JOHNSTON, Iowa – Des Moines Metro communities are preparing for spring clean up.
The city of Johnston expects to collect from around 8,000 households Monday April 15th and Tuesday April 16th .
Items allowed to be placed on the curb include: box springs, books, mattresses, chairs, TVs, doors, old dishes, tables, couches and computer monitors.
Items the city will not accept include grass clippings, appliances, dirt, sod, printers, yard waste, windows, broken glass, concrete, landscape material, logs and limbs, railroad ties, batteries, drywall, fences, paint and tires.
Johnston residents can bring tree branches in to the Public Works facility on April 18th through the 20th to be recycled, but only branches up to 18 inches in diameter.
People can bring tires off the rim, but only four per household.
According to WHO Channel 13, Metro Waste Authority collected around 72 tons during Johnston’s two-day spring clean-up in 2018.
Waukee has cleanup scheduled for the end of April and West Des Moines is scheduled for early June.
Metro Waste Authority has a full list of dates for each metro city's spring clean-up for 2019. It also includes Des Moines' SCRUB events, which let residents know where to drop off items and is broken down by neighborhood.