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

Press release from the City of Ames:

October 26, 2020

The first No-Charge Yard Waste Day of the fall season will be this Saturday, Oct. 31, at GreenRU, 400 Freel Drive. Three additional no-charge Saturdays will be Nov. 7 (includes brush), Nov. 21, and Nov. 28. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for each day.

This year will include a voucher option for those unable to take advantage of the Saturday, Nov. 7, drop-off date, which includes brush. A single-use voucher may be picked up in advance by driving through the car lane at the Resource Recovery Plant, 110 Center Ave. This voucher may be used from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, at 400 Freel Drive. The voucher must be redeemed at time of disposal.

Those participating in Fall 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. Drivers should exit the site north on Freel Drive to Lincoln Way.

Please 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.

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