Ames is mulling a curbside recycling program with plans to purchase nearly 15,000 bins as part of its new solid waste approach.
The city will lean on recycling as they move away from the waste-to-energy method employed by the current Resource Recovery Center.
The city intends to construct a new Resource Recovery and Recycling campus along Freel Drive, just south of Lincoln Way, for about $16.7 million. The city hopes to begin construction in spring 2026 and begin operating the facility in the first half of 2027…