Do
your part to divert green waste from the landfill by recycling your Christmas
tree.
It’s
easy. Waste Management will pick up trees during residents’ normally scheduled
collection day beginning Friday, Dec. 26, 2014 through Friday, Jan. 9, 2015.
Residents
with curbside collection can recycle their Christmas trees by placing the trees
in their yard waste (green) bins on their regular pick-up day. Trees must be
cut into 4-ft sections and must fit into yard waste container. Ornaments,
tinsel and tree stands must be removed before being recycling.
Flocked
trees cannot be recycled, but will be collected if cut into four-foot sections
and placed into the regular (gray or black) trash cart.
Santee
residents without curbside collection, such those living in apartment complexes,
can drop off trees from Dec. 26th through Jan. 9, 2014, at the Waste Management
Recycle Center in El Cajon. It’s located
at 925 O’Connor Street, one block south of the West Bradley Avenue and Johnson
Avenue intersection. There is no disposal fee. The recycling center will be
open 7:00am to 7:00pm Monday through Friday, and 7:00am to 12:00pm on Saturday.
For
more information contact Ed Ruiz, at (619) 258-4100 ext. 128.
