The holiday is over and now you’re stuck with a big tree and wondering what to do with it. The obvious choice is to recycle your tree!
First things first, strip off all your ornaments and lights and remove the tree from it’s stand. Are there really people who don’t do that? Secondly, if your tree is over 6ft tall, cut it in half.
Trees can be dropped off at Zilker Park until January 6. The trees will get crunched down into mulch so they don’t wind up in landfills.
City of Austin Solid Waste workers will also collect all trees with yard trimmings on regular scheduled collection days, where they are recycled along with yard trimmings and composted with sewage sludge to make Dillo Dirt. Pay-As-You-Throw Customers: Christmas tree recycling couldn’t be any easier! Simply remove the stand and ornaments and place your tree at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on the same day your recycling is collected.
Austin area residents who live outside the city limits, in apartments or don’t have curbside pickup can also drop off real trees at the Austin Community Landfill on Highway 290 East and Giles Road through Saturday January 5 for recycling. The mulch made from the trees will be donated to Austin Habitat for Humanity for landscaping material.
Other drop-off locations open from Dec. 28, 2006 – Jan. 12, 2007
Del Valle Softball Complex, behind the Southwest Rural Center
Manchaca Fire Hall, 1310 FM 1626
RM 620 Low Water Crossing, Low Water Crossing Road
TDS-Eco Depot, RM 620, east of Texas 71. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sundays
Travis County Satellite Yard No. 1, Johnny Morris Road, one-half mile south of U.S. 290 East
You can drop off your tree at the Austin Community and Williamson County landfills through January 6.
Williamson County Landfill, 600 Landfill Road (off 1660), 78634
Austin Community Landfill, 9900 Giles Rd, 78754
Pflugerville residents may bring your Christmas trees to the Wells Point Soccer Fields parking lot for recycling. Trees can be unloaded on the south end of the parking lot. The program will run December 26, 2006 – January 10, 2007. Christmas tree mulch will be available once the trees are recycled. The mulch is free, just load it up! For more information call the Parks Department at 251-5082.
Cedar Park - From Friday, Dec. 28 until sometime Monday, Dec. 31, special “Christmas Tree Only” dumpsters will be available for Cedar Hill residents. One will be at the Senior Center, 1740 Mansfield Road (in the back); and the other will be at the south end of Clark Road, across from Dot Thomas Park. Please remove all decoration, tinsel, wires, nails, metal of any kind. These trees will be mulched and used in landscaping, soil reclamation. This is a free service. Please do not place any other type of material in the Christmas tree dumpsters.
Round Rock - 12/29 - 1/5 at the Round Rock Recycling Center, 310 Deepwood Drive, Round Rock, Texas 78664
The City of Round Rock encourages you to recycle your Christmas tree. Round Rock residents will get more than just a good feeling from recycling their Christmas trees. The City will give away a free seedling (while supplies last) to residents who bring their Christmas trees for recycling.
The City of Leander will offer Christmas tree recycling this year at Robin Bledsoe Park, 601 S. Bagdad Road. Trees may be dropped off Dec. 26 – Jan. 7 from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. Only natural trees may be dropped off, and should have all lights and ornaments removed. For more information, contact Steve Bosak at 528-9909.
Georgetown - Bring your tree to the City of Georgetown’s Collection Station from January 2 through February 1. We’ll grind it into mulch and give it back to you, free of charge. Trees should be free of all ornaments, garland, lights, and other decorations. The Georgetown Collection Station is located at 250 W.L. Walden Drive, which is near the McMaster Athletic Fields parking lot off of N. College Street. For further information, call Environmental Services at (512) 930-8131.
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