4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Johnson County, Iowa.
Verified from official government sources
Iowa City runs municipal weekly curbside garbage, recycling and organics collection; Coralville and North Liberty run their own. Unincorporated Johnson County has no county service — rural households hire a private hauler or self-haul to the regional landfill.
Unincorporated Johnson County sets no set-out hour or bin-screening rule — your hauler decides. Iowa City directs residents to place carts curbside by 7 a.m. on collection day and bring them back the same evening.
No county bulk route serves unincorporated Johnson County — self-haul large items to the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center or book a private hauler. Iowa City offers appliance and bulky-item pickup for a per-item fee.
Iowa bans yard waste from landfills, so Johnson County's cities run curbside recycling and organics diversion. Iowa City collects curbside recycling plus a combined yard- and food-waste organics cart. Iowa's 5-cent bottle deposit covers most beverage containers.
Iowa Code § 455D.9
Land disposal of yard waste as defined by the department is prohibited.
1 cities in Johnson County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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