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Des Moines Public Works Department

Location Name
Des Moines Public Works Department

1700 Maury Street, Des Moines, IA 50317

Eligibility
Open to all Des Moines Residents
Required documents
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(515) 283-4950
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Main Phone

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Fees
Varies by service
Service area
Des Moines, IA

Sanitation provides trash recyclables and yard debris collection; residential trash and yard debris is collected weekly, recyclables are picked-up bi-weekly. Scrub Days 2024 for all neighborhoods in Des Moines: 3/18, 4/15, 5/20, 6/17, 7/15, 8/19, 9/16, and 10/21 at drop off points listed below. MWA Transfer Station, 4198 Delaware Avenue - 7 am-2 pm MWA Compost Center, 1601 Harriett Street - 7 am-2 pm MEGA Scrub 4/15 - Merle Hay Mall, 3800 Merle Hay Rd, 7 am-1 pm 5/20 - Polk County River Place, 2309 Euclid Avenue - 7 am-1 pm 7/15 - Capitol Complex Lot#3 West of East 14th South of Court Avenue - 7 am-1 pm 9/16 - Bell Avenue Business Park, 1901 Bell Avenue - 7 am-1 pm

Last assured
11/04/2025
Providing organization
Des Moines City Offices

Provides city government services to the residents of Des Moines.