Fayetteville announces Christmas trees to be collected for composting

12/18/2009

Christmas trees to be collected until Jan. 14th, 2010 when placed curbside

The City of Fayetteville’s Solid Waste and Recycling Division wants to remind residents that Christmas trees are very recyclable with the City composting program.  Christmas trees will be collected until January 14th, 2010 when placed curbside with yardwaste collection which occurs the same day as the normal trash and recycling collection.  Please allow ample space around the trash cart and recycling bin for ease of collection.

All trees must be free from all plastic bags, stands, decorations, lights, and tinsel before they will be collected.  No artificial trees will be collected for composting.  Residents will still be allowed to bring trees to the City’s Composting facility after January 14th, 2010 free of charge.  The Composting facility is located at 1708 S. Armstrong Ave. in southeast Fayetteville.  The hours of operations are Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 8 am to 3 pm and the first Saturday of each month from 8 am to 12 pm.  The compost site will be closed January 2nd 2010. 

The compost facility produces two products in mulch and compost.  Mulch is $10 per scoop and compost is $20 per scoop.  Each scoop is approximately 2 �� cubic yards.  Mulch and compost are available during normal hours at the Compost Facility while supplies last.   

Mulch is made from ground up trees and is great for weed suppression and moisture retention around plants and is made from trees collected through the City’s Yardwaste program and trees dropped off at the Composting site.  Compost is made from leaves and grass and goes through a biological process to make a soil amendment. 

Recycling Reminder - With all the extra boxes associated with the Holiday season here’s some helpful hints for what to do with them.  Besides our normal curbside recycling service, the City operates a 24 hour, seven days a week, recycling drop-off located at 1420 S. Happy Hollow Road for items such as cardboard, newspaper, mixed paper, plastic bottles #1 and #2, aluminum cans, steel cans and 3 colors of glass containers. 

Wrapping paper often contains contaminates such as tape, glitter, foil, and other such non paper items.  Please do not place contaminated wrapping and tissue paper into the mixed paper container at the recycling drop off or in your curbside recycling bin, it hinders the marketability of the mixed paper.     

For more information please contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Office at 575-8398.