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.

2020 Special Collections

City	Date	Collection	Location
Alleman	TBD
Altoona	April 18 (South) April 25 (North)
Ankeny	TBD		Prairie Ridge Aquatic Center  1220 NW Prairie Ridge Dr.
Bondurant	May 16		Curbside
Clive	TBD
Dallas Center/DeSoto	TBDF
Des Moines	See Calendar	SCRUB Events	View DSM Calendar for locations
Elkhart	TBD		City Garage
Grimes	TBD
Johnston	TBD	Spring Cleanup	Curbside on Regular Trash Day
Mitchellville	June 6	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Norwalk	May 4	Spring Cleanup	Drop-off Curbside
Pleasant Hill	April 11	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Polk City	TBD		Curbside
Prairie City	TBD
Runnells	April 4	Spring Cleanup	Curbside
Urbandale	TBD	Spring Cleanup	Curbside on Regular Trash Day
West Des Moines	June 1-5	Spring Cleanup	Curbside on Regular Trash Day
Windsor Heights	June 6	Spring Cleanup	Curbside

2020 Tire Drop-Offs

In collaboration with Metro Waste Authority, many cities offer free Tire Recycling Drop-Off events once a year. 2020 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 25	406 5th Ave. SW
Ankeny	May 16 & 17	1220 NW Prairie Ridge Dr.
Bondurant	May 16	306 First St., NW
Carlisle	April 11	645 Railroad St.
Clive	May 23	2123 NW 111th St.
Elkhart	TBD	452 NW Elm St.
Grimes	May 9 & 16	1700 SE Destination Dr.
Hartford	TBD	150 W. Elm
Johnston	April 23 - 25	6400 NW Beaver Dr.
Mitchellville	June 6	Public Works Shop - 201 Cotton Ave NW
Norwalk	May 9	2626 North Ave.
Pleasant Hill	April 11	5151 Maple Dr.
Polk City	May 2	301 E. Northside Dr.
Prairie City	April 7 - 9	203 West Second St., HWY 117
Runnells	TBD	Park Street
Urbandale	April 27 - May 2	9401 Hickman Rd.
West Des Moines	April 11	560 S. 16th St.