Carson City curbside Christmas tree recycling begins Jan. 1
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 12/27/2017 - 3:12pm
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Fri Jan 05 2018 .
January 1, 2018 (All day)
January 2, 2018 (All day)
January 3, 2018 (All day)
January 4, 2018 (All day)
January 5, 2018 (All day)
While the holiday season doesn’t come to an end until the new year, Carson City offers its annual Christmas tree recycling program for those preparing to scrap the family tree until next year.
In cooperation with Capital Sanitation and Waste Management, Christmas trees can be placed curbside on regular trash collection days or taken to a drop off location. Trees will be chipped in the springtime and used as mulch.
The program continues to be an enormous success, judging by the amount of trees collected over the years. Last year, the recycling effort re-directed 35 tons of wood waste from the landfill, according to Carson City Environmental Control Authority.
The following is the recycle schedule:
Curbside:
Monday, Jan. 1 to Friday, Jan. 5 is curbside collection. Trees will be picked up on your regular trash day. If trees are longer than 6 feet, please cut them into sections no longer than 6 feet.
Also, folks are urged to remove all decorations, lights, tinsel and bases from the trees before recycling.
Drop-off Bins:
Beginning Monday, Jan. 1 there will be Christmas tree drop-off bins at the following Carson City locations:
— Big Lots parking lot at Clearview and South Carson Street.
— Public Works Yard at Airport and East Fifth Street.
— Bully’s Parking lot, 3530 North Carson Street.
— Waste Management parking lot, 5560 Sheep Drive.
— Carson City Landfill (Green Waste Pile).
After Jan. 5, people are urged to take their Christmas trees to the Carson City Landfill for recycling.
Trees left curbside after Jan. 5 will be disposed of as garbage and will need to be cut into 3-foot sections so they will fit into Waste Management trucks.
Questions? Call 887-2355, extensions 7390, 7380, or 7376, Carson City Environmental Control Authority.
