It's as easy as 1,2,3!
Recycling your Christmas tree is as easy as1, 2, 3with Denver Recycles/Solid Waste Management's annualTreecycleprogram. This year's program will runJanuary 4 through January 15, 2016.
By recycling your tree through Denver'sTreeycycleprogram, you can help keep trees out of the landfill, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help create mulch that is available to Denver residents forfreeat theAnnual Treecycle Mulch Giveaway & Leafdrop Compost Salein the spring.
Here's how easy it is to recycle your Christmas tree:
- Remove all decorations, lights, and the tree stand.Natural (real) trees only!NOartificial or flocked trees.
- Set your tree out for collection during the two-week Treecycle collection period (January 4 - 15).Christmas trees are collected by tree-only collection trucks during this period.
- Reclaim free mulch made from your tree at the Annual Treecycle Mulch Giveaway & LeafDrop Compost Sale in the spring!
Treecycle set out instructions depend on your regular trash service type.Manual & Cartcustomers should set trees out at their regular trash set out locations by 7 a.m. on their trash collection day during the week of January 4thor the week of January 11th.Dumpstercustomers should set trees in the alley by 7 a.m. on either Monday, January 4thor Monday, January 11thand the trees will be removed during that week.
Donotplace trees in trash carts or dumpsters. Trees placed in trash carts or dumpsters are mixed in with other trash and do not get recycled. Instead, trees should be placed at least two feet away from dumpsters, carts and other obstacles so that they can be accessed by the special tree-only collection trucks.
Last year, Denver residents recycled nearly 20,000 trees. Participate in this year's Treecycle program and help us recycle even more!
For more information aboutTreecycle, theAnnual TreecycleMulch GiveawayandLeafDropCompost Sale, or other Denver Recycles programs call311(720-913-1311) or visitDenverGov.org/DenverRecycles.
If you live in another Colorado city or county, make sure to check when and where you might be able to recycle your tree in your local area!
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