The county also reminds residents not to leave a live tree up for more than two weeks and to move trees outdoors when the needles start to drop off. | Pexels/Simon Berger
The county also reminds residents not to leave a live tree up for more than two weeks and to move trees outdoors when the needles start to drop off. | Pexels/Simon Berger
As the holiday season comes to a close, Clark County is reminding residents to recycle their Christmas trees.
The Spring Preserve program will be operating more than 30 locations across the Las Vegas Valley where residents can come and drop off their Christmas trees for recycling, according to a Dec. 26 tweet by Clark County. Trees will be accepted through Jan. 15.
Residents should remove all non-organic materials such as lights, wire, tinsel, ornaments, nails and tree stands from the trees before dropping them off, KLAS reported. Trees that have been sprayed with artificial snow will not be accepted and trees taller than 5 feet should be cut in half. The trees will be chipped and turned into mulch to be used to preserve plants at public gardens and parks across the valley.
“Trees are valuable organic material that can be chipped into mulch and keep our local parks beautiful year-round,” Tara Pike-Nordstrom, UNLV recycling manager and member of the Christmas Tree Recycling Committee said, according to KLAS. “Plus, with convenient locations throughout Southern Nevada, it’s easier than ever to participate.”
The county also reminds residents not to leave a live tree up for more than two weeks and to move trees outdoors when the needles start to drop off.
KLAS reported that more than 2,118 tons of Christmas trees have been recycled since the program began keeping track in 2001.
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