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City collection Furniture counts as landfilled material on the city large item pickup at the couch-sized flat rate, and the same load can be self hauled to the agency landfill by the ton. $14 for for a landfilled material load about the size of an average couch on the city large item pickup, while self hauling the same load to the agency landfill costs $52 per ton with a $20 minimum. City of Dubuque solid waste customers on the large item route, or any customer at the agency landfill scale house.
City collection Appliances are collected on the city large item route for a per unit fee, and Iowa requires them to be recycled, which the agency does at the landfill for a lower per unit fee. $25 per appliance on the city large item pickup, while the agency landfill charges $20.00 per appliance at the scale house. City of Dubuque solid waste customers on the large item route, or any customer at the agency landfill, where appliances must be recycled under Iowa rules.
City collection Dubuque charges trash by the cart under a pay-as-you-throw programme, with four monthly subscriptions, free curbside recycling and a separate organics collection for city solid waste customers. $19.56 per month for the 35 gallon cart, which takes up to 112 pounds, with the 48 gallon cart at $21.90, the 64 gallon cart at $26.27 and the 96 gallon cart at $36.89 on the same programme. City of Dubuque solid waste customers in single-family through six-unit multi-family households, billed monthly on the city utility account.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Dubuque runs its own curbside programme for households from single-family through six-unit multi-family, and the city charges trash by the size of the cart under a pay-as-you-throw system while recycling and the organics collection ride alongside it. Furniture, appliances, televisions, small corded items and metal do not go in the cart. The city sells a fee-based large item pickup for those, with a flat price for a couch-sized load, a per item price for appliances and screens and a per pickup price for small corded items and large metal. Anything the city refuses, including construction material and batteries, goes to the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency landfill on Airborne Road, where appliances and electronic screens each cost the same per unit, clean rubble is cheaper than mixed waste, and the organics facility takes yard waste by the ton. Household chemicals and electronics wait for an appointment at the agency's regional collection centre, because electronics are banned from the landfill by agency policy.
Dubuque charges trash by the cart under a pay-as-you-throw programme, with four monthly subscriptions, free curbside recycling and a separate organics collection for city solid waste customers.
City cost & eligibility
$19.56 per month for the 35 gallon cart, which takes up to 112 pounds, with the 48 gallon cart at $21.90, the 64 gallon cart at $26.27 and the 96 gallon cart at $36.89 on the same programme. City of Dubuque solid waste customers in single-family through six-unit multi-family households, billed monthly on the city utility account.
When & how
Set the cart out by 6 a.m. on the collection day and no more than 24 hours ahead, then bring it back within 24 hours after collection. Holiday weeks may move the trash, recycling, organics and large item day, and collection can run even when other city offices are closed.
Get it ready
Do not overfill the cart, leave two feet of clearance, keep it away from parked cars, basketball hoops, fire hydrants, light poles and trees, and point the arrow on the lid toward the street. Extra bags use a single-use sticker, one per bag or item, for bags under 40 lbs and items smaller than two feet by three feet, and stickers are sold in sheets of five for 10 dollars at area stores and at Utility Billing in City Hall.
The city collects oversized items on the regular collection day for a published fee, with flat pricing by load and by item, and an extra charge for an off-route trip.
City cost & eligibility
From $14 for for a landfilled material load such as extra trash or furniture, described as ten to twelve kitchen trash bags or about the size of an average couch, with appliances and televisions or monitors at $25.00 each, small corded items and large metal material at $6.50 per pickup and automobile tires at $9.00 each. City of Dubuque solid waste customers, charged to the utility billing account, with an extra $20.00 fee for an off-route pickup.
When & how
Book the collection online, through the REThink Waste app or by phone on 563-589-4250 during business hours, then set the items out by 6 a.m. on the scheduled date and no more than 24 hours before it. Items normally go on the regular collection day, and an off-route trip costs 20 dollars more.
Get it ready
Where the landlord pays the utilities, tenants have to pre-pay at the Utility Billing counter in City Hall on 50 W. 13th Street, and a household whose utility account is in someone else's name should call Public Works to arrange the collection. Asbestos, batteries, bricks, building and construction materials, ceiling tiles, chemicals, concrete, explosives, fencing, fire extinguishers, liquids, lumber, motor oil, paint, propane cylinders, rocks, shingles and yard waste are refused.
Furniture counts as landfilled material on the city large item pickup at the couch-sized flat rate, and the same load can be self hauled to the agency landfill by the ton.
