Christmas Tree Recycling in Northern Colorado

Every year, after the Christmas season passes, Northern Colorado looks like a bizarre crime scene. There are trees abandoned on the side of the road like bodies dropped off by elven mobsters. Unfortunately, ditching your Christmas tree in a dumpster or on the side of the road is neither efficient or environmentally sound. Northern Colorado, like many communities across the country, offers free or low cost alternatives to ditching your Christmas Tree.

Many community alternatives for Christmas Tree disposal include the recycling of trees into mulch for the community. In reality, Christmas Tree recycling win-win for everyone. It is so simple to drive up and drop a tree off, it doesn't cost anything, and the city gets tons of free mulch for their gardening and landscaping properties. In Northern Colorado, Greeley, Loveland, and Fort Collins all have a free Christmas Tree Recycling Program.

Christmas Tree Recycling in Greeley, Colorado

When: From 12/26/2009 until 1/30/2010 From 9:00 - 4:00
Where: Green Cycle Center 1 mile East of Highway 85 on East 8th Street

The Christmas Tree recycling program in Greeley, Colorado is free to all residents of Greeley, and it is open daily. The drop off location is near the Green Cycle Center, so you can bring your other recyclables with you if needed. The city of Greeley asks that you remove any decorations, tinsel, or lights from your tree before dropping it off. Also, you must remove the tree from any plastic tree bag before dropping it off. The program is open to Greeley residents only.

For more information or specifics, please contact the Greeley Department of Public Works Street Division at (970) 350-9336 or visit http://www.greeleygov.com/Streets/CommunityPrograms.aspx.

Christmas Tree Recycling in Loveland, Colorado

When: From 12/20/2010 until 1/20/2010
Where: There are three drop off locations in Loveland - Centenniel Park located at West 1st and Taft; Loveland Recycling Center located at 1^st Street & Wilson Avenue; Kroh Park located at North Highway 287 and 52nd Street.

The same basic rules apply to the Loveland program as the Greeley program. It is free to all Loveland residents, and trees must be free of all tinsel, wire, ornaments, screws, and nails. According to the Loveland Christmas Tree Recycling website, the three drop off sites processed more than 5000 trees and created over 500 cubic feet of mulch.

Visit http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/parksrec/xmastree.htm or call the Loveland the Parks and Recreation Administration Office at (970) 962-2727.

Christmas Tree Recycling in Fort Collins, Colorado

When: December 26, 2009 - January 18, 2010
Where: The Fort Collins Christmas Tree Recycling program has five drop off locations:
Edora Park, 1420 East Stewart, Tennis court parking lot.
Larimer Cty Landfill, 5887 S. Taft Hill Rd., Mon.-Sat., 8am-4:30pm.
Rolland Moore Park, 2201 S. Shields St.
Streets Facility, 625 Ninth St. (S.W. corner of Vine and Lemay.)
Wellington Recycling Drop-Off Site (Corner of 6th St. and Grant Ave.)

To participate in the Fort Collins Christmas Tree recycling program, simply visit one of the drop-off sites and make sure your tree is clear of any ornaments, tinsel, metal, nails, or screws. Also, your tree cannot be contained in a plastic bags. The Fort Collins program is open to all residents, and is open daily until dusk.

For more information on tree recycling in Fort Collins, call (970) 221-6600 or visit http://www.fcgov.com/recycling/.