(Polk County, IA) -- The Metro Waste Authority's regular yard waste collection season is underway. The program accepts small branches, sticks, twigs, and other garden vegetation. Residents can use Compost It! stickers or bags or a yard debris bin to place items on the curb for pick-up.
For collection, residents of participating communities should place yard waste at the curb with stickers, or in bags or carts, by 6 AM on their regular collection day. Cities participating in the Compost It! program include: Altoona, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines*, Grimes, Johnston, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale, West Des Moines, and Windsor Heights.
For more information, visit www.WhereItShouldGo.com, or call Metro Waste Authority at 515.244.0021.
*Yard waste is picked up year round in the City of Des Moines
Cassie Riley of the Metro Waste Authority tells WHO Radio News last year more crews collected more than 6,000 tons of yard debris.
She also reminds spring cleaning homeowners to take advantage of the MWA's hazardous waste drop-off locations to get rid of items that should not go in the normal trash.