City of Ankeny Trash & Recycling
The source this guide was checked against; it governs if anything here differs.
Ankeny, IA
Ankeny, IA trash pickup: who collects.
Ankeny does not publish an address-level schedule this site can read yet. Here is who collects there and where your day is set. Enter an address to see what the lookup can verify there and what residents nearby report.
How collection works
How trash collection works in Ankeny.
Ankeny has subscription garbage collection: each resident contracts individually with a private garbage hauler.
The City lists Ankeny Sanitation (515-964-5229), Aspen Waste Systems (515-974-1400), Garbage Guys (515-707-3866), Waste Connections of Iowa (515-265-7374) and Waste Management of Iowa (515-265-5267) as providing residential service. Contact them to start or stop service and for pickup days and times.
Recycling is separate: Metro Waste Authority's Curb It! program empties a recycling cart every other week. The cart lid shows your area's pickup schedule; set the cart out by 6 a.m. Metro Waste Authority's number is 515-244-0021.
Local source
Where this guide's Ankeny information comes from: City of Ankeny Trash & Recycling.
This page does not check a collection day for your address in Ankeny; it was last checked against City of Ankeny Trash & Recycling on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, carts and missed pickups belong with whoever collects your trash, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Ankeny Trash & Recycling in Oct 2026.
Nearby
Around Ankeny: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Ankeny are Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ames and Cedar Falls. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Des Moines, IA
City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection.
West Des Moines, IA
Metro Waste Authority, West Des Moines collection.
Ames, IA
City of Ames Recycling Pickup Days.
Cedar Falls, IA
City of Cedar Falls.
Waterloo, IA
City of Waterloo Sanitation Department.
Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar Rapids Solid Waste & Recycling.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Ankeny, IA?
Ankeny does not publish an address-level schedule this site can read yet, so this page cannot confirm the day for your address. Ankeny has subscription garbage collection: each resident contracts individually with a private garbage hauler. Residents who know their day can report it on the result page, and nearby homes then see it.
Local source
Verify with your garbage hauler.
City of Ankeny Trash & Recycling is the official source this guide was read from; the link below opens it.
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- Ankeny, IA
- Local source
- City of Ankeny Trash & Recycling
- Schedule
- Not published by address
- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Ankeny schedule lookup