(Des Moines, IA) -- The City of Des Moines will hold a Mega SCRUB event Saturday, May 20th at Polk County River Place. Residents can drop off an expanded list of household items from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Residents with yard waste or tree debris can take leaves, brush and branches to the City's Compost Center at 1601 Harriet Street. All other bulk trash items can be taken to the MWA Transfer Station at 4198 Delaware Avenue. Both run from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Proof of residency is required and will be accepted in the form of photo ID or a current utility bill with a Des Moines address.
A full calendar of this year's SCRUB events along with important SCRUB guidelines is available at DSM.city/SCRUB.
Additional items that are ONLY accepted at MEGA SCRUB Events are:
- Aerosols
- Acids/Bases
- Antifreeze
- Batteries: Rechargeable mercuric-oxide (button batteries), nickel cadmium (NiCd), lithium (Li), nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) or car batteries)
- Cell phones
- Cleaners, drain and liquid cleaners
- Fertilizers
- Floor care products
- Gasoline and kerosene
- Glues
- Light bulbs: high efficiency only: SFLs, ballast, high intensity discharge
- Motor oil
- Oil filters
- Oven cleaner
- Paints: Oil based only. NO LATEX!
- Petroleum-based adhesives
- Pesticides
- Poison
- Pool chemicals
- Roofing tar
- Rust removers
- Sharps: must be contained in detergent bottles or sharps containers (not milk jugs or pop bottles). Lids must also be taped.
- Shellac and stains
- Thermostats/thermometers