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Des Moines · Iowa

Junk removal across the Des Moines metro. One of the largest insurance industry hubs in the country.

Des Moines runs on one of the largest insurance industry concentrations in the country: Principal Financial Group HQ Downtown (Fortune 500 financial services and retirement), Wells Fargo (one of Wells Fargo's largest US employee bases is in West Des Moines), Nationwide Insurance regional, Athene, Voya Financial, EMC Insurance, plus dozens of broker and agent operations. Layer in Hy-Vee HQ (employee-owned Midwest grocery chain), Casey's General Stores HQ, DuPont Pioneer / Corteva Agriscience (Johnston HQ for global seed research), John Deere (Ankeny operations), plus UnityPoint Health and MercyOne. Drake University and the Iowa State Capitol anchor academic and government presence in Downtown. JRP runs route coverage across the Polk and Dallas County metro.

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JRP Loader at a Des Moines-area pickup
~720K
Des Moines-WDM MSA population
5
Counties in our coverage zone
Top 10
US metros by insurance employment per capita
Fortune 500
Principal Financial HQ Downtown anchor

Why Des Moines is operationally distinctive

Des Moines is one of the largest insurance industry hubs in the country.

Des Moines hosts one of the largest insurance industry concentrations in the US, anchored by Principal Financial Group's Downtown HQ tower (Fortune 500 financial services and retirement company). Plus Wells Fargo (one of Wells Fargo's largest US employee bases is in West Des Moines, with substantial back-office and customer service operations), Nationwide Insurance regional, Athene (annuities), Voya Financial, EMC Insurance, and substantial broker and agent presence across the metro. The metro routinely ranks among the top US metros by insurance employment per capita. The combined insurance and financial services density drives substantial corporate office work, secure document destruction needs (with SOC 2 Type II routing for sensitive financial documents), and recurring scheduled service for large corporate campuses.

Beyond the insurance cluster, the metro hosts substantial corporate, agricultural, and academic presence: Hy-Vee (employee-owned grocery chain HQ in West Des Moines, one of the largest grocery operators in the Midwest), Casey's General Stores HQ (convenience store chain), DuPont Pioneer (now Corteva Agriscience, Johnston HQ for global seed research and corn breeding), John Deere (Ankeny manufacturing operations), Kemin Industries. Plus UnityPoint Health and MercyOne Des Moines (combined health system anchor), Drake University, and the Iowa State Capitol with substantial state government presence in Downtown.

For multi-state corporate accounts spanning Des Moines plus operations in Omaha, Minneapolis, Chicago, or other Midwest metros, we coordinate disposal routing across all jurisdictions under one master account.

The West Des Moines corporate corridor

Substantial corporate office density in the West Des Moines and Jordan Creek corridor.

West Des Moines anchors a distinct corporate office corridor along Jordan Creek Parkway, Mills Civic Parkway, and Westown Parkway, separate from but adjacent to the Downtown core. Wells Fargo operates one of its largest US employee bases here. Hy-Vee corporate HQ. Plus the Jordan Creek Town Center lifestyle retail anchor. The corridor functions as a second corporate office submarket alongside Downtown, with similar trip patterns and service-day scheduling needs but a distinct property mix favoring large suburban campus buildings over Downtown high-rise.

For commercial customers, we pre-stage Loader capacity to serve both Downtown high-rise and the West Des Moines suburban corporate corridor without unnecessary cross-metro routing during business hours. Winter weather considerations are a standing operational layer November through March, with snow and ice routing factored into scheduling. Substantial residential growth continues in Ankeny (one of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwest), Waukee, and the Grimes/Johnston corridor.

Strong realtor referral relationships in established neighborhoods including Beaverdale (Des Moines), Sherman Hill (historic), South of Grand, plus the West Des Moines older residential communities for high-end pre-listing and estate cleanout work.

Submarkets we cover

Coverage from Downtown Des Moines through the West Des Moines corporate corridor.

The Des Moines-West Des Moines MSA spans Polk and Dallas counties as the principal employment centers, plus the surrounding Madison, Warren, and Guthrie counties. Each submarket has a distinct commercial profile and disposal-routing pattern.

CBD & corporate HQ
Downtown Des Moines

Trophy office, Principal Financial Group HQ tower, the Iowa State Capitol, plus the substantial East Village restaurant and entertainment corridor and the Western Gateway Park. Plus Wells Fargo Arena and the Iowa Events Center. Common scopes: high-rise office TI, hotel furniture refresh, post-event venue cleanouts, secure document destruction.

Eds-and-meds anchor
Drake University / UnityPoint

Drake University main campus plus UnityPoint Health and MercyOne Des Moines anchor the academic and healthcare corridor. Plus the substantial medical office presence across the metro. Common scopes: hospital decommissioning, medical office TI, R2-certified IT routing, university procurement.

Corporate corridor
West Des Moines / Jordan Creek

Major suburban corporate corridor along Jordan Creek Parkway, Mills Civic Parkway, and Westown Parkway. Wells Fargo operates one of its largest US employee bases here. Hy-Vee corporate HQ. Jordan Creek Town Center lifestyle retail. Common scopes: corporate office TI, retail refresh, recurring commercial.

Established lifestyle
Beaverdale / Sherman Hill

Established Des Moines neighborhoods with active residential, the Sherman Hill historic district, and small-commercial. Strong realtor referral relationships. Common scopes: pre-listing cleanouts, estate work, small-business commercial.

