AMES, Iowa — The City of Ames is entering a new era of waste management with the development of the new Resource Recovery and Recycling Facility. “We’re celebrating 50 years of doing waste-to-energy, but it’s no longer effective or cost-effective,” said Mark Peebler, Superintendent of the City of Ames Resource Recovery Facility. “So, the recyclable materials head the new facility. It’ll be collected, consolidated , and then transported down. They […]