~Recycle Your Live Christmas Tree~

Christmas Tree Recycling!

Looking for a great way to get rid of your live Christmas tree?

The "Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful" annual Christmas Tree Reclyling Program is under way. This program allows residents in the Truckee Meadows area to get rid of their live Christmas trees in an easy, responsible way.

All ornaments, lights and other decorations must be removed when you drop your tree off. Wreaths, artificial trees and flocked trees are not accepted.

A minimum donation of $3 is requested per tree to cover the cost of the program. Donations are tax deductible.

Recycled trees will be chipped into mulch which will be used year-round in park, river, and open space projects to prevent weed growth, soil erosion and promote beautification.

Last year over 9,000 Christmas trees were recycled during this annual recycling campaign.

Cleaned off Christmas trees can be dropped off daily between 9a.m. and 4:30p.m. at the following locations from Dec. 26, 2008 thru Jan. 11, 2009:

Bartley Ranch Regional Park ~ Reno ~ 6000 Bartley Ranch Road

Rancho San Rafael Regional Park ~ Reno ~ 1595 N. Sierra Street

Shadow Mountain Sports Complex ~ Sparks ~ 3300 Sparks Boulevard

If you or anyone you know is interested in volunteering to help with this program please call 775-851-5185 for information. All three locations are looking for volunteers to help collect donations and unload and stack trees. Students can earn credit for service house by volunteering.

Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful is dedicated to creating a cleaner, more beautiful region through education and active community involvement. For more information call Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful at 775-851-5185 or visit www.ktmb.org.

Please Recycle Your Live Christmas Trees!

Authored by Terrie Leighton December 2008. Terrie is a licensed real estate agent with Ferrari-Lund Real Estate. The information in this post is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed.