Phoenix, AZ – Harvest for Humanity Foundation, a non-profit foundation that farms vacant lots using natural/sustainable practices with community volunteers and donates the produce to the local Food Banks and shelters to help stop hunger, is announcing their 1st Annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010. Residents all across the metro Phoenix area can drop off trees at 1006 E. Guadalupe Road,Tempe, Arizona, 85283 and recycle them for FREE on this date. Drop-off time is from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Greenville Tree Recycling
The City of Greenville is once again sponsoring its annual “Grinding of the Greens” Christmas tree recycling program. For the convenience of city residents, trees can be placed at the curb for collection on regularly scheduled pick-up days or taken to one of four convenient locations for recycling. All trees must be free of debris such as ornaments, tinsel, ribbons and lights to be recycled.
Drop-off locations include:
• Holmes Park (Twin Lake Road & Holmes Drive)
• Timmons Park (Oxford Street & Blackburn Street)
• Gower Park (Laurel Creek Lane & Laurens Road)
• West Greenville Community Center (8 Rochester Street)
The drop-off locations listed above will be open through January 22, 2010. Curbside pick-up within the city limits will continue for as long as needed. Trees and trimmings are ground into mulch, which can be picked up free of charge from Twin Chimneys Landfill from 9:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Thursdays - Sundays. Please call the Twin Chimneys Landfill at (864) 243-9672 for more information.
All holiday boxes, tissue paper and wrapping paper (except foil-lined) can be recycled at the curb and at the City’s Recycling and Environmental Education Center at 800 East Stone Avenue.
Colorado Recycles has compiled a Christmas tree recycling guide atrecycleyourchristmastree.com.
Adams County is recycling Christmas trees Dec. 26 through Jan. 4. Trees can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Adams County Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton. (Per e-mail)
Aurora will be recycling Christmas trees Dec. 26 through Jan. 12 in the following locations: Del Mar Park, 6th and Peoria in the west parking lot; Olympic Park, 15501 E. Yale Ave.; Murphy Creek Golf Course, 1700 S. Old Tom Morris Road; and Saddle Rock Golf Course, 21705 E. Arapahoe Road.
Free mulch will be available anytime Jan 2-12 at tree drop-off locations while supplies last. Take your own truck, bag and shovels. Info: 303-739-7177.
The city of Boulder is recycling trees Dec. 26 through Jan. 31 at Western Disposal's Brick Yard site, 5900 Butte Mill Road. After Jan. 31, use the city of Boulder's Yard Waster Drop-off Site at Western's Transfer Station, 5880 Butte Mille Road.
Brighton is offering Christmas tree recycling Dec. 26 through Jan. 11 at the following locations: Brighton Park south parking lot, 9th and Midland; Brighton Sports Complex, 1111 Judicial Center Drive; and Ken Mitchell Park, 889 Kinglet Court. In addition to the drop-off sites, Brighton is offering curbside pickup for recycling of Christmas trees on Jan. 7. Trees for pick-up must be placed at curbside by 7 a.m.
Mulch from the recycled trees will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis at Brighton Park in the south parking lot, 9th and Midland. Info: 303-655-2089 or 303-655-2054.
Broomfield is recycling trees Dec. 19 through Jan. 19 at the following sites: Bronco Park, Westlake Drive and Grove Circle (drop-off is north of the backstop); Broadlands Park West, Sheridan Boulevard and Meadow Mountain Drive (drop-off is on the west side of the parking lot; Lac Amora Park, Miramonte Boulevard and Oak Circle North (drop-off is west of the backstop); Community Park Ball Fields, Community Park Drive and Lamar Street (drop-off is west of George Hall Field); Recycle Center, Industrial Lane and Commerce Street (drop-off is west of the recycle bins); Meridian Park, McKay Circle and Park Cove Way in McKay Landing (drop-off is west of the backstop; and Anthem at Broomfield, 160th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard.
Mulch will be available at the Recycle Center after Feb. 1.
Castle Rock is offering Christmas tree recycling Dec. 26 through Jan. 31 at the following locations: Centennial Park, 22 N. Gilbert St.; Founders Park, 4671 E. Enderud Blvd.; Metzler Ranch Park, 4175 Trail Boss Drive; Fairgrounds Regional Park, 500 Fairgrounds Drive; and Paintbrush Park, 3492 Meadows Blvd.
Mulch will be available, while supplies last, Jan. 15 through March 31 at the same parks where the trees were dropped off. Info: 720-733-3598.
Englewood's Parks Division is recycling Christmas trees Jan. 1-31 at the following locations: Bates/Logan Park, 2938 S. Logan St.; Centennial Park, 4630 S. Decatur St., in the south parking lot; Belleview Park, 5001 S. Inca St., in the south parking lot; and Miller Field, 3600 S. Elati St. The trees will be turned into mulch, which will be available at no cost for residents to pick up. Info: 303-762-2520.
Fort Collins is offering Christmas tree recycling Dec. 26 through Jan. 19 at the following locations: Wellington recycling drop-off site, 6th Street and Grant Avenue; Edora Park, 1420 E. Stuart St. in the parking lot near the tennis courts; Rolland Moore Park, 2201 S. Shields St., in the parking lot, southeast corner; Streets Department, 625 Ninth St., northeast corner of Lemay Avenue and East Vine Drive; and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the Larimer County Landfill, 5887 S. Taft Hill Road.
Mulch will be available sometime in the spring.
The City of Golden is recycling Christmas trees Dec. 26 through Jan. 25 at the City Recycling Facility off Golden Gate Canyon Road. Mulch is available free to the public all year at the same location. Info: 303-384-8141 or e-maildhigh@cityofgolden.net.
Highlands Ranch is recycling Christmas trees Dec. 25 through Jan. 18 at the following locations: Redstone Park, 3280 Redstone Park Circle; Toepfer Park, 9480 Venneford Ranch Road; Dad Clark Park, 3385 Asterbrook Circle; and Highland Heritage Regional Park, 9651 S. Quebec.
Free mulch is available on a self-serve basis at each of the tree recycling sites. Info: 303-791-0430.
Jefferson County is recycling Christmas trees at the Rooney Road Recycling Center, 151 S. Rooney Road. There is a fee per tree for the recycling. Info:rooneyroadrecycling.org.
South Suburban Parks and Recreation will recycle Christmas trees Dec. 26 through Jan. 13. Residents can drop off trees at the following locations: Willow Spring Service Center, 7100 S. Holly St.; and at Cornerstone Park's parking area, which can be accessed from Windermere Street south of Belleview Avenue.
During the recycling effort, tress will be mulched. Free mulch will be available shortly after the recycling process begins. Residents can obtain mulch from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at each of the tree drop-off sites. Info: 303-798-5131.
Littleton is recycling Christmas trees Dec. 26 through Jan. 31 at Highlands Heritage Regional Park, 9651 S. Quebec, Littleton. Info: 720-733-6990.
The City of Longmont is recycling Christmas trees Dec. 26 through Jan. 5 at the following locations: Eco-Cycle, 140 Martin St.; Roosevelt Park's parking lot south of 8th Ave.; Garden Acres Baseball Park West side of parking lot off 18th Ave.; Kanemoto Park Parking lot south of Pratt Pkwy.; and Centennial Park East parking lot off of Alpine St.
Parker is recycling Christmas trees Dec. 26 through Jan. 31 at Challenger Regional Park, 17299 E. Lincoln Ave. Info: 720-733-6990.