Fastest-growing suburban
Ankeny

One of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwest along I-35. Substantial residential growth, growing commercial, plus John Deere Ankeny manufacturing operations. Different jurisdiction (City of Ankeny). Common scopes: pre-listing cleanouts, recurring multifamily, retail refresh, growing commercial, industrial cleanouts.

Northwest growth corridor
Urbandale / Johnston / Grimes

Northwest growth corridor anchored by Urbandale, Johnston, and Grimes. Corteva Agriscience (DuPont Pioneer) Johnston HQ for global seed research. Substantial residential and growing commercial. Different jurisdictions (each city). Common scopes: corporate office TI, agricultural research facility work, recurring multifamily.

Western Dallas County growth
Waukee / Clive

Western suburban growth corridor in Dallas County along I-80. Substantial residential growth and growing commercial. Different jurisdictions (Cities of Waukee, Clive). Common scopes: pre-listing cleanouts, recurring multifamily, retail refresh, small-business commercial.

Eastern suburbs
Altoona / Pleasant Hill

Eastern Polk County corridor along I-235 and I-80. Adventureland amusement park and Prairie Meadows Casino in Altoona. Substantial residential and tourism-adjacent commercial. Common scopes: pre-listing cleanouts, hospitality FF&E refresh, post-event cleanouts.

How disposal works in the Des Moines region

The infrastructure behind every pickup.

Iowa solid waste is regulated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under Iowa Administrative Code 567 Chapters 100-122. The Des Moines metro's regional disposal capacity is anchored by the Metro Park East Landfill (operated by the Metro Waste Authority) plus Republic Services and Waste Management regional facilities. The Iowa Recycling Surcharge encourages diversion, and we coordinate diversion documentation alongside disposal manifests.

Metro Park East Landfill
Mitchellville (Polk County, IA) · Operated by Metro Waste Authority · Regional MSW landfill

Major regional landfill serving the Des Moines metro. Used as a primary disposal endpoint for commercial work consolidated through Polk County and the surrounding metro. The Metro Waste Authority is a regional public agency covering multiple metro municipalities.

Des Moines Transfer Network
Multiple transfer stations across the metro · Republic, WM, Metro Waste Authority

Multiple transfer stations operated by the major haulers plus the Metro Waste Authority serve the metro. Used for consolidation before regional landfill routing. Includes recycling and C&D processing on-site at most facilities.

Dallas County disposal
Dallas County, IA · Iowa DNR-permitted

Regional disposal infrastructure serving Dallas County (West Des Moines, Waukee, Clive). Different county jurisdiction than Polk. Used for commercial work in the West Des Moines corporate corridor and surrounding Dallas County submarkets.

Secure document destruction
SOC 2 Type II partner facilities across the metro

Insurance and financial services accounts route sensitive document destruction through SOC 2 Type II compliant partner facilities. Chain-of-custody documentation provided alongside destruction certificates. HIPAA-aligned destruction available for health insurance accounts.

C&D Recycling & specialty
Multiple regional C&D processors across the metro

Construction and demolition debris routes through regional certified C&D processors. Iowa DNR diversion documentation applies to commercial construction projects. The Iowa Recycling Surcharge encourages C&D diversion. We coordinate diversion summaries with weight-by-stream breakdowns delivered alongside disposal manifests.

Mattress & appliance recycling
Regional partners across the Des Moines metro

Mattress and appliance routing depends on condition. Donation-eligible items route through regional partners (Goodwill of Central Iowa, DMARC, Habitat ReStore network) where condition permits. Hazmat partner coordination available for materials outside our standard scope.

Disposal routing depends on county jurisdiction (Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, Guthrie) and waste classification. Winter weather considerations factor into operational planning November through March.

Most common Des Moines scopes

Where Des Moines customers most often work with us.

Property management

Multifamily portfolios across Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, plus the broader Polk and Dallas County corridors. Recurring monthly bulk-waste plus on-call tenant move-out cleanouts.

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Healthcare

UnityPoint Health and MercyOne Des Moines (combined health system anchor), plus the broader regional medical office network. HIPAA-aligned IT destruction standard.

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Office & corporate

Insurance and financial services density: Principal Financial Group HQ, Wells Fargo (one of WF's largest US employee bases), Nationwide, Athene, Voya, EMC Insurance. TI debris, decommissioning, FF&E refresh, plus secure document destruction (SOC 2 Type II routing) for sensitive financial documents.

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Manufacturing

John Deere (Ankeny manufacturing operations), Hy-Vee distribution operations, DuPont Pioneer / Corteva Agriscience (Johnston seed research), Kemin Industries. Recurring industrial and agricultural-research facility cleanout work.

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Construction

Active GC coverage across the metro. Iowa DNR documentation requirements coordinated per project. Substantial residential growth in Ankeny (one of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwest), Waukee, Grimes, and the Johnston corridor driving new construction activity.

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Realtor & estate

Pre-listing cleanouts and estate cleanouts. Strong realtor referral relationships in Beaverdale, Sherman Hill (historic), South of Grand, plus the established West Des Moines residential communities.

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Single pickup, recurring contract, multi-property portfolio, or one-time project. Whatever the scope, we'll route to the right rep and respond within one business day. Coverage spans Polk, Dallas, and the broader five-county Des Moines metro under one master account.

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