Ankeny, IA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Section 111.04 sets the baseline collection frequency for the City's contracted solid waste system: residential premises must be collected at least once each week, and commercial, industrial and institutional premises must be collected as frequently as necessary for their volume, but in no case less than once each week. Section 111.01 establishes that this collection is performed under private contract with collectors licensed by the City rather than by a City crew, and § 111.07 requires every hauler to hold an annual collector's license from the Clerk, backed by public liability insurance of at least $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $50,000 for property damage, plus a $200.00 annual license fee.

Section 111.02 requires the vehicles and containers used for collection to be leakproof, durable, easily cleanable and maintained in good repair, and § 111.03 requires loads to be covered and secured so nothing falls, leaks or spills, with any spillage picked up immediately and the area cleaned. Section 111.06 lets a licensed collector enter private property to collect solid waste as the chapter requires, but bars collectors from entering dwelling units or other residential buildings. Together these sections guarantee Ankeny residents a minimum weekly pickup performed by a City-licensed, insured contractor operating compliant equipment.