Recycling is voluntary in Jamestown. Below are ways you can

PRODUCE LESS WASTE BY PRACTICING THE 3 Rs:

• Reduce the amount and toxicity of trash you discard.

• Reuse containers & products; Repair what is broken or give it to someone who can use or repair it.

• Recycle as much as possible, which includes buying products with recycled content.

STANDARD RECYCLABLES can be taken to The Recycling Center located at 302 First Street W by the rail road tracks on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 AM to 6 PM and Saturdays from 9 to Noon. It is operated by Helen and Gary Rosenau of 4R's Recycling of Carrington, ND.  Their phone numbers are (701) 650-1610 or (701) 650-1611.

• Aluminum and steel cans

• Plastic bottles #1 & #2, screw-top types only (caps off)

• Newspapers and phone books

• White paper

• Colored paper and junk mail

• Corrugated cardboard

• Magazines and glossy catalogs

• Glass bottles & jars

• Clothes, shoes, and hardcover books

• Recyclable batteries

• Corrugated cardboard recycling for businesses

YARD WASTE Collection/Compost Site &

PAINT exchange - partly used cans but still good:

• City of Jamestown Landfill & Baler - Bill Snyder
  3020 18 St. SE -- (701) 252-5223 or City Hall: (701) 252-5900
  Drop off yard waste anytime (grass and leaves, tree and shrubs)

ELECTRONICS AND FLUORESCENT BULB RECYCLING:

• Waste Management, Inc.:  www.wmlamptracker.com
  RenaeBeeter.701-624-5776, rbeeter@wm.com 

• Green Lights Recycling (Blaine, MN): 1-800-208-8340

RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND CELL PHONES:

• Radio Shack - Buffalo Mall

MERCURY -- Containing thermostats and thermometers:

• Central Valley Health: Jim Michaels or Tim Dodd at 252-8130

PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS (those with recycling symbol):

• Walmart or Hugos

THRIFT SHOPS: (clothes, shoes, house wares, etc):

• Goodwill: 215 Business Loop W.

• Salvation Army: 210 Business Loop W., 251-9142

TIRES:

• Any tire dealership

LEAD-ACID BATTERIES (vehicle and deep-cycle):

• Return to any store that sells them

USED OIL and ANTIFREEZE:

• Bring in to any vehicle repair shop

• Used oil can be recycled at City Landfill

SCRAP METALS and OLD APPLIANCES:

• Ameristeel (previously Porter Brothers)
  1510 10th Street SE -- 701-252-0110

• West End Hide & Fur
  3445 - 82nd Ave. S.E. -- 252-0150