O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree. It s time to be recycled
For those that wait until after the feast of the Epiphany on January 6 to kick their live, cut Christmas tree to the curb, the City of El Paso Environmental Services Department wants to remind you that you don’t have to trash it, you can “
treecycle” it for free at one of the five Citizen Collection Stations listed below.
Live Christmas trees, a.k.a. “real” Christmas trees, are being accepted through Wednesday, January 13. No I.D. or recent water bill is needed to recycle live Christmas trees.
Your tree will be given another life as mulch, which you can then take home to use in your garden or yard – also at no cost. There are a couple of conditions: (1) All decorative items such as ornaments, lights, and tinsel must be removed, and (2) the tree has to be “fresh.”
Where to Dispose of Your Live Christmas Tree for Free in El Paso
If you were fortunate to get a real live Christmas tree this year- it may be time to start disposing of it. Real Christmas trees, with proper care should last about five weeks- maybe even more; which means that if you got yours around late November, it may be time to start looking into getting rid of that tree! However, before you dump your tree into your garbage can awaiting the next trash pickup day- read this!
The Environmental Services Department s Citizen Collection Station, or the CCS, will be collecting and recycling live trees beginning December 29. The Citizen Collection Stations will be open 8 A.M. to 4 P.M., Tuesday through Saturday. They will be closed January 1-3 in observance of the New Year’s holiday. The collection sites are located at: