The Waukee Brief
You dragged the cart out and it's still sitting there, or you're not sure whether to. The quick version: in Waukee, trash only shifts around major holidays. And because Waukee has city collection run by one hauler, the rule is simple and the same for everyone. Here's how to know in ten seconds.
Your pickup is delayed only if a major holiday fell on or before your normal day this week. Waukee has city curbside collection, run by Ankeny Sanitation (ASI), and on the big holidays collection shifts back one day (Friday → Saturday). If the holiday falls on a weekend, there's usually no delay. Not a holiday week? You're on your normal day. Confirm at waukee.org or with ASI.
Waukee follows the holiday schedule of its hauler, Ankeny Sanitation. The holidays that commonly push collection back one day are:
When one of these lands during the week, that day and every day after it usually slide one day later, so a Thursday route runs Friday, and Friday runs Saturday. Pickups before the holiday stay put. And here's the Waukee-specific catch: if the holiday falls on a weekend, there's typically no delay at all. If this week has no holiday, your trash is simply on its normal day. The city points to Ankeny Sanitation for the exact list of observed holidays, so check there when you're unsure.
Unlike some metro suburbs, Waukee provides city curbside collection for single-family homes, bundled onto your monthly city utility bill. The city contracts the routes to Ankeny Sanitation (ASI), who run them Monday through Friday. So there's no hauler to shop for, and the holiday rule is the same citywide.
New to town and still setting up? See our Waukee trash & recycling guide for how city collection works, your carts, and how to find your day.
The City of Waukee Garbage & Recycling page (waukee.org) states that holiday weeks are delayed one day and points to Ankeny Sanitation for the observed-holiday list. For a missed pickup, call ASI at 515-964-5229. When a holiday shifts things, we also flag it in the weekly Brief. One more: on a Monday holiday, seasonal yard waste typically moves to Tuesday.
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No. Without a holiday on or before your pickup day, collection runs on its normal day.
One day. The holiday and every day after it shift back one day, so Friday's route runs Saturday. If the holiday falls on a weekend, there's usually no delay.
Ankeny Sanitation (ASI) at 515-964-5229, the city's contracted hauler. For billing or to start or stop service, call City of Waukee Utilities at 515-978-5502.
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