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Des Moines To Host First MEGA SCRUB Event

Photo: City of Des Moines

(Des Moines, IA) -- The City of Des Moines hosts it's first MEGA SCRUB event of the year. Residents can drop-off unwanted items tomorrow (Saturday) from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hoover High School. Roll-off dumpsters will be available for large items. Residents can also drop off household hazardous chemicals without a fee. Appliances and tires will be accepted, and there will be a paper shredder. Proof of residency is required, in the form of a photo I-D or current utility bill with a Des Moines address.

This Saturday, the Public Works Department will also host a monthly SCRUB event at the MWA Transfer Station (4198 Delaware Ave.) and the MWA Compost Center (1601 Harriett St.) from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For a full list of accepted items by location, and a schedule of the rest of 2022’s SCRUB and MEGA SCRUB events, visit 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

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