Recycling and Yardwaste
Recycling
Metro Waste Authority (MWA) implemented the Curb It! Recycling Program in 1994. The initial purpose of the program was to assist the Polk County area in meeting the state's recycling mandate requirements, which say that every community in Iowa must provide some type of recycling opportunities to its residents. The Curb It! Program helps residents recycle more than 18,000 tons of material each year. Since the program began, it has kept more than 15,000 garbage trucks from going to the landfill.
The Curb It! Recycle and Roll program makes it easy to recycle. Recyclables are picked up every other week on your normal garbage pick-up day. There should be a calendar sticker on the lid of the cart. Match the color of your recycling cart lid to the designated color on the sticker to determine the pick-up schedule.
There are two sizes of carts available. The recommended size is a 96-gallon container, and a 48-gallon container which must be pre-ordered.
Waste Management of Iowa is the company that will pick up recyclables at the curb. If your recyclables do not get picked up, your cart is damaged, or you have other cart issues, contact Waste Management at 515-244-7336.
For a complete guide about plastic recycling, please click here.
Key things to remember:
- On your designated recycling day, place your Curb It! recycling cart within 18 inches of the curb with the short metal bar facing the street.
- Do not place the cart near low hanging branches.
- Place the cart at least 6 feet away from mailboxes, lamp posts and other permanent structures.
- Yard waste bags and other large items should be 3 to 6 feet away from your cart.
- Placing the cart in your driveway reduces the likelihood that access to it will be blocked by vehicles, landscaping or snow.
- Close the lid prior to pick-up. The lid must be closed in order for the recyclables to be collected.
- You are encouraged to put your Curb It! recycling cart out prior to 7:00 a.m. on collection day in order to avoid a missed pick-up.
For more information on the Recycle & Roll program, please click here.
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Yardwaste
Yardwaste pickup is April through November.
Yardwaste needs to be bagged with a Metro Waste Authority Compost It! bag or a brown craft yard waste bag with a Compost It! sticker attached. Stickers must be attached to each brush bundle. Brush bundles cannot be more than 18" in diameter, must be under 4' long, and cannot weigh more than 40 pounds.
Bags and stickers are available at local grocery, hardware, and convenience stores. Bags are $1.55 each and sell for $7.75 in bundles of five. Stickers are $1.10 each (prices do not include tax).
Contact Artistic Waste 515-262-4040 for special arrangements for large item pick up. Large item stickers are $5.00 each and may be purchased at Clive City Hall, Dahl's, or Hy-Vee.
Seven large-item stickers (totaling $35) are required for appliance disposal. Contact Artistic Waste 515-262-4040 for special arrangements for appliance pick up.
Premium Compost It! Yard Waste Program
Clive residents who use the City’s garbage services are eligible to sign up for Clive and Metro Waste Authority’s Premium Yard Waste Collection Program. This program will allow participating residents the opportunity to use a 96-gallon wheeled container for weekly collection of their yard waste. This program is an alternative yard waste collection method and does not replace the current Compost It! program that utilizes the MWA Compost It! bags and stickers.
To Enroll
Complete an enrollment form and mail or deliver it with your payment to Clive City Hall. Residents should enroll early, during the month or March, to be guaranteed a container for the start of yard waste season. Upon receipt of payment, the city will deliver the yard waste container to your driveway and mail a sticker to your home, which will need to be affixed to your container.
Residents that already have a Premium Yard Waste Container will only need to purchase the seasonal sticker. Click here for the form or by going to the MWA website at www.mwatoday.com and pay using a credit card. Note: you cannot purchase a container online, just the sticker.
Highlights of the Premium Yard Waste Collection Program
- Containers must be ordered through the Clive City Hall office.
- Stickers must be obtained annually and placed on the designated area of the container.
- The program is an alternative to the current MWA Compost It! program.
- Residents are not required to use the premium container program.
- The container may only be used for yard waste disposal.
- Yard waste containers will be collected on the resident’s regular garbage collection day.
- Yard waste container collection dates will coincide with MWA’s Compost It! annual calendar.
- Residents may have more than one premium yard waste container.
