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Convention and Visitors Bureau, Kerrie Kuiper, Director

Fort Dodge Area Chamber of Commerce Recycling Committee

Fact Sheet for Recycling

Spring, 2009

1. Leaf disposal will begin on April 13, 2009, 574-4307

2. Chamber of Commerce/Rhonda Chambers’ FOD (Foreign Object Debris)

Spring Clean up is Tuesday, April 14th at 4 pm in the NW corner of WalMart’s parking lot. Rain date is Thursday, April 16th, 4 pm, WalMart. Contact the Chamber 955 5500 or first@

3. Karen Hansen (576- 4258) from Webster County Conservation is available to talk to civic groups and schools about recycling initiatives and programs.

4. Deb Watson (955-2781) will schedule tours of the Landfill and Recycling Center for interested groups. Quite a few will visit in April (Boy Scouts, Head Start, etc)

5. City Drop Boxes for Recycling:

• HyVee front parking lot (115 S 29th St, 573-4105)

• In the parking lot of Family Video (1513 2nd Ave North, 576-6311)

▪ Westside, which is the intersection of G Street and Avenue C;

▪ 28th Avenue North behind Sports Page (2707 N 15th St)

▪ 9th Street and 2nd Avenue North;

▪ The Central Garage, at 8th Avenue South and 30th Street. 

6. Landfill will accept:

• Tires with out rim: $3.00

• Electronics (stereos, TV’s)

• Paint with kitty litter in it to dry it up

• Each household in FD can bring one pickup load of trash to the landfill per year, free of charge – you need to have proof of residency by showing a drivers license. The Landfill keeps track of this; all loads must be covered.

7. Other Information:

• Radio Shack ( 217 S. 25th St, Crossroads Mall, 955-4733,) will take back re-nickel cadmium rechargeable and NiCAD batteries (AA, cell phone).

• Alkaline batteries don’t have to be recycled because once they lose their charge, they become inert and are safe for a landfill

• WalMart will recycle tires and car batteries if you buy new ones at WalMart: $1.50/tire and $9.00/battery

• Frank’s Recycling (2291 Landfill Drive, 955 4477) will take Refrigerataors, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, ie, anything with Freon for $20; all other appliances are $10.

• D&L Recyling ( 2120 S 11th St , 573 5904) will take anything with Freon at a charge of $20; all other appliances are $10.

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