Cleanup Fall Cleanup	203 West Second St., HWY 117 Curbside Curbside Curbside
Runnells	April 8	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Urbandale	April 24-27	Spring Cleanup	Curbside on Regular Trash Day
West Des Moines	June 5-9	Spring Cleanup	Curbside on Regular Trash Day
Windsor Heights	May 11	Spring Cleanup	Curbside

2017 Tire Drop-Offs

In collaboration with Metro Waste Authority, many cities offer free Tire Recycling Drop-Off events once a year. 2016 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 22	406 5th Ave. SW
Ankeny	May 20-21	1220 NW Prairie Ridge Dr.
Bondurant	May 20	306 First St., NW
Carlisle	April 27 & 28	645 Railroad
Grimes	May 20 & 21	1700 SE Destination Dr.
Hartford		150 W. Elm
Johnston	April 20 & 22	6400 NW Beaver Dr.
Mitchellville	April 29	Public Works Shop - 201 Cotton Ave NW
Norwalk	May 20	2626 North Ave.
Runnells	April 8	West Park Street - Runnells City Park
Pleasant Hill	April 29	5151 Maple Dr.
Polk City	May 6	301 E. Northside Dr.
Prairie City	April 11-13	203 West Second St., HWY 117
West Des Moines	April 15	560 S. 16th St.
Windsor Heights	May 11	Colby Park from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.