Christmas tree recycling programs available around Pinellas

Starting tomorrow, trees can be delivered to Franklin Rodgers Ball Park, Highland Park, Sibley Park by the ball fields and Tourtellotte Park by the pickleball courts.

Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and most holidays from 7:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. The Landfill will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Residents of apartments or condominiums should check with their property manager or representative for specific recycling instructions.

Songbird and wildlife habitat: Christmas trees placed near bird feeding areas are used by the visiting birds as shelter from the wind and cold, and as protective cover from predators while consuming the bird food.

All real Christmas trees – minus baubles, lights and tinsel – can be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Site and added to the green waste container.

East Baton Rouge residents can recycle their Christmas trees, gift boxes and even wrapping paper once the holiday season has finished. Trees should not have a tree bag or decorations on them. Just be sure to place your tree in the marked bay. Across the nation trees are being collected by Boy Scout troops, environmental advocates, and many more in order to give consumes an environmentally friendly method of disposing their trees. Tree sections must be cut to eight feet or less in length and the trunk must be four inches or smaller in diameter. “Hopefully, one day we will get to get a real one again, but for now with young kids, artificial has been an easier option”. If you’re not from West Virginia, you should check out what program your state has for recycling trees because there definitely has to be one in each state. Earth911.com provides information to help you find you a tree recycler near you. I realize now that a tree is a tree no matter how attractive you dress it up.

With a few days remaining, the Christmas preparations are on. Once in Vienna, the Christmas tree put on more extravagant decorations; thus, becoming a common custom among city residents. If you send them your old Christmas lights for recycling, they will email you a coupon good for 15% off their LED Christmas lights. “I only use Plastic”, Austine Musoni told KT Press. Trees are ground up and turned into compost, which is sold at the center.

Drop off your bare Christmas trees between December 24 and January 25, at the City Park Fitness Center, 10475 Sheridan Blvd, in the lower parking lot.