Arnold O. Chantland Resource Recovery Plant

Small city facility in Ames that handles disposal needs for residents and nearby farms. People bring regular household loads and occasional farm-related material, especially during planting and harvest seasons. The place feels like a municipal operation-practical and a bit gritty, not fancy.

There’s an entrance booth and a scale, so drivers stop, get weighed, and then pull forward to unload. The site is open-air with piles and bins visible from the drive; expect concrete aprons and a decent amount of truck traffic on busy days. Weekends and spring cleanup times tend to have lines, and larger farm pickups are more common in spring and fall. Signage points to where to drop off different types of loads, and drivers typically circle back to the scale before leaving.