City of Ankeny issued the following announcement on October 04.
Overrun with cardboard that won’t fit in your Curb It! cart?
Visit the new free cardboard drop-off located at Prairie Ridge Middle School, 1010 NW Prairie Ridge Drive, in Ankeny! This is in addition to the existing free cardboard drop-off located at 211 SE Lorenz Drive. Simply remove the packing material and flatten the box, then it will slide right in – just make sure it doesn’t hit the ground!
Leaving extra material next to the cart won’t get it picked up, so we’re making dropping it off easier. Similar to your cart, cardboard must make it inside the drop-off container for pick-up, too. Help us continue this free service by not overfeeding the container if it is already full. Containers are emptied six days per week, so if it’s full when you arrive, it should be empty again soon!
The City of Ankeny is partnering with Metro Waste Authority to bring this convenient resource closer to home. The container can be accessed 24/7. The containers available at NW Prairie Ridge Drive and Lorenz Drive only accept cardboard, that’s the brown stuff like the smiling boxes from Amazon. Those in the biz call it corrugated, the type with waved ridges in the middle. The flat as a pancake, thin stuff, with your favorite soda or cereal inside, are actually paper – not cardboard.
Metro Waste Authority wants to help you be a recycling expert. If you’re ever wondering where it should go, check out www.WhereItShouldGo.com or call 515-244-0021.
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