The Ames City Council approved plans for its Resource Recovery & Recycling Campus on Jan. 27. Here's what you should know: ...

As you clean up your home following the Christmas holiday, it's important to know which waste goes where. From your hand-picked live Christmas tree to the pile of carboard boxes stacked in your garage ...

Christmas is over, but the remnants – stacks of cardboard boxes, bags of sparkly wrapping paper and maybe one or two broken ornaments – remain. Though it's easy to toss these items into the garbage, ...

During this jolly, gift-giving season, don’t forget to give back to the planet. When you’re ready to get rid of your Christmas trees and have tons of wrapping paper to toss, it’s important to know the ...

Some Houston Christmas trees will find new life as mulch and compost for local parks once the tinsel comes down. The Houston Solid Waste Management Department's annual recycling program for natural ...

As holiday celebrations wind down and decorations go back into storage, the only thing left is to take out the tree. There are options, of course. You can remove all the ribbons, lights and ornaments ...

Ames is building a new $16.8 million solid waste and recycling facility, with construction set to begin in spring 2026. The new campus will handle solid waste, recyclables, and yard waste, and is ...