Remember To Recycle Your Christmas Tree!

'Tis the season to be celebrating, giving...and recycling!

Baltimore County will engage in a Christmas tree recycling program again this holiday season. Pass the following information on to other members of your Baltimore County community.

To conserve fuel this winter, curbside collection of Christmas trees will involve two collections over a one-week period. Christmas tree recycling collection from Baltimore County single-family homes and town homes will begin Monday, January 11, 2010. To ensure collection, residents must place their tree at the front curb/street by Saturday, January 16, 2010.

Baltimore County residents who live in an apartment or a condominium should follow their property manager’s instructions for Christmas tree collection.

Follow These Rules

Residents must follow a few simple rules when placing Christmas trees out to be recycled:

Set out bare trees only; (no decorations, bags, tree stands, etc.)
Set out trees only at the front curb/street; trees will not be collected from alleys.

Baltimore County collectors will pick up Christmas trees in standard trash/recycling trucks, and deliver them to County facilities to be chipped and later used as mulch.

Collectors

Baltimore County collectors will pick up Christmas trees in standard trash/recycling trucks, and deliver them to County facilities to be chipped and later used as mulch. Baltimore County residents who live in an apartment or condominium should follow their concierge's or property manager's rules when recycling their Christmas trees. Residents who want to drop off Christmas trees themselves may do so starting Saturday, December 26, 2009.

Drop Off Your Tree

Residents may drop off their Christmas trees (no decorations, bags, tree stands, etc.) at one of the following County drop-off locations:

Western Acceptance Facility, off of the 4500 block of Hollins Ferry Road, in Halethorpe. Monday–Saturday, 7 a.m.–4 p.m.
Baltimore County Resource Recovery Facility, on Drop-off Drive, off Warren Road, in Cockeysville. Monday–Saturday, 7 a.m.–4 p.m.
Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility, off of the 11400 block of Pulaski Highway, in White Marsh. Monday–Saturday, 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Drop-Off Facilities Locations and Information

Directions

For directions to the County's three drop-off centers, Baltimore County residents may log onto www.baltimorecountymd.gov/recycling or call the Bureau of Solid Waste Management at 410-887-2000.

Revised December 28, 2009