Columbus Junction Services
Garbage & Recycling collection is every Wednesday please have out by 6:00AM
Holiday Schedule – 2026
Labor Day: Thursday September 10th, 2026
The following holidays will be collected on your normal scheduled day:
New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
If you are uncertain about your holiday schedule, please place your garbage out by 6:00 AM on your regular collection day, and we will ensure to pick it up by 4:00 PM the next day.
Fall Clean-up Schedule
Friday October 2nd, 2026
ITEMS NEED TO BE CURBSIDE BY 6AM
ITEMS ACCEPTED:
Misc. household unwanted items, including (2) furniture items.
Window & Door (1 of each, per household)
Regular household food waste
Carpet rolled and tied in 6ft length (1 roll per household)
“Limit 2” Appliances – washers, dryers, water heaters, refrigerators, a/c units, microwaves, and stoves. (No food waste or trash in appliances)
Misc. Scrap Metal items
Used oil – 5.gl limit.
Dried latex paint only – no other chemical waste will be allowed.
Misc. trash must be bagged or boxed “Loose trash will not be taken.”
Piles cannot exceed 8.ft Length x 8.ft width x 3.ft Height
Tv’s and Monitors require bulk sticker $30.00 sold at City Hall
Items must be bagged or boxed so the collectors can pick them up from the curbside. We will not rake or scoop up loose piles of trash thrown at the curb.
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:
Oil base Paint
Any & all Chemicals
Concrete, Bricks or Ashes
No construction or demolition material.
No Pianos – Organs – Hot tubs
We will not rake or scoop up loose piles of trash thrown at the curb
If the item is so big that it would require a trailer to haul it off, we cannot accept such items.
Questions?
Call: 319-385-4849
or 319-986-6919.