Ames' First Fall No-Charge Yard Waste Day Is Saturday

From the City of Ames:

10/28/2019

The first No-Charge Yard Waste Day of the fall season will be this Saturday, Nov. 2, at GreenRU (formerly Chamness Technology), 400 Freel Drive. Three additional no-charge Saturdays will be Nov. 9 (includes brush), Nov. 16, and Nov. 30. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for each day.

New this year is a voucher option for leaf and brush disposal. Those unable to participate on Nov. 9 may pick up a voucher that allows one leaf/brush drop-off load at GreenRU from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, Monday, Nov. 11, or Wednesday, Nov. 13. Vouchers are available at Resource Recovery, 110 Center Ave., and must be redeemed at time of disposal.

Those participating in No-Charge Yard Waste Days are asked to enter the site from Dayton Avenue, then west on Southeast Fifth Street and north on Freel Drive to the site, and then exit north on Freel Drive to Lincoln Way.

Participants should follow GreenRU's rules for proper yard waste disposal. For additional information or questions, call GreenRU at 515.450.0450 and leave a message.

Yard waste is not accepted at the Resource Recovery Plant (RRP).

This press release was produced by the City of Ames. The views expressed here are the author’s own.