Ames Area Recycling Guide
| RECYCLER | ADDRESS | TELEPHONE | HOURS | DESCRIPTION | |
| Aluminum | Bell Salvage | 500 Freel Drive, Ames | 515-232-9372 | M-F 8-5 Sat. 8-Noon | $20 cost on appliances |
| Antifreeze | Jiffy Lube | 232 S. Duff, Ames | 515-233-5823 | M-F 8-6 Sat. 8-5 | Cost:$3.99 for up to 5 gallons |
| Batteries | Resource Recovery Plant | 110 Center Avenue, Ames | 515-239-5137 | M-F 7-3:30 Sat. 8-Noon | drop off lead acid batteries (car, truck, boat, motorcycle) |
| Interstate All Battery Center | 220 Airport Road, Ames | 515-232-7101 | M-F 8-5:30, Sat 9-4, Sun 12-4 | drop-off all batteries | |
| Chemicals | Resource Recovery Plant | 110 Center Avenue, Ames | 515-239-5137 | W 12:30-3:15, call for appointment | kitchen, bathroom, workshop, garage, garden and miscellaneous chemicals (household hazardous waste) |
| Regional Collection Center | 225 Prairie Drive, Bondurant | 515-967-5512 or 1-888-603-2739 | T-F 2-6, First and Third Saturdays 8:30-11:30 | business/farm chemicals | |
| Corrugated cardboard | City of Colo | City Hall, Colo | 641-377-2238 | 24-hour drop-off | flattened; no cereal or shoe boxes |
| Drink cans | Ames Area Redemption | 1822 E. Lincoln Way, Ames | 515-663-9610 | M-F 7-5 Sat. 8-Noon | Iowa deposit containers: soda, beer, liquor, store brands |
| Area grocery stores | in your area | Iowa deposit beverage containers | |||
| Ferrous metal | Bell Salvage | 500 Freel Drive, Ames | 515-232-9372 | M-F 8-5 Sat. 8-Noon | all kinds (pays for some) |
| City of Colo | City Hall, Colo | 641-377-2238 | 24-hour drop-off | empty, rinsed cans | |
| Fluorescents | A-TEC Recycling | 5745 NE 17th St., Des Moines | 800-551-4912 or 515-244-7357 | M-F 8-5 | minimum pick-up fee |
| Energy Solutions International | 3829 71st St., Urbandale | 515-254-1150 | M-F 8-5 | minimum pick-up fee | |
| Glass | City of Colo | City Hall, Colo | 641-377-2238 | 24-hour drop-off | clear container glass only |
| Waste Management of Ames | 210 Freel Drive, Ames | 515-233-1458 | M-F 7-4 | regular pick up days; clear container glass only in bucket | |
| Household Goods | Story County Furniture Bank | Nevada | 515-382-7280 | Call Brett McClain first at 382-7292 | couches, chairs, tables, beds, curtains; no appliances or carpeting |
| Story County Conservation Board | RR, Box 272E, McFarland Park, Ames | 515-232-2516 | 8:30-4:30 | blankets, silverware, garden tools, usable wood; call for information | |
| Newspaper | City of Colo | City Hall, Colo | 641-377-2238 | 24-hour drop-off | no shiny paper, glossy coupons or magazines |
| Waste Oil | Decker's Petrol Palace | 821 Lincoln Way, Ames | 515-232-6670 | M-F 8-5 (no Saturdays) | up to 5 gallons; container returned |
| Resource Recovery Plant | 110 Center Avenue, Ames | 515-239-5137 | M-F 7-3:30 Sat. 8-Noon | up to 5 gallons free; $.25 each gallon over 5 gallons | |
| Butch's AMOCO | Lincoln Way/Duff Ave., Ames | 515-232-2555 | 24-hour drop-off | up to 5 gallons; quantity, call first | |
| Carney, Jerry & Sons | 1010 S. Duff Ave., Ames | 515-232-1897 | M-F 8-5:30 Sat. 8-2 | clean waste oil, any quantity (sealed containers only) | |
| Jiffy Lube | 232 S. Duff, Ames | 515-233-5823 | M-F 8-6 Sat. 8-5 | $1.99 for 5 gallons; containers returned | |
| Mike Louis Auto Body Repair | 1901 E. Lincoln Way, Ames | 515-232-3330 | M-F 8-5 | clean waste oil (sealed containers only) | |
| Paper | City of Colo | City Hall, Colo | 641-377-2238 | 24-hour drop-off | newspapers |
| Plastic | City of Colo | City Hall, Colo | 641-377-2238 | 24-hour drop-off | milk jugs only; rinse well, no lids |
| Propane Tanks | Resource Recovery Plant | 110 Center Avenue, Ames | 515-239-5137 | M-F 7a-3:30 p; Sat 8a-noon | drop off |
| Recycling | Second Generation Recycling | P.O. Box 123, Ames | 515-232-9215 | call for more information and/or curbside pick-up | newspaper, white paper, colored paper, glossy paper, corrugated cardboard, egg cartons, paper & plastic grocery bags, rechargeable batteries, steel, clothing, eyeglasses, paperback books, plastics, glass, tin cans, aluminum, Tetra-Pak containers, redeemable cans and bottles |
| Scrap metal | Bell Salvage | 500 Freel Drive, Ames | 515-232-9372 | M-F 8-5 Sat. 8-Noon | all kinds and sizes accepted |
| City of Colo | City Hall, Colo | 641-377-2238 | 24-hour drop-off | tin cans, empty and rinsed | |
| Styrofoam | Pack & Ship Unlimited | 3704 W. Lincoln Way, Ames | 515-296-3009 | M-F 9-6, Sat. 9-1 | drop off packing peanuts only |
| Tires | Waste Management of Ames | 210 Freel Drive, Ames | 515-233-1458 | M-F 7-4 | car $4, truck $7, tractor price varies |
| Resource Recovery Plant | 110 Center Avenue, Ames | 515-239-5137 | M-F 7-3:30 Sat. 8-Noon | up to 16": $2.25; 16-24": $4.25; over 24": $6.25; with rim $5 extra; tractor: $35 | |
| Transmission fluid | Jiffy Lube | 232 S. Duff, Ames | 515-233-5823 | M-F 8-6 Sat. 8-5 | $1.99 for 1-5 gallons |