Yard Waste

No-Charge Yard Waste Days

Fall No-Charge Yard Waste Days will be held as follows, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at GreenRU, 400 Freel Drive.  Please enter the site from Dayton to SE 5th Street, then north on Freel to the site; exit to the north to Lincoln Way:

  • Oct. 25: Leaves only
  • Nov. 8: Brush and leaves
  • Nov. 15: Leaves only
  • Nov. 22: Leaves only
Yard Waste Sites

GreenRU 
Open Apr. 1 to Dec. 16, 2025
400 Freel Drive, Ames
515-450-0450
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Noon to 5 p.m.
Saturdays: 8 a.m. to noon

Steenhoek Environmental
3892 N 500th Ave., Ames
515-599-0503
Everyday from dawn to dusk 

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