The Ankeny Brief
You dragged the cart out and it's still sitting there - or you're not sure whether to. The quick version: in Ankeny, trash only shifts around major holidays, and because there's no city pickup, the exact rule depends on your hauler. 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. On the six big holidays, most haulers push collection back one day (Friday → Saturday). Not a holiday week? You're on your normal day. Ankeny has no city trash - confirm with your hauler.
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. Minor holidays (like Easter) typically cause no change. If this week has no holiday, your trash is simply on its normal day.
Unlike some towns, Ankeny doesn't run garbage collection - every household subscribes to a private hauler. So "is trash delayed" really means "does my hauler delay this week." The two you'll see most:
Both follow the one-day-after-a-holiday pattern, but always confirm on your provider's page. New to town and not sure who you're signed up with? See our trash & recycling guide for how Ankeny's hauler system works and how to find your day.
Ankeny Sanitation posts holiday changes in the news area of ankenysanitation.com. WM customers can check the WM app or wm.com. Or just call your hauler. When a holiday shifts things, we also flag it in the weekly Brief.
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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.
Your hauler - Ankeny Sanitation is 515-964-5229; WM customers use the WM app. Ankeny doesn't run trash itself.
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