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TREECYCLE - December 31 through January 11
2008 Christmas tree collection has been completed.

Recycle Your Tree After the Holidays
Denver Recycles' annual Treecycle program will be recycling thousands of Christmas trees into mulch again this holiday season. Treecycle helps Denver avoid using landfill space and paying disposal fees for a valuable, recyclable resource -- Christmas trees.

Denver Recycles grinds the Christmas trees into valuable mulch, which is made available FREE to Denver residents in the spring. In 2006, Treecycle recycled more than 22,000 trees, which were reclaimed by Denver residents at last spring’s Treecycle Mulch Giveaway and Leafdrop Compost Sale. Residents may call 720-865-6810 after April 1st for more information about the 2008 Treecycle Mulch Giveaway and Leafdrop Compost Sale.

For more information about Treecycle and other Denver Recycles programs visit www.Denvergov.org/DenverRecycles or call 720-865-6810.
      
How to Recycle Your Tree:
It’s as easy as can be!
 
1.  Remove all tinsel and decorations from your tree.  NO artificial or flocked trees, tree stands or trees in plastic bags.  Christmas Trees Only.
 
2.  Manual & Barrel customers set your tree out on your trash collection day near your normal set-out location during the two week period starting Dec. 31, 2007.  Dumpsters customers set your tree out on Dec. 31, 2007 or Jan. 7, 2008 and it will be collected during that week.
 
3.  Be sure your tree is set out by 7 AM and at least 4 feet away from any containers, bags, dumpsters or other obstacles.
 
4.  DO NOT place trees in dumpsters.
      
Outside of Denver?

For residents outside of Denver visit Colorado Recycles for information about Christmas tree recycling in your community.
      
Holiday Tree Recycling
Thousands of residents participate each year in Denver's annual Treecycle program. This seasonal program keeps holiday trees out of our landfills and helps the city by reducing disposal fees. Tree collection is typically offered during the first two weeks of January.

man carrying treeAll Denver residents who are customers of Denver's Solid Waste Management Division may participate. To recycle your holiday tree, all decorations must be removed from the tree, including tinsel, ornaments, nails, stands and bags. Flocked trees cannot be recycled.

Denver's Treecycle program recycles more than 22,000 trees each year. The resulting wood-chip mulch from each year's collection is offered for free to Denver residents later in the spring. Adding the mulch to your plants and garden can help retain soil moisture, control weeds, and protect shallow-rooted plants from weather extremes.

Please call us at 3-1-1 after April 1 for more information about the next Treecycle Mulch Giveaway and Leafdrop Compost Sale.
      
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