Artesia News

Recycle your Christmas tree

RECYCLE your Christmas tree by participating in the City's Curbside Recycling Program!

The Sanitation Districts will again be accepting loads of residential Christmas trees from Artesia residents and other sponsored local collection programs at no charge.

The Christmas Tree Recycling Program for Artesia residents will be effective for a three-week period, December 26, 2008 through January 17, 2009.

The City of Artesia has arranged for the Christmas trees to be picked up by Consolidated Disposal Services at the curb on your regular trash pick-up day. All plastic containers, metal stands and bars, ornaments, and the bulk of tinsel should be removed from Christmas trees. Flocked trees and trees coated with a fire retardant will be accepted.

The Christmas trees will be collected grouped up, and used productively around the County Sanitation Districts' landfills as mulch or compost.

GIVE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE A PRODUCTIVE RE-USE!