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Waste Connections
Des Moines Residential Garbage Pickup Services
Residential
Waste Connections of Iowa – Des Moines uses route optimization software in order to provide our residential garbage and recycling customers with timely and efficient service that is also geared toward reducing our carbon footprint. Please have your dedicated Waste Connections residential trash and recycling carts and any yard waste curbside by 6 a.m. on your collection day. If you are a rural customer, please set your carts and specially provided yard waste receptacles placed curbside the night before. If you had your items out on time and your collection was missed, please contact Waste Connections of Iowa at 515-265-7374.
Service Areas
Waste Connections of Iowa – Des Moines proudly offers both subscription and residential trash, recycling and yard waste pickups throughout the Des Moines Metro area. If you do not see your Greater Des Moines residential trash pickup zone listed, please contact us at 515-265-7374 to learn what residential trash services we may provide to your residence, including residential roll-off dumpsters.
Residential Garbage
Residential Garbage Carts
CART PLACEMENT
For safety and efficiency reasons, please place your Waste Connections of Iowa – Des Moines cart out the night before your service day or no later than 6AM on your service day. And, please remove your Waste Connections containers from the street as soon after collection as possible.
- Bag all trash before placing in the container
- Place carts 3 feet apart
- Carts must be at least 6 feet from cars, trees, mailboxes, fences
- Cart wheels should be as close to the curb as possible
- Cart lids must be CLOSED COMPLETELY at all times
- For extra trash or large trash items, see below
96 Gallon – Subscription Service
Residential Waste Materials
Please bag ALL acceptable waste materials prior to placing items into your Waste Connections of Iowa – Des Moines garbage cart. For safety, legal, and environmental reasons, not all materials can be placed in Waste Connections Residential trash carts.
Acceptable Residential Garbage Items:
- Normal non-hazardous household waste
- Cat litter or small animal waste (if double bagged)
Note: West Des Moines house-side collection for Hazardous Waste is available. Visit Metro Waste Authority’s House Side Collections page for more information.
For additional or special pickup arrangements, please locate your community below for details.
Unacceptable Residential Garbage Items:
- Ammunition, fireworks
- Ashes, hot or cold
- Batteries, vehicle
- Concrete, dirt or rocks
- Construction materials
- Dead animals
- Electronics, computers, TVs
- Household Hazardous Waste – click for details
- Liquids Medical waste
- Motor oil
- Propane tanks
- Sharps (needles or syringes)
- Tires
- Un-bagged packing pellets or sawdust
- Yard waste
Bulk Waste - Extra Trash & Large Items
Please check your location below regarding residential bulk waste services, or for large cleanup projects, click here to learn about Residential Roll Off Service.
Extra Trash Pick Up Tag – West Des Moines
Community
For Extra Trash & Large Pickups
Ankeny
Call Waste Connections at 515-265-7374 to make arrangements.
Cumming
** For bulk items, purchase stickers at Cumming City Hall
Polk County Uninc
Call Waste Connections at 515-265-7374 to make arrangements.
Van Meter
Call Waste Connections at 515-265-7374 to make arrangements.
West Des Moines
*Purchase stickers at West Des Moines Vendor Locations
Large Item Pick Up Tag – West Des Moines
Residential Recycling
Residential Recycling reduces Greater Des Moines’ need for raw materials and dependence on fossil fuels – and because Waste Connections of Iowa provides single stream recycling carts with simple guidelines for your household to follow, helping to clean up our environment and become more efficient has never been easier.
Our local recycling market determines what can be placed in Waste Connections of Iowa – Des Moines single stream recycling carts. Please rinse and empty all items before placing them un-bagged in the recycling cart.
Residential Recycling Service Area
Waste Connections of Iowa - Des Moines residential recycling services are currently available in Cumming and Van Meter, Iowa. If you are in need of Des Moines regional recycling services and your community is not served by the Metro Waste Authority's Curbit! Program, contact us at 515-265-7374.
Residential Recycling Cart
96 Gallon Blue with Yellow Lid
Acceptable Residential Recycling Items:
- GLASS, ALL COLORS
- Bottles (no lids)
- Jars (no lids)
- Aluminum cans or tin cans
- Empty aerosol cans
- Wire hangers
- PLASTIC
- Screw-top plastics (with caps)
- Only yogurt and margarine tubs (no lids)
- PAPER
- Corrugated cardboard (breakdown and cut to fit into cart)
- Mixed paper (junk mail, phone books, envelopes)
- Newspaper, glossy inserts and magazines
- Paper food cartons (not caps) (not cylinder shaped)
- Shredded paper (place in paper sack or box)
Unacceptable Residential Recycling Items:
- Any item not on ‘Acceptable’ list
- Aluminum foil or foil baking pans
- Compostable cups, plates, utensils and bags
- Containers for hazardous materials
- Food contaminated items (pizza boxes, paper plates, napkins)
- Garbage or yard debris
- Plastic Bags or recyclables in plastic bags
- Plastic and Styrofoam food containers, lids & loose caps
- Styrofoam containers, dishes, cups, packing pellets
Residential Yard Waste
Currently, Waste Connections of Iowa - Des Moines offers seasonal residential yard waste service in Ankeny, Cumming, Van Meter, and Greenfield Plaza. Gardeners love to use composted grass and leaves to enrich their gardens and landscape. Please do not contaminate the yard waste-to-composting cycle with other items.
Collection Service Runs April 4th to November 26, 2022.
Ankeny Residents
Yard waste is collected on Mondays. No stickers required.
April 4th to November 21st
Greenfield Plaza Residents
Yard waste is collected on Thursdays. No stickers required.
April 7th to November 25th
Yard Waste Bags & Bundles
Please purchase and attach a Waste Connections Yard Waste Tag to your yard waste bags and bundles (excluding Ankeny and Greenfield Plaza residents).
Acceptable Residential Yard Waste – Bagged (max 60 lbs)
- Bag tied with Waste Connections Yard Waste tag attached
- Grass clippings
- Leaves
- Soft plant material
- Weeds
Unacceptable Residential Yard Waste
- Any item not listed above
- Animal waste or litter
- Dead animals
- Dirt, gravel, rock
- Plant pots
- Plastic bags
Residential Roll-Off Service
Renting a temporary roll-off dumpster from Waste Connections of Iowa – Des Moines can save a homeowner time and labor with their home remodel or house and garage cleanout project. Since 1997, area residents have depended on our professional customer service representatives to rent the right size container.
To learn more about the various Des Moines Residential dumpsters Waste Connections of Iowa offers, visit the Construction section of this website.
Residential Billing
Normal subscription Waste Connections of Iowa – Des Moines residential trash collection customers are invoiced on the first day of every quarter, with payment due on the 23rd of the same month. Additionally, some Waste Connections of Iowa residential garbage and recycling customers are billed through their city or homeowners association. If you require clarification as to how your Greater Des Moines residential trash service will be billed, call us at 515-265-7374.
Residential trash and recycling customers who are going to be away on vacation for at least three months may call our office at least a week in advance so we can adjust your account and notify the drivers.
New Waste Connections of Iowa residential trash customers will receive their first invoice in the mail. With that invoice on hand, residents can visit the ONLINE BILL PAY section of our website and pay their bill online either one transaction at a time or set up an automatic bill pay arrangements.
Payments accepted include:
- Bank account payments from savings or checking
- Credit or debit card payments: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
We also accept payments at our office:
Waste Connections of Iowa
4705 NE 22nd St
Des Moines, IA 50313
Phone: 515-265-7374
Hours:
Monday-Friday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
