Published on October 22, 2026
AMES, Iowa – The first No-Charge Yard Waste Day of the fall will be Saturday, Oct. 24, at Steenhoek Environmental, 3892 N. 500th Ave., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This day is for leaves and grass clippings only. Three additional fall no-charge yard waste days will be Saturday, Nov. 7 (includes brush), Saturday, Nov. 14, and Saturday, Nov. 21
Those participating in Fall No-Charge Yard Waste Days are asked to enter the site from the southwest side of the property and follow the road to the northwest exit after dropping off yard waste. All paper compostable and plastic bags of yard waste must be dumped out.
For more information about Steenhoek Environmental’s rules for yard waste disposal, go to https://www.secompost.com/copy-of-yard-waste-site. For additional information or questions, contact Steenhoek at 515.599.0503.
Yard waste is not accepted at the Resource Recovery Plant. For more information about yard waste disposal, visit www.CityOfAmes.org/YardWaste.
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