Press release:
By now, Des Moines residents with solid waste collection services should have received new CleanScapes garbage, recycling, and compost containers. If you have not received your new containers, please contact CleanScapes at 206-762-4900.

Allied Waste will continue to collect all their single-family residential carts during the first week of November. Please remember to leave all your Allied containers at the curb for pick-up. They will not be removing any customer-owned containers.

Under the new contract, CleanScapes will use hybrid compressed natural gas trucks, making Des Moines the first community in King County to use this type of green fleet.

No cost recycling service is now included with your garbage subscription. If you do not have a recycle container, please call CleanScapes to set up service. CleanScapes is also expanding the range of recyclables collected including plastics, motor oil, bottled kitchen fat/oil/grease, scrap metal, household batteries, and fluorescent tubes and bulbs.

All customers should have received a “welcome packet” from CleanScapes along with education material about recycling and composting. CleanScapes’ community outreach team has contacted many multi-family and commercial customers in Des Moines to discuss options for increased recycling and composting.

If you would like a visit to your site to assess your recycling needs, please contact CleanScapes at the number below. If you have additional questions, visit CleanScapes’ Des Moines website at http://www.cleanscapes.com/des_moines/community/ or call the Des Moines Customer Service line at (206) 762-4900. The customer service center is open 7-days a week from 8am-5pm.

You can also visit CleanScapes at the Des Moines Farmers Market on Saturday, October 29th.