City cost & eligibility
$14 for for a landfilled material load about the size of an average couch on the city large item pickup, while self hauling the same load to the agency landfill costs $52 per ton with a $20 minimum. City of Dubuque solid waste customers on the large item route, or any customer at the agency landfill scale house.
When & how
Book the city pickup for the regular collection day, or take the piece to the agency landfill on Airborne Road between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Get it ready
One couch-sized load is the unit the city prices, so a larger clear-out either books more than one collection or goes to the landfill by weight. Keep the piece clear of the cart and out of the recycling bin, and cover a self hauled load to avoid the untarped load fee.
Appliances are collected on the city large item route for a per unit fee, and Iowa requires them to be recycled, which the agency does at the landfill for a lower per unit fee.
City cost & eligibility
$25 per appliance on the city large item pickup, while the agency landfill charges $20.00 per appliance at the scale house. City of Dubuque solid waste customers on the large item route, or any customer at the agency landfill, where appliances must be recycled under Iowa rules.
When & how
Book the city pickup for the regular collection day, or take the unit to the agency landfill on Airborne Road and pay at the scale house before staff direct the vehicle to the appliance drop-off.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit and secure the doors. Refrigerators, stoves, ovens, dishwashers, microwaves, freezers, washers, dryers, water heaters, air conditioners, furnaces and water softeners are all on the appliance list, and a working refrigerator or freezer may qualify for the utility rebate programme that hauls it away and pays a rebate.
Screens and small corded items ride the city large item pickup, and the agency takes electronics by appointment only because its policy bans them from the landfill.
City cost & eligibility
From $6.5 per pickup for small corded items such as VCRs, keyboards, vacuums, fans, cables, chargers and speakers on the city large item collection, with televisions and monitors at $25.00 each from the city or $20.00 each at the agency regional collection centre, where most other electronics are free. City of Dubuque solid waste customers on the large item route, or any residential customer with an appointment at the agency regional collection centre.
When & how
Book the city pickup for the regular collection day, or make an appointment with the agency and stop at the scale house on arrival to notify the operator before heading to the collection centre.
Get it ready
Keep screens and corded items out of the recycling cart, which refuses electronics. At the agency, computer monitors and every kind of television carry a fee while laptops, tablets, cell phones, computer towers, peripherals, cables, players, game consoles, stereo components, holiday lights and small kitchen appliances are free, and electronics are banned from the landfill by agency policy.
The city large item pickup refuses building and construction material, so a project load goes to the agency landfill by the ton, with clean rubble priced lower.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 per ton for clean rubble such as concrete and brick without rebar with a $30 minimum, while mixed municipal solid waste carrying construction debris is $52 per ton with a $20 minimum at the agency landfill. Any customer at the agency landfill scale house, since the city large item programme refuses building and construction materials, bricks, concrete, lumber and shingles.
When & how
Take the load to 101 Airborne Road on Airborne Road between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and stop at the scale house on arrival.
Get it ready
Separate clean concrete and brick with no rebar from mixed debris, because the clean rubble rate is the lower of the two. Cover and tarp the load, since an untarped residential load carries a 10 dollar fee, and keep paint, chemicals, motor oil and asbestos out of the load because they belong at the regional collection centre or a specialist route.
The city collects yard debris and food scraps weekly from April through November and by appointment in winter, with carts, stickers, decals and brush ties sold for the service.
City cost & eligibility
From $2 per month for the 13 gallon organics cart, with the 64 gallon cart at $10.80 per month or $86.40 billed for the April to November season, an annual personal container decal at $43.50, single-use yellow stickers at $1.75 each or five for $8.75, and city brush ties at $1.75 each. City of Dubuque solid waste customers who receive the organics collection, using city carts or their own labelled containers.
When & how
Yard debris and food scraps are collected weekly on the regular collection day from the beginning of April until the end of November with no appointment, and from December through March every organics collection has to be booked by appointment for the normal collection day.
Get it ready
Branches and limbs go out under five feet long, paper yard waste bags must stay under 40 pounds and carry a yellow sticker, brush has to be no more than three inches in diameter and five feet long and tied with city brush ties, and personal 35 gallon containers need a decal or sticker looped through the handle. Keep construction material, glass, metal, painted or treated wood, pet waste, plant pots, plastics and waxed or soiled paper out, because the facility refuses them.
Large metal material rides the city large item pickup at a flat per pickup price, and the agency drop-off containers take only cans and jar lids rather than bulky metal.
City cost & eligibility
$6.5 per pickup for large metal material such as grills and bed rails on the city large item collection, charged to the utility account. City of Dubuque solid waste customers on the large item route. The agency household recycling containers take aluminum, jar lids and tin, steel and aluminum cans, but not bulky metal, car parts or oil filters.
