West Des Moines, IA
Metro Waste Authority, West Des Moines collection.
Des Moines, IA
Des Moines, IA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Des Moines, IA street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection.
Setting out in Des Moines The cart sits at least three feet clear of any permanent structure, with the metal bar facing the street.
Verified schedule
Des Moines collection days, read from City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection.
Trash / garbage: Friday.
Friday is what one Des Moines address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Des Moines.
The cart sits at least three feet clear of any permanent structure, with the metal bar facing the street.
Pull the cart back within twelve hours of collection.
Carts have to be at the curb by 7 a.m. on garbage day, and no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before.
Stand the cart on a level surface no more than 18 inches from the street, roughly an arm's length out.
Keep at least three feet between the cart and other carts, yard bags, bundles, mailboxes, fences, walls and utility poles.
Read from the official Des Moines guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Des Moines days differ by address.
Pickup days in Des Moines depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Des Moines assigns collection days.
Des Moines publishes its collection routes as a map (City of Des Moines): each route area carries a fixed weekday for trash; the lookup reads that area for your address.
We last checked Des Moines on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Des Moines's pickup days.
Local source
City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection sets Des Moines's collection days.
City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection publishes trash days for Des Moines; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection in Oct 2026: trash.
Nearby
Around Des Moines: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Des Moines are West Des Moines, Ankeny, 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.
Ankeny, IA
City of Ankeny Trash & Recycling.
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 Des Moines, IA?
It depends on your street. City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Des Moines?
City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection publishes trash for Des Moines.
Local source
Verify with City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection.
The Des Moines address result links City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection directly.
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- Des Moines, IA
- Local source
- City of Des Moines Public Works — Garbage Collection
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Des Moines
- trash
Des Moines schedule lookup