Time still remains to recycle 2011-2012 Christmas trees;
Trees are no longer accepted at Delaware State Parks 

DOVER (Jan. 17, 2012) – DNREC reminds Delawareans that there is still more than a week remaining to recycle old Christmas trees by dropping the trees off at one of the many yard waste recycling facilities throughout the state the will accept them for free through January 27. DNREC also reiterates that Delaware State Parks are not accepting trees for recycling this year. DNREC has, however, arranged for other outlets to take your Christmas trees with convenience in mind for recycling.

While Delaware State Parks no longer take in Christmas trees, many options for recycling them exist throughout the state, including waste haulers and landscapers. Your regular trash hauler also may offer a one-time collection for Christmas trees in January, and Kent County will collect Christmas trees through January 20 (on your regular trash day) for people in a trash district that has yard waste collection service.

For a partial listing of entities that collect Christmas Trees and other yard waste, go to: www.dnrec.delaware.gov/yardwaste and click “Yard waste collection options.”

Christmas trees, stripped of all decorations and detached from tree stands, can be dropped off by Delaware residents for free at any of the following locations:  

New Castle County

Polly Drummond Hill Community Yard Waste Demonstration Site
Located in the Pike Creek area on Polly Drummond Hill Road, about 1/2 mile north of Kirkwood Highway.
Hours: Daily 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise posted. 

DART Mid-County Community Yard Waste Demonstration Site
Located on the southwest corner of the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Route 72 near Bear. (Turn into the DART facility at 1423 S. Dupont Highway, Bear.)
Hours: Daily 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise posted

Copeland’s Mulch Depot (free if the tree was purchased at Copeland’s; otherwise $2)
2 Honeysuckle Drive, Stanton, DE 19804; (phone 302-633-9536)
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Holland Mulch
135 Hay Road, Edge Moor, DE 19809 (phone 302-765-3100)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - noon

Wilmington Organic Recycling Center
612 Christiana Avenue, Wilmington, DE  19801 (phone 302-266-7678)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, 6 a.m. - noon

Sussex County

Blue Hen Organics
33529 Fox Run Road, Frankford, DE 19945 (phone 302-732-3211)
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Grizzly’s Landscape Supply Service
18412 The Narrow Road, Lewes, DE  19958 (phone 302-644-0654)
Hours:  Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Kaye Construction
22288 Coverdale Road, Seaford, DE 19973 (phone 302-629-7483)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Selbyville Pet and Garden Center (free for active customers within the last 6 months)
38205 DuPont Boulevard, Selbyville, DE 19975 (phone 302-436-8286)
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Stockley Materials
25136 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, DE 19947 (phone 302-856-7601)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sussex Tree Inc. Garden Center
20144 John J. Williams Highway, Lewes, DE  19958 (phone 302-645-6262)
Hours:  Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Please note that facilities that charge a fee for dropping off other yard waste will continue to charge regular rates for recycling other yard waste during this time – only Christmas trees will be recycled for free. Also: Trees that are dropped off will not be accepted from commercial haulers or tree vendors without prior approval. Artificial decorations, including hooks, wire, tinsel and ornaments, as well as wood and metal tree stands, must be removed from all trees before they are dropped off for recycling.

Other locations throughout the state also accept Christmas trees for recycling for a fee. For information on all yard waste drop-off sites in Delaware, go to: www.dnrec.delaware.gov/yardwaste and click “Yard waste drop-off options.”

For more information about yard waste, visit DNREC’s website, www.dnrec.delaware.gov/yardwaste or call 302-739-9403.

Vol. 42, No. 11