Trash & Recycling in Iowa (2026)

Anyone who collects and hauls garbage, refuse, or yard waste for a fee anywhere in Black Hawk County, including inside…

Davenport Public Works collects trash weekly and recycling every other week for single-family through three-plex homes…

Des Moines collects trash weekly at least 52 times a year and requires carts set within 18 inches of the curb, three…

Iowa City sets a strict window for curbside collection: containers cannot go out before 3:00 PM the day before pickup…

Sioux City requires owners to set trash and yard waste at the curb once the city gives collection notice, with alley…

Cedar Rapids bars curbside solid waste, yard waste, and recycling carts from the curb or alley earlier than 6 p.m. the…

Davenport carts go between the curb and sidewalk, or within two feet of the alley edge, never on the sidewalk or…

Des Moines caps curbside cart set-out at 12 hours before and after your collection day, with carts placed at the street…

In unincorporated Polk County, letting litter, garbage, or organic waste accumulate on your property is a health…

Sioux City limits how long garbage and yard-waste carts can sit curbside: no more than 24 hours before pickup and…

Cedar Rapids requires households to schedule bulky item pickup in advance with the Solid Waste Recycling Department…

Davenport collects bulky waste (furniture, appliances, tires) every other week on your recycling day at no extra…

Des Moines residents must buy a $5 large-item disposal sticker and schedule pickup with Public Works before setting out…

Iowa City will only haul away bulky solid waste, like couches, appliances and tires, if you call ahead and get approval…

In unincorporated Linn County, yard waste, grass clippings, leaves, garden waste, brush and trees, must be kept…

Sioux City runs no curbside bulk-item pickup: residents haul large trash, tires, and major appliances to the city's…

Iowa Code Chapter 455D bans yard waste, lead-acid batteries, waste oil, and certain electronics from landfills…

Cedar Rapids requires every single-family home and every unit in a building of four dwellings or fewer to separate…

Davenport provides curbside recycling every other week. Accepted materials include glass, aluminum, steel and tin cans…

Every dwelling in Iowa City that fronts a public street gets weekly curbside recycling collected the same way as trash…

Iowa bans yard waste from landfills, so Johnson County's cities run curbside recycling and organics diversion. Iowa…

Des Moines runs a voluntary single-stream curbside recycling program: residents who opt in get a city-issued blue…

Sioux City residents on the city's regular collection route can voluntarily join curbside recycling, but must separate…

Iowa City does not force every household onto a food-scrap program, but it does regulate food waste once it enters the…

Cedar Rapids bans leaving, placing, throwing or dumping solid waste, yard waste or recycling materials on any public…

Des Moines bans dumping litter, solid waste, yard debris or other foreign material on streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way…

Dumping rubble or garbage anywhere in Sioux City, Iowa without the property owner's consent is banned citywide, backed…

Scattering refuse or dumping trash on streets, private property, or into any stream in unincorporated Black Hawk County…

Dumping trash, junk, rocks, corncobs, brush, vehicles or machinery on a Story County secondary road right-of-way…

Iowa City bans throwing or depositing litter anywhere in the city outside a proper receptacle, on public property or…

In unincorporated Linn County, yard waste like grass, leaves and tree limbs may be burned under an open burning permit…

In unincorporated Black Hawk County, Iowa, owners and occupants must keep yard waste separated from garbage and refuse…

Cedar Rapids requires yard waste in green YARDY carts placed within 3 feet of the curb, spaced 6 feet from other…

Des Moines requires yard debris kept separate from trash and set out in city-approved bags, green-lid carts, or…

Iowa City bans yard waste from the regular trash bound for the landfill. Grass, leaves, brush and garden residue must…

Sioux City yard waste for curbside pickup must go in approved containers, with tree limbs capped at 2 inches thick and…

Story County Code Chapter 40 requires yard waste, meaning grass clippings, leaves, garden waste, brush and trees (not…

Des Moines bars privately owned dumpsters and trash containers from public street rights-of-way except in alleys, and…

Commercial dumpsters in Iowa City must sit on private property, stay off the strip between a building and the street…

Sioux City, Iowa requires a city engineer permit for any dumpster or roll-off container placed in the public…

Cedar Rapids collects solid waste and yard waste from every household and business at least once a week, between 7 a.m…

Des Moines picks up residential solid waste weekly, at least 52 times a year, per a schedule the city manager sets…

The City of Iowa City collects residential refuse once a week on a fixed route and bills each responsible party for the…

Sioux City collects solid waste and yard waste from low-density homes at least once a week, shifting pickup a day…

Des Moines runs a voluntary single-stream curbside recycling program: blue wheeled carts get picked up every other…

Iowa City splits recycling duty by property size. Small-scale residences of four or fewer dwellings fronting a public…