• Des Moines Service Area
  • Residential Service
    • Garbage
      • What Goes in the Garbage Can?
      • Household Hazardous Wastes
    • Recycling
      • What Goes in the Recycling Cart?
    • Yard Debris
      • What Goes in the Yard Debris Cart?
    • Billing & Service Information
  • Commercial Service
    • Billing
    • Garbage
      • What Goes in the Garbage?
      • Basic Garbage
        Information
    • Recycling
      • What Goes in the Recycling Container?
      • Basic Recycling Information
      • Where to Recycle Unusual Items
    • Landscape Debris
      • What is Commercial Landscape Debris?
    • Construction Debris
    • Hazardous Waste
    • Special Waste
    • Containers
  • Multi-Family
    • Garbage
      • What Goes in the Garbage Can?
      • Household Hazardous Waste
    • Recycling
      • What Goes in the Recycling Container?
    • Landscape Debris
      • What Goes in the Landscape Debris Container?
    • Containers
  • Multi-Family Service - Owner/Manager
    • Billing
    • Garbage
    • Household Hazardous Waste
    • Recycling
    • Landscape Debris
    • Containers

Commercial Garbage Collection Services
The City of Des Moines contracts with Allied Waste for pick-up of garbage from businesses. Garbage costs are determined by the garbage container size chosen and number of weekly pick-ups.

Allied Waste also provides recycling and landscape debris collection services for businesses.

Typically, tenants do not have decision-making ability for their garbage and recycling services. These tenants need to talk to their Property Manager or Building Owner for service-related questions and desired changes.

Start, Stop or Change Service
To start, stop or change your service call us at 206-652-8832, email us or complete the Online Form, and customer service will contact you.

What is Garbage?
List of items that belong in the garbage.

Basic Garbage Information
Questions, missed collections, report problems, extra pick-up, bad weather, bulky items, holidays, medical waste, oversize garbage

Billing
Billing questions, extra charges, rates

Containers
Types, dimensions, photos

Transfer Station (The Dump)
Hours, directions, rates, what they accept