Once you are ready to doff the jingle bells from the Christmas tree, do your part for our environment and recycle that puppy.
Running through January 10, the City of Tucson's Tree Collection Program is accepting trees at eight regional locations (see below). On January 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., donated trees will be chipped for mulch at the Rillito Race Track (4502 N. 1st Ave.) for residents to use in their gardens. Be sure to bring your own mulch container.
The press release says the program began in 1997 and "has collected and re-used more than 309,500 Christmas trees." It also reminds us: trees won't be picked up from curbs and alleys; remove all ornaments, decorations and tree stands; live trees are not accepted.
The press release says the donation locations are open during daylight hours, seven days a week, unless otherwise noted, but there were no notations...
- Oro Valley lot, "Naranja Town site," 660 W. Naranja, 229-5070
- Rillito Race Track, 4502 N. 1st Ave., east parking lot (follow signs)
- Udall Park, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Rd., south of Little League ball fields (follow signs)
- Golf Links Sports Park, 2400 S. Craycroft Rd., northwest of Craycroft and Golf Links
- Rodeo Grounds, north of Irvington Rd. by east parking lot entrance
- Davis-Monthan AFB, recycling center (base access required)
- Los Reales Landfill (follow Treecycle signs)
- Marana Airport, west of entrance (follow signs)
Call the Recycling InfoLine at 791-5000 with questions or visit the Environmental Services website at www.tucsonaz.gov/esd.
TreeCycle is brought to area residents by the City of Tucson Environmental Services, Parks & Recreation, Tucson Fire, Town of Oro Valley, Pima County Parks & Recreation, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Town of Marana and Tucson Clean & Beautiful.