When & how
Book the city large item collection online, through the REThink Waste app or on 563-589-4250, and set the metal out by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day.
Get it ready
Drain fuel and fluids from grills and mowers and remove the wheels, handles and any other non-metal parts before the pickup, and keep car parts and oil filters out of the load because the recycling containers refuse them.
Paint, chemicals and other household hazardous waste
Accepted with preparation
Household hazardous waste goes to the agency regional collection centre for Dubuque and Delaware county residents, year round and by appointment.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the appointment requirement and the two contact numbers without a fee schedule, so confirm the accepted material, the appointment and any charge with the agency on 563-557-8220 before the trip.
When & how
Make an appointment with the regional collection centre and take the material to the agency facility at 101 Airborne Road. The city directs questions to the agency education coordinator on 563-588-7933 or the collection centre on 563-557-8220.
Get it ready
Never pour gasoline onto the ground, into a sewer, a street drain or a water body, and never put it in the trash. Keep paint, chemicals, motor oil and propane cylinders out of the large item load and out of the carts, because the city refuses all of them on the curbside routes.
Trash, recycling and organics all run from the same curbside programme for households from single-family through six-unit multi-family. Carts go out by 6 a.m. on the collection day and no more than 24 hours ahead, with two feet of clearance and the lid arrow pointing toward the street, and extra trash uses a single-use sticker on each bag or item under 40 lbs and smaller than two feet by three feet. Holiday weeks can move the trash, recycling, organics and large item day, and collection may still run while city offices are closed.
The city large item service takes furniture and other oversized loads on the regular collection day, priced flat for a couch-sized load, per appliance or screen, and per pickup for small corded items and large metal. Book it online, in the REThink Waste app or on 563-589-4250, set the items out by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day and no more than 24 hours before it, and expect an extra 20 dollar charge for an off-route trip. Where the landlord pays the utilities, tenants pre-pay at the Utility Billing counter in City Hall on 50 W. 13th Street.
The Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency landfill at 101 Airborne Road opens Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and every customer stops at the scale house first. Municipal solid waste is 52 dollars per ton with a 20 dollar minimum, clean rubble such as concrete and brick without rebar is 30 dollars per ton with a 30 dollar minimum, organics are 46 dollars per ton with a 20 dollar minimum, appliances are 20 dollars each, electronic screens are 20 dollars each, and an untarped residential load adds 10 dollars. Electronics are banned from the landfill by agency policy and taken only by appointment at the regional collection centre, and the same centre takes household chemicals year round by appointment for Dubuque and Delaware county residents.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Dubuque Public Works with the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency
Book the city large item collection
A Dubuque household with furniture, an appliance, a television or monitor, small corded items, metal or a couch-sized load of extra trash.
Cost & conditions
From $14 for for a landfilled material load about the size of an average couch or ten to twelve kitchen bags, with appliances and screens at $25.00 each, small corded items and large metal material at $6.50 per pickup and automobile tires at $9.00 each. City of Dubuque solid waste customers, charged to the utility billing account, with an extra $20.00 fee for an off-route pickup.
Arrange it
Book online, in the REThink Waste app or on 563-589-4250, and set the items out by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day and no more than 24 hours before it.
Asbestos, batteries, bricks, building and construction materials, ceiling tiles, chemicals, concrete, explosives, fencing, fire extinguishers, liquids, lumber, motor oil, paint, propane cylinders, rocks, shingles and yard waste are refused, and a household whose account is in another name needs prior approval from Public Works.
City of Dubuque Public Works with the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency
Use the city organics collection for yard debris
A household with grass, leaves, brush, limbs and food scraps to clear.
Cost & conditions
From $2 per month for the 13 gallon organics cart, with the 64 gallon cart at $10.80 per month or $86.40 for the April to November season, an annual decal at $43.50, single-use yellow stickers at $1.75 each or five for $8.75 and brush ties at $1.75 each. City of Dubuque solid waste customers who receive the organics collection.
Arrange it
Order a cart from Public Works on 563-589-4250 or use a labelled personal container or paper bags, and set the material out by 6 a.m. on the collection day.
Construction material, glass, metal, painted or treated wood, pet waste, plant pots, plastics and waxed or soiled paper are refused, and winter collections from December through March need an appointment.
City of Dubuque Public Works with the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency
Self haul to the agency landfill
A household with construction debris, a mixed load, yard waste by the ton or a load the city large item route refuses.
