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Metro Central Transfer Station, Des Moines, Iowa

4198 Delaware Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313

Mon9-11:30AM, 12-4:30PM
Tue9-11:30AM, 12-4:30PM
Wed9-11:30AM, 12-4:30PM
Thu9-11:30AM, 12-4:30PM
Fri9-11:30AM, 12-4:30PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Details from this site's Google Maps listing, pulled Nov 14, 2026. We have not yet checked them against the site's own page.

What to bring here

The trash layover. You drop it here, they truck it to a landfill. Often closer than the landfill itself, and usually a fee per load or by weight.

💡Hours come from the site's Google Maps listing and can change on holidays. Fees, residency rules and what's accepted vary, so call before you load up. Nobody wants to unload the truck twice.

Other dumps nearby, in case this one's closed

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Google Maps listing, pulled Nov 14, 2026

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Newton Sanitary Landfill

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Mon-Tue 7:30AM-3:15PM, Thu-Fri 7:30AM-3:15PM
Google Maps listing, pulled Nov 14, 2026