It's time to recycle your Christmas trees! Most area cities will pick up trees curbside at your house, but make sure you have taken EVERYTHING off of your tree! Don't leave any ornaments, lights or tinsle! Here are a few drop-off and pick-up dates for some cities in the area.
Fort Worth
To use a drop-off station in Fort Worth, residents must show a recent Fort Worth water bill and current ID with a Fort Worth address. Renters with a Fort Worth address must show a current Fort Worth water bill to use the drop-off station. Apartment renters may use the stations for recyclables only. There are three drop-off stations:
Brennan
2400 Brennan Ave.
Southeast
5150 Martin Luther King Freeway
Old Hemphill Road
6260 Old Hemphill Road
Hours of operation:
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
Arlington
In Arlington, residents have until Jan. 9, 2012 to drop-off their Christmas trees at two main drop off centers.
South Arlington
Calloway Nursery
4940 S. cooper St.
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily
817-465-2838
North Arlington
Arlington Sanitary Landfill
800 Mosier Valley Road
Monday - Saturday: 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
817-354-2300
Trees placed curbside will not be recycled, but will be collected if they are under 6 feet.
Plano
Beginning Jan. 3, 2012, homeowners can place Christmas trees curbside for the Sustainability & Environmental Services Department to recycle. Apartment residents have until Jan. 9, 2012 to drop their tree off at one of three recycling centers:
Heritage Yards Ball Fields
4525 Hedgcoxe Road
High Point Park
6500 Alma Drive
Preston Meadow Park
4243 Lorimar Dr
Denton
Residents can either leave the tree at the curb or drop it off at the Landfill:
1527 S. Mayhill Road
Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m