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Trash & recycling · Iowa

Trash day in 156 Iowa towns

Each town’s pickup day, drop-off and rules, from its own website.

156towns
58set pickup day
45day by address

Tap a town for its pickup day, drop-off and rules.

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AdelBy addressDay by addressMonAllisonMondayTrash dayMonAltonMondayTrash dayAltoonaEvery other weekCurbside recyclingAmesEvery other weekCurbside recyclingAnkenyHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerAsburyBy addressDay by addressThuAureliaThursdayTrash day
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BedfordHawn SanitationTrash haulerBellevueEvery other week, TueCurbside recyclingBettendorfBy addressTown pickup · day by addressMonBlue GrassMondayTrash dayWedBondurantWednesdayTown’s haulerBrooklynAudas SanitationTrash haulerBurlingtonDes Moines County Regional LandfillDrop-off
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CamancheBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressTueCarlisleTuesdayCounty or districtCarrollTown’s haulerCarroll Refuse Service picks up at the curb for every homeCascadeBy addressDay by addressCedar FallsCedar Falls Transfer StationDrop-offCedar RapidsEvery weekCurbside recyclingCharles CityEvery other weekCurbside recyclingClear LakeAbsolute Waste RemovalTrash haulerClintonClinton County Area Solid Waste Agency (CCASWA) public drop-offTown pickupColfaxTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeWedColumbus JunctionWednesdayTrash dayCoralvilleBy addressTown pickup · day by addressThuCorydonThursdayTrash dayCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Recycling CenterTown’s haulerCrescoBy addressTown’s hauler · day by address
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DavenportEvery other weekCurbside recyclingDecorahCity of Decorah Yard Waste SiteDrop-offWedDe SotoWednesdayTrash dayDubuqueBy addressPay per bag · day by address
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FriEarlhamFridayTrash dayWedEarlyWednesdayTrash dayEldoraKnight SanitationTrash haulerEldridgeBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressElkhartAnkeny SanitationTrash haulerEmmetsburgTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbEsthervilleBy addressTown pickup · day by addressTueEverlyTuesdayTrash day
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TueFarmingtonTuesdayTrash dayThuFertileThursdayTrash dayTueFort AtkinsonTuesdayTrash dayFort DodgeBy addressTown pickup · day by addressFredericksburgJendro SanitationTrash haulerMonFruitlandMondayTrash day
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GarnerCity of Garner yard waste dump (city dump)Drop-offGarwinTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeTueGeorgeTuesdayTrash dayGrimesMetro Waste AuthorityTrash haulerGrinnellPublic Services Department recycling drop-off centerTown pickupThuGrundy CenterThursdayTrash dayGuthrie CenterR & S WasteTrash hauler
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MonHartleyMondayTrash dayHawardenBy addressDay by addressFriHedrickFridayTrash dayTueHintonTuesdayTrash dayHopkintonKluesner SanitationTrash haulerHullEvery other weekCurbside recyclingHumboldtBy addressDay by address
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Ida GroveBy addressDay by addressTueIndependenceTuesdayTown’s haulerIndianolaIndianola Brush FacilityDrop-offIowa FallsTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbTueIretonTuesdayTrash day
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JohnstonBy addressCounty or district · day by address
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KeokukBy addressTown pickup · day by addressThuKeosauquaThursdayTrash dayKingsleyEvery other weekCurbside recycling
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Lake CityCity Yard Waste Disposal SiteDrop-offLake MillsBy addressDay by addressLake ParkTwice a month, WedCurbside recyclingFriLarchwoodFridayTrash dayLe ClaireBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressLe MarsBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressWedLone TreeWednesdayTrash dayWedLowdenWednesdayTown pickup
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ThuMacedoniaThursdayTrash dayManchesterBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressTueManningTuesdayTrash dayWedMapletonWednesdayTrash dayMaquoketaFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesMason CityBy addressDay by addressTueMilfordTuesdayTown pickupWedMinburnWednesdayTrash dayMissouri ValleyHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerWedMitchellvilleWednesdayTown’s haulerMononaFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesTueMontezumaTuesdayTrash dayMonticelloBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressMoraviaCarter Miller Services; Tim's Trash ServiceTrash haulerMount VernonBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressMuscatineBy addressTown pickup · day by address
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FriNashuaFridayTrash dayWedNewellWednesdayTrash dayNewtonBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressFriNora SpringsFridayTrash dayNorth LibertyPublic Works Facility (Spring Cleanup Day drop-off)Town’s haulerMonNorthwoodMondayTrash dayNorwalkCounty or districtA county or regional provider runs trash and recycling
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MonOcheyedanMondayTown pickupOelweinBy addressPay per bag · day by addressOrange CityBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressOrleansTwice a month, FriCurbside recyclingOskaloosaCity of Oskaloosa yard waste drop-off siteDrop-offOttumwaBy addressTown’s hauler · day by address
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MonPaullinaMondayTrash dayPellaBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressThuPeostaThursdayTrash dayPerryBy addressTown pickup · day by addressPleasant HillTown’s haulerMetro Waste Authority (MWA) picks up at the curb for every homePleasantvilleMidWest SanitationTrash haulerFriPolk CityFridayCounty or district
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RedfieldTown’s haulerAJS Sanitation picks up at the curb for every homeMonRiversideMondayTrash dayRock ValleyBy addressTown pickup · day by addressThuRockwellThursdayTrash day
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SanbornBrommer Sanitation Inc.Trash haulerTueScrantonTuesdayTrash daySergeant BluffBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressSheldonBy addressDay by addressSioux CenterBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressSioux CityBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressFriSolonFridayTown’s haulerSpencerTransfer Station (Garbage and Recycling Center)Drop-offSpirit LakeBy addressTown pickup · day by addressMonSpringvilleMondayTrash daySumnerBy addressDay by address
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TueTempletonTuesdayTrash dayThuTiffinThursdayTown’s haulerTiptonTipton's Recycling Center (Lower Shop)Town pickupThuTitonkaThursdayTrash dayTraerTraer Recycling CenterDrop-off
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WedUnderwoodWednesdayTrash dayUrbandaleBy addressTown pickup · day by address
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MonVan MeterMondayTrash dayVintonBy addressTown’s hauler · day by address
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WahpetonTwice a month, FriCurbside recyclingMonWalcottMondayTrash dayWalfordEvery weekCurbside recyclingWashingtonBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressWaterlooBy addressTown pickup · day by addressWaukeeBy addressDay by addressWaukonBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressWaverlyBy addressDay by addressThuWellmanThursdayTrash dayTueWesleyTuesdayTrash dayFriWest BranchFridayTown’s haulerWest BurlingtonYard Waste Drop-off SiteTown’s haulerMonWheatlandMondayTrash dayWilliamsburgBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressWindsor HeightsEvery other weekCurbside recyclingTueWinfieldTuesdayTrash dayWintersetEvery other week, same day as trashCurbside recycling

How Iowa towns handle trash

Of the 64 towns whose website says who picks up.

  • Town pickup 31%Town crews pick up at the curb
  • Town’s hauler 53%A contract hauler picks up at the curb for every home
  • Pay per bag 3%Curbside pickup, paid by the bag
  • County or district 9%A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling
  • Hire your own 3%No town pickup: you hire a private hauler

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