West DSM News

Annual Spring Cleanup will take place in West Des Moines on a resident’s regular garbage collection day during the week of June 5 - 9. Spring Cleanup is an opportunity for residents to dispose of items that don’t fit in their garbage carts.

Acceptable items include mattresses, couches, small roles of carpet (up to 4 feet in length and 18 inches in diameter), end tables, fans, lamps, TVs, monitors and grills (with propane tanks removed).

Items not accepted include appliances (such as air conditioners, water heaters, washers, dryers, dehumidifiers, etc.), propane gas grills, building materials, concrete, glass, construction and demolition waste, tires, vehicles/major auto parts, yard waste, hazardous waste, paint, oil, medical waste or poisons.

If you’re unsure whether an item is accepted, call Metro Waste Authority at 515-244-0021.

Officials are asking residents to set out only as much as will fit in the bed of a pickup truck. If it’s reasonable that two individuals can lift it, crews will collect it.

Bagged or boxed items will not be collected since these items can be placed in carts year-round or on the curb during a normal collection day with a $1.00 “extra trash” sticker. Crews will pick up items in their original box (such as an artificial Christmas tree in its original box).

Spring Cleanup service is available to all West Des Moines residents eligible for City provided solid waste collection. Per City ordinance and similar to other solid waste collection, Spring Cleanup items should be placed out for collection no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled pick-up day and by 6:00 a.m. the day of collection.

Please Note: Since appliances are not accepted during Spring Cleanup, residents are urged to bring them to the WDM Public Services East facility, 560 S. 16th Street, on Saturday, June 10, from 8 a.m. to 12:00 (noon) for our Scrap Appliance and Metal Drop-off Event. Learn more about the Scrap Appliance and Metal Drop-off event. 

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