Monday Kicks Off Yard Waste Collection in Waukee

Waukee residents who have been raking leaves or picking up small tree limbs can starts disposing of the material on Monday when yard waste collection resumes.

According to the city website, pick-up is on Mondays from April through the end of November. Items must be set out the night before or by 7 a.m. the day of collection.

Yard waste materials must be put into biodegradable bags or reusable containers and set at the curb. It is not necessary to purchase expensive yard waste bags at stores in Des Moines, the city says. Generic yard bags will work fine.

Sticks, brush and branches must be bundled and cut to 4-foot lengths and bundled (with twine or string) with 50-pound maximum weight per bundle or if they will fit into a small reusable container they will not need to be bundled.

If yard waste is placed in plastic or piled up at the curb without being bundled, it will not be collected.

Open burning is not allowed in the city of Waukee.