Cost & conditions
From $52 per ton for municipal solid waste with a $20 minimum, while clean rubble such as concrete and brick without rebar is $30 per ton with a $30 minimum, organics are $46 per ton with a $20 minimum, appliances are $20 each and electronic screens are $20 each, and an untarped residential load adds $10. Any customer, with all loads crossing the scale house first and every load covered or tarped.
Arrange it
Take the load to 101 Airborne Road between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, stop at the scale house, and keep the load tarped.
Electronics are banned from the landfill by agency policy and go to the regional collection centre by appointment, appliances have to be recycled under Iowa rules, and the agency is closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
City of Dubuque Public Works with the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency
Book an appointment at the regional collection centre
A household with paint, chemicals, motor oil, propane cylinders, batteries or electronics to dispose of.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes the appointment requirement and the contact numbers without a fee schedule for household chemicals, while the agency publishes a $20.00 fee for each electronic screen, so confirm the material and any charge on 563-557-8220 when the appointment is booked.
Arrange it
Make an appointment, then take the material to the agency facility at 101 Airborne Road and stop at the scale house to notify the operator of the appointment.
The centre serves Dubuque and Delaware county residents, electronics are refused at the landfill itself, and the city refuses batteries, chemicals, paint, motor oil and propane cylinders on the curbside large item route.
Agency landfill and regional collection centre for waste, rubble, organics, appliances and electronics
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill
101 Airborne Road, Dubuque, IA 52003
Municipal solid waste including construction debris, clean rubble such as concrete and brick without rebar, yard waste for the on-site organics processing facility, appliances, passenger vehicle tires within the four tire limit, and household recyclables at drop-off containers. Electronic screens and other electronics are accepted at the Regional Collection Center by appointment only.
Every customer stops at the scale house first, loads must be covered or tarped, electronics are banned from the landfill by agency policy, appliances have to be recycled under Iowa rules, and the agency is closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with the organics processing facility taking yard waste inside the same window
From $52 per ton for municipal solid waste with a $20 minimum, while clean rubble is $30 per ton with a $30 minimum, organics are $46 per ton with a $20 minimum, appliances are $20 each, electronic screens are $20 each and an untarped residential load adds $10. Any customer, with the load crossing the scale house first.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How do I book a Dubuque large item pickup?+
Book it online, through the REThink Waste app, or by phone on 563-589-4250 during business hours, and the collection normally falls on the regular pickup day. Set the items out by 6 a.m. and no more than 24 hours before collection, and expect an extra 20 dollar fee if the trip has to be scheduled off route. Fees go on the utility account, and tenants whose landlord pays the utilities pre-pay at the Utility Billing counter in City Hall.Official guidance
Where does a couch go in Dubuque?+
On the city large item pickup, which charges a flat rate for a landfilled material load about the size of an average couch, or to the agency landfill on Airborne Road, where municipal solid waste is 52 dollars per ton with a 20 dollar minimum. Book the city collection online or on 563-589-4250, and set the piece out by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator in Dubuque?+
Two published routes: the city large item pickup at a per appliance fee, or the agency landfill on Airborne Road at 20 dollars per appliance paid at the scale house, where Iowa requires appliances to be recycled. The appliance list covers refrigerators, freezers, stoves, ovens, dishwashers, microwaves, washers, dryers, water heaters, air conditioners, furnaces and water softeners, and a working unit may qualify for a utility rebate instead.Official guidance
Where do Dubuque televisions and computers go?+
On the city large item pickup, where televisions and monitors cost a flat price each and small corded items are charged per pickup, or at the agency regional collection centre on Airborne Road, where screens cost 20 dollars each and most other electronics are free. The agency bans electronics from the landfill and takes them by appointment only, so book first and stop at the scale house on arrival.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Dubuque?+
The City of Dubuque Public Works Department runs curbside collection for households from single-family through six-unit multi-family, covering trash, recyclables, food scraps and yard waste, and the special large item pickup. Trash is charged by the cart under a pay-as-you-throw programme, recycling is free, and the office is at the Municipal Services Center on 925 Kerper Ct. on 563-589-4250. Disposal runs through the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency.Official guidance
Can I take my own load to the agency landfill?+
Yes. The landfill at 101 Airborne Road is open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and every customer stops at the scale house first with a covered load. Municipal solid waste is charged 52 dollars per ton with a 20 dollar minimum, clean rubble is 30 dollars per ton with a 30 dollar minimum, organics are 46 dollars per ton with a 20 dollar minimum, appliances and electronic screens are 20 dollars each, and an untarped residential load adds 10 dollars.Official guidance
