The Conservation District of Southern Nevada along with the Christmas Tree Recycling Committee will be hosting the Annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program from December 26 - January 15. Drop off your cut Christmas tree for free at over 20 convenient locations around the Valley.
Each year between Dec. 26 and Jan. 15 local government agencies, nonprofits and businesses work together in a joint effort to keep Christmas trees out of Southern Nevada's local landfill. The program was established in 2001 to educate the community on how recycling Christmas trees helps ensure the sustainability of our area by saving landfill space. When chipped into mulch, cut trees become valuable organic material used in landscaping projects that help conserve soil moisture and keep plants healthy.
Christmas Trees at drop-off site.
How to Prepare your Tree for Reycling
Before dropping off your tree: 1. Remove lights, wire, tinsel, ornaments, nails, tree stands, and any other material that are not part of the original tree. 2. Flocked trees cannot be recycled. 3. Trees over 5ft. tall should be cut in half.
Trees are ground up as part of the recycling process, foreign materials can ruin the chipping machine. Non-organic materials aren't good for mulch and compost mixtures.
Drop your tree off Saturday, January 7th at Galleria at Sunset between 10 am - 2 pm to recieve a coupon to select Galleria retailers OR at Cardenas grocery stores at Bonanza/Lamb or Decatur/95 between 11 am - 3 pm and recieve a free gift while supplies last.
Galleria at Sunset
1300 W. Sunset Road Henderson
Parking lot at Sunset & Stephanie.
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Get coupons to select Galleria retailers!
Cardenas
Bonanza/Lamb & Decatur/95
In the parking lot.
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Receive a free gift while supplies last!
Drop-off Locations
Acacia Park 50 Casa Del Fuego St. Henderson
NV Division of Forestry Nursery in Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs 9600 Tule Springs Road (US-95 N at Durango)
Anthem Hills Park 2256 Reunion Dr. Henderson
Pecos Legacy Park 150 N. Pecos Rd. Henderson
Aviary Park 6650 Aviary Way North Las Vegas
RC Willey 3850 S. Town Center Dr. Town Center and 215
Bruce Trent Park 8851 Vegas Dr. Las Vegas
Seastrand Park 6330 Camino Eldorado North Las Vegas
Cheyenne Sports Complex 3500 E. Cheyenne (at Pecos Rd.) North Las Vegas
Springs Preserve 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas
Craig Ranch Golf Course 628 W. Craig Road (at Commerce) North Las Vegas
Southern Highlands 12200 Southern Highlands Pkwy. Las Vegas
Desert Breeze Park 8275 Spring Mountain Road
(behind the Community Center) Las Vegas
Sunny Springs Park 7620 Golden Talon Ave. Las Vegas
Lone Mt. Park 4445 N. Jensen Las Vegas
Sunset Park 2601 E. Sunset Las Vegas
Mission Hills Park 551 Mission Drive Henderson
UNLV Rebel Recycling Flamingo & Swenson (SE corner) Las Vegas
Morrell Park 500 Harris St. (at Basic Road) Henderson
Whitney Ranch Recreation Center 1575 Galleria Dr. Henderson
Nellis Air Force Base Recycling Center Building 461
Cooperative Extension Office - Logandale
1897 N. Moapa Valley Blvd.
Logandale
Tree Pick Up
1-800-GOT-JUNK will pick up trees from homes for $30. The fee includes removal of tree and clean-up of pine needles. The tree will then be dropped off at one of the designated recycling drop-off locations.
The service is available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily during the Christmas Tree Recycling program season. Customers can call 1-800-468-5865 (1-800-GOT-JUNK) 24 hours a day to schedule a pick up, or book online at 1-800-GOT-JUNK.
How Trees are Recycled
Trees are chipped into mulch, cut trees become valuable organic material. The mulch is used in many ways around the community such as; in landscaping projects that help conserve soil moisture and keep plants healthy, for composting, to control dust, mulch is also given away to community gardens and residents.
Free Mulch
Mulch will be given away on January 14, 2012 from 9am - 1pm at Pecos Legacy Park in Henderson. Bring a bag or box to put your mulch in. Eagle Scouts will be available to help load the mulch in your vehicle. Come early mulch will only be available until it runs out.
Free mulch a success!
Free mulch was available to residents for a one day first-come-first-serve event on January 14, 2012! Residents brought their buckets, bags, and truckbeds to haul away 12,000 pounds of mulch!
In 2011 over 17,000 trees were recycled. An 11% increase from last year! Tree-cycling efforts diverted 2,309 cubic yards of solid waste from the landfill which is roughly equivalent to 9 school buses! The chipped trees created 151 tons of mulch for landscaping projects and dust control. Saving the community money and creating a healthy environment.
The Christmas Tree Recycling Program has been a huge success with approximately 100,000 Christmas Trees recycled since 2001. This is equivalent to over 12,600 cubic yards of solid waste diversion and 822 tons of mulch created. Now that's something to be proud of Southern Nevada!
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Christmas Tree Recycling Committee's tree at Magical Forest.
Community Partners:
1-800-GOT-JUNK? City of Henderson City of Las Vegas City of North Las Vegas Clark County Parks and Recreation Clear Channel Outdoor Conservation District of Southern Nevada Cox Communications Desert Green Environmental Ink Evergreen Recycling First Choice Tree Service Galleria at Sunset Las Vegas Valley Water District Lunas Maplethorpe's Christmas Trees MGM Resorts International
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Nevada Division of Forestry Opportunity Village PAR 3 Landscaping and Maintenance, Inc. RC Willey Republic Services SB Landscaping Southern Nevada Water Authority Springs Preserve Star Nursery Summerlin UNLV Rebel Recycling Program University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Vermeer Sales Southwest
