Mattress removal
in Des Moines.

Des Moines keeps its bulky material in the city system rather than pushing it to a private hauler. Anything that will not fit the waste cart needs a pink Large Item sticker, an appliance needs seven of them, extra items, bags or boxes of trash need a pink Extra Trash sticker once the cart is full, and bulk tree limbs, branch bundles and holiday trees need a green Compost It! sticker; the stickers are sold at seven addresses around the city at the published prices, and the large item collection is scheduled by calling (515) 283-4950. For a bigger load there is no charge at all: the SCRUB events accept large trash items, bulk yard waste and more free of charge during the monthly events from March through November, and the city's own event photograph places a SCRUB drop-off at the Metro Central Transfer Station on Delaware Avenue. Yard material has its own rules when the city runs a vegetative debris collection, with limbs cut to ten feet or less, a maximum diameter of twenty-four inches and piles kept three feet from utilities, mailboxes and trees. Household chemicals go to the Metro Waste Authority's hazardous waste drop-off, open Tuesday to Friday from 10 AM to 6 PM and Saturday from 8 AM to noon and closed on major holidays, where bagged compost is taken at the same window. Electronics have to be confirmed, because the authority publishes a drop-off point and its accepted items list rather than a device list with prices, while a project load goes to the Metro Park East Landfill, where sorted rubble, concrete, clean wood and metal are taken at no charge per ton and a commingled load carries the authority's published C&D rate, so a Des Moines household confirms the device, the sort rules and the current rate with the authority rather than assuming acceptance. City bulk trash and appliances page with the pink Large Item sticker price, the seven sticker appliance rule, the scheduling line, the Extra Trash sticker, the Compost It! bulk yard waste rule and the sticker retailersCity garbage, recycling and cleanup hub with the free SCRUB drop-off events from March to November for large trash items and bulk yard waste, the Metro Central Transfer Station venue on Delaware Avenue, the bulk trash and yard waste links, and the vegetative debris collection requirementsMetro Waste Authority hazardous waste drop-off page with the Tuesday to Friday and Saturday hours, the holiday closure note, the accepted items and rates link, the bagged compost window and the authority's own location listMetro Waste Authority electronics entry inside its recycling and disposal guide, which links the hazardous waste drop-off hours and the accepted items and rates for that siteMetro Waste Authority construction and demolition section inside its recycling and disposal guide