Yard Waste Drop-Off
Two Locations
Two Metro Waste Authority facilities are available to residents and businesses to drop-off yard waste. See the Rates & Payment pages for pricing.
Both landfills compost the material onsite and reuse it on the property. None of the material goes into the landfills.
City Drop-Off Options
| City | Availability | Location | Details |
| Altoona | Select Saturdays | 1200 Venbury Dr. | Learn more |
| Ankeny | Select weekends | 211 SE Lorenz Dr. | Learn more |
| Bondruant | Apr. 2 - Nov. 5 (First Sat. each month) | Corner of Pleasant St. NE & NE 86th Ave. | Learn more |
| Carlisle | | | |
| Des Moines | Select Saturdays | Two sites | Learn more |
| Polk City | Daily 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. | 409 E Northside Dr. | Learn more |