Spring Cleanup Days

Spring Cleanup Days are city wide collection days organized for residents to dispose of large household items. Think of all the things you would like to get rid of during an intense spring cleaning...that is what Spring Cleanup Days are for.

The following list is compiled by spring cleanup date.

Participating Cities		Dates of Service
Altoona Fall clean up day		October 18, 2008
Windsor Heights (Trash Only) clean up day		May 15th and 16th 2008
Polk City		Saturday April 19th, 2008
Urbandale		Week Of April 21st, 2008
Clive (east of the interstate)		May 3rd, 2008
Clive (west of the interstate)		May 10th, 2008 Bundled Brush - April 17th and 18th and October 9th and 10th, 2008
Norwalk		Monday May 5th and-Tuesday May 6th, 2008
West Des Moines Your spring clean up day will be based upon your collection day of the week.
If collection day is Monday, your spring cleanup day is 3-24-2008.		Monday March 24, 2008
If collection day is Tuesday, your spring cleanup day is 3-25-08.		Tuesday March 25, 2008
If collection day is Wednesday, your spring cleanup day is 3-27-08.		Thursday March 27, 2008
If collection day is Thursday, your spring cleanup day is 3-31-2008.		Monday March 31, 2008
If collection day is Friday, your spring cleanup day is 04-02-2008.		Wednesday April 2, 2008
Johnston		May 12th and May 13th, 2008

Please note: that there is a possibility the dates of collection may change due to the volume of debris collected on a particular route. For example, if Monday's route has high volumes to collect, Tuesday's route may be delayed by one day or only part of Tuesday's route will be collected with the remainder being collected on Wednesday. Solid waste will be collected on your regularly scheduled date during spring clean up.

The following items will NOT be accepted:

• Tires
• Vehicles and/or major auto parts.
• Buildings, major building parts, or large piles of building material.
• Concrete chunks (ALL SIZES).
• Asphalt shingles over 65 lbs. in total weight.
• Banned substances such as
  • lead
  • acid
  • batteries
  • waste oil
  • explosive material
  • medical waste
  • drugs
  • poisons
  • highly combustible material
  • paint
  • any other toxic or hazardous substance
• Animal Carcasses.

The following appliances will NOT be accepted during Spring Cleanups:

• Refrigerators
• Washers
• Dehumidifiers
• Freezers
• Furnaces
• Air Conditioners
• Stoves
• Dryers
• Microwaves
• Water Heaters
• Dishwashers

To arrange for a pickup of any of these appliances, call Artistic Waste Services at 262-4040.

If your city does not have a cleanup day then consider renting a 10 cubic yard rolloff container. Ten yard containers hold 3-5 pickup loads of material, and they are perfect for spring cleanups and small remodel jobs. For more information call 262-4040 or check out our Rolloff Services.

Questions - Call Artistic Waste Services at 262-4040