Keep It Green – Recycle Your Christmas Tree For Free

January 3, 2009

Now that Christmas is gone, you can be “green” with your natural Christmas tree and recycle it in one of several ways.

Trees that are recyled must be natural — no artificial trees — and be clean of all decorations including tinsel so that the trees may be ground for mulch.

In Escambia County, natural trees can be dropped off for recycling at the Oak Grove Convenience Center on North Highway 99, the Perdido Landfill, the John R. Jones Atheletic Park on Nine Mile Road or the Equestrian Center on Mobile Highway.

Natural trees, clean of all decorations, will be accepted at no charge. A fee of $8.66 will be assessed for trees arriving at any of the locations that are not organic or free of decorations.

Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) and Allied Waste Customers may leave trees curbside as regular yard waste. Trees should not be placed in the trash can. For more information, contact Allied Waste at 433-7425 or ECUA at 937-2160.

Christmas trees and clean yard waste (limbs and branches with no plastic bags) are mulched at the Escambia County Perdido Landfill and given to the public free of charge. Customers must load their own mulch and are responsible for properly securing mulch in their own vehicles.